What You Should Know About the Lame Duck Session
Congress should prioritize passing critical legislation for workers and families before the end of the year.
Tag: daca
Hace diez años, DACA cambió mi vida
En la última década, DACA ha tenido un enorme impacto en muchas comunidades. A través de esta política, más de 800,000 jóvenes inmigrantes han podido buscar trabajo, educación y proveer económicamente para sus familias y comunidades sin temor a la deportación.
Ten Years Ago DACA Changed My Life
DACA helped me reach my dreams, but temporary protections leave millions in limbo. We need a pathway to citizenship for all.
Marching 230 miles to the steps of the Supreme Court, reminding America #HomeIsHere
On Sunday, more than 160 Dreamers and allies arrived in Washington, D.C., after marching 230 miles starting in New York. Step by step, their journey reminds all of us that…
No papers. No fear. New House bill could create a road map for citizenship.
More than two dozen immigrants chanted “Sin Papeles, Sin miedo, No Papers, No Fear” as they stood on the podium at the Capitol in DC before starting the press conference…
Xenophobia is not foreign to America
After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, advertisements for “Jap Hunting Licenses” hung in store windows. Life Magazine ran the article, “How to tell your friends from the Japs.”…
A Year of Fighting for our Families and Friends
The Center for Community Change, in its work with the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), has been standing steadfast against attacks against our family and friends. Even in the face of Trump’s non-stop barrage of hateful immigration policies, FIRM and its members did not hide in the shadows. FIRM members showed up countless times this year at rallies, at Congressional offices, held hunger strikes and never let their voices be silenced. And we are determined to continue to push forward in the year ahead.
Trump – A Racist-In-Chief, Unleashed
Earlier this week it seemed as though negotiations over the future of the 800,000 young immigrants formerly protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (“DACA”) had finally turned…
Who are the DREAMers?
Dreamers are the nearly 800,000 people whose immigration and work statuses are protected by DACA.
CBU freshman ‘had a breakdown’ when she learned of DOJ plan to end DACA
Chantel Barcenas had an identity crisis when learning she was not a U.S. citizen. An Obama-era policy helped her find a sense of purpose — all now in flux