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08

Mar

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Readout of the President’s Meeting on Commonsense Immigration Reform

This morning, the President, joined by members of his senior staff, met with leaders from the faith community to discuss the need to fix the broken immigration system so that everyone plays by the same rules.  The President thanked the leaders for their support and reiterated his strong commitment to…

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07

Mar

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Honduran Death Squads Murder Peasants in the Bajo Aguán Valley: Reflections on the Bird Report

By Frederick B. Mills   Introduction On February 20, 2013, Rights Action Co-Director, Annie Bird, issued the most detailed report to date on “Human Rights Violations Attributed to Military Forces in the Bajo Aguán Valley in Honduras” (hereafter cited as the Bird Report). [1] The report’s findings remove ambiguities that may…

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02

Mar

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Making E-Verify Mandatory Could Hurt Small Businesses, Workers

NationalImmigrationLawCenterpolicy attorney Emily Tulli testified this week before the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security about E-Verify, an online electronic employment verification program. The committee, which has had several hearings about E-verify in previous legislatures, discussed the benefits and drawbacks to this program. “No matter where you…

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02

Mar

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Edith Ramirez Named U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) issued the following statement congratulating Edith Ramirez on her appointment to Chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission: “NALEO congratulates Edith Ramirez on her appointment to Chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  An accomplished intellectual property attorney with…

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02

Mar

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HLN Announces Immigration Reform Advocacy Campaign

The Hispanic Leadership Network (HLN) announced it will launch a pro-immigration reform campaign this weekend, beginning with an issue advocacy advertisement featuring HLN co-chair Secretary Carlos Gutierrez called “Be Part of the Solution.” The six-figure buy will run nationally on ABC’s This Week & Fox News Sunday as well as…

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02

Mar

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Immigration Reform “Office Hours” Week Two

Advocates Give Analysis and Updates During the Second in a Series of Weekly Briefings on Immigration Debate in Congress Momentum is building each day for immigration reform, with a full-throated legislative debate set to start in the coming weeks. This week, America’s Voice Education Fund and fellow immigration experts held the…

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02

Mar

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UWD Reacts to ICE Release of Detainees in Advance of “Sequestration”

In anticipation of the looming federal budget cuts through so-called sequestration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has directed its field offices to “review” who they are detaining, leading to reports of widespread releases of low-priority detainees—men and women who have not committed any serious crime. Although the Obama administration has repeatedly emphasized that…

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02

Mar

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Budget Cuts Will Have Devastating Effect on Families

Due to the failure of policymakers to reach an agreement on how to avoid the sequester, automatic budget cuts will start today, gutting critical programs for Latinos in areas such as education, housing, health care and job training.  NCLR (National Council of La Raza) is outraged that these arbitrary and…

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01

Mar

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One in Six Households in Maryland Reported Inability to Afford Enough Food

Report Exposes Broad Food Hardship; Underscores Need to Protect and Improve SNAP.   Baltimore – February 28, 2013 – 16.2 percent of respondents – or nearly one in six people – in Maryland reported in 2012 not having enough money to buy food that they or their family needed at…

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28

Feb

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The National Hispana Leadership Institute Welcomes New chairwoman

Washington, DC [CapitalWirePR] February 27, 2013 – The National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) announced that Cecelia M. Espenoza is the new Chairwoman. Ms. Espenoza is a 2003 NHLI Executive Leadership Program (ELP) graduate and currently serves as Senior Associate General Counsel at the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration…

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