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Tag: immigration reform

Our Voices Unite in Washington, Reminding Congress #Not1Dollar for ICE

September 15, 2019

By Cristina Rayas

#NOT1DOLLAR means no more money to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). What we, the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM and FIRM Action),…

Advocacy Network Holds Presidential Candidates Accountable to Bold Immigration Solutions

July 16, 2019

By Sophie Maisterra Navratil

Earlier this summer, FIRM Action, Community Change Action, and CHIRLA Action Fund hosted the Unity and Freedom Presidential Forum to elevate the voices of immigrants and engage presidential candidates in…

As a social worker, my heart breaks for the children in our detention camps

August 10, 2018

By Cassandra Little

For 18 years, I worked in the Child Welfare System. I witnessed firsthand the trauma and harm children who were separated from their parents suffered from. Today, when I see…

Why I Fasted

March 27, 2014

By Emily Gelbaum

Last Wednesday, March 19th, I participated in the Women’s Fast for Families, a national fast organized by We Belong Together, in which women choose 24 hours to fast for immigration reform. At…

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