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MALDEF, Tucson Students Triumph After Nearly 40 Years in Historic Desegregation Case

Court Orders Tucson School District To Reinstate Culturally Relevant Curriculum That Reflects The History, Culture and Experiences of Mexican Americans . TUCSON–  Today Judge David C. Bury ruled in favor of Latino plaintiffs in the longstanding desegregation lawsuit against the Tucson Unified School District (“TUSD”), filed by MALDEF in 1974 in…
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Momentum For Immigration Reform

On the heels of yesterday’s unveiling of a bipartisan Senate blueprint for immigration reform, President Obama today laid out his administration’s plan for overhauling the nation’s immigration system.  NCLR (National Council of La Raza) welcomed the president’s aggressive push for action on this issue, which adds further evidence that 2013…
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Law Enforcement, Faith, CHC Leaders React to President's Speech

 LAS VEGAS— Prospects for broad, commonsense immigration reform in 2013 have improved with the attention of the nation’s political leaders Monday and today. On Monday, a bipartisan group of senators released a framework for broad immigration reform that includes a conditional path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. This afternoon, President Obama laid…
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Reactions: Immigrant Rights Groups Won’t Settle For Anything Less Than a Path to Citizenship

Members of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) applauded President Obama for making immigration reform his top priority and are encouraged by the bipartisan plan issued by a group of Senators, while stressing the importance of lawmakers focusing on keeping families together. “FIRM is adamant that all immigration bills that…
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