The Creator of the Hip-Hop Track About Canvassing On Bringing Your Full Self to Organizing
Immigrant rights policy director Pratik Dash found a home in using the microphone as a megaphone.
Tag: immigration
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.
One Year After Democrats Promised Protections, Immigrant Families Demand Action
State leaders are using their stories to fight for permanent protections.
The Pandemic Cost Him Everything. But the Child Tax Credit Is Giving His Family Hope.
Phil came to the U.S. in search of opportunity, but when COVID-19 hit he lost his job, immigration status, and health care when he needed it the most. Name has…
We are reliving one of America’s darkest moments by detaining immigrant children in former Japanese American Internment Camps
When I first learned about how my grandparents were imprisoned in WWII’s Japanese American Internment Camps, I was embarrassed, hurt, and unwilling to accept history as truth. Now ,as President…
Advocacy Network Holds Presidential Candidates Accountable to Bold Immigration Solutions
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…
Transforming Pain into Power a Year After a Mass Raid
Around 150 people were gathered and said “Presente” after the names of each of person deported a year ago was read out loud. This was a gathering in early April…
Trump address to the nation is more anti-immigrant xenophobia
Donald Trump presented no solutions during his first oval office address to the nation to end a more than two-week long government shutdown that has left 800,000 government workers working…
Trump’s “public charge” rule puts immigrant families at risk
In early October, the Trump administration proposed changes to the “public charge” rule which would prevent immigrants on the path to citizenship who use some government benefits from gaining permanent…