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Earlier this month, the House and Senate overwhelmingly approved
the "Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004,"
which enacts most of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission....
Posted: Tue, Dec 21, 2004 5:48pm PST
Not Issuing Driver's Licenses to Illegal Aliens is Bad for National Security, Says Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy...
Posted: Fri, Dec 17, 2004 5:42pm PST
In the sister cities all along the U.S.-Mexico border, smog is causing mercury
poisoning, asthma symptoms, cardiac problems and premature death. The cities
cannot comply with air quality standards. Meanwhile, visibility in treasured
rural landscapes has declined dramatically....
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 11:19pm PST
Immigrants unite for peace, justice and equality!
Sat. December 18th @ 1pm
at 24th and Mission...
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 11:05pm PST
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on federal authorities to help rule out the possibility that fires this week at mosques in Massachusetts and Arizona were anti-Muslim hate crimes....
Posted: Fri, Dec 10, 2004 12:24am PST
The House Switchboard number is (202) 225-3121. Simply ask for your Representative by name.
If you don't know your representative, use the House website to find him/her by simply typing in your ZIP code. Click here. http://www.house.gov...
Posted: Wed, Dec 8, 2004 3:09am PST
A new analysis of census data released today by the U.S. English Foundation demonstrates the different rates at which immigrants to the United States learn the English language....
Posted: Mon, Dec 6, 2004 9:49am PST
Now: National Call-In Week to get Anti-Immigrant Parts out of Intell. Reform Bill...
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 12:25pm PST
9/11 family members are available to discuss their objections to anti-immigrant and civil liberties provisions of the"9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act," currently seeking a vote when Congress returns Dec. 6:...
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 12:02pm PST
Here are some useful links for people who want to read more about immigrant rights. Feel free to publish more links to this thread, and also please publish any relevant news or events to the site! Thanks!...
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 11:45am PST
Educate! Not Incarcerate!
Raza Youth Conference
Saturday, December 11, 2004
12 Noon to 4 PM
Yo Spot Youth Center Auditorium...
Posted: Wed, Dec 1, 2004 4:21pm PST
A lawsuit filed Monday against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services alleges the agency discriminated against a Filipino couple when it denied the husband's legal residency because his wife had a sex change operation nearly 24 years ago....
Posted: Tue, Nov 30, 2004 11:40pm PST
911 Families Launch National Ad Campaign Insisting Immigration Safeguards Be Part Of 911 Bill; Ads Criticize Lieberman for Obstructing Bill By Refusing Drivers License and Immigration Protections...
Posted: Tue, Nov 30, 2004 3:12pm PST
Starting soon, asylum seekers, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and HIV-positive asylum seekers, will be barred from filing for asylum in Canada if they have traveled through the United States....
Posted: Tue, Nov 30, 2004 12:16pm PST
Turnout
was strong [74%] but the No on F propaganda [SF Chronicle and big business
groups] was just too much to overcome by our fledgling campaign. In
addition, perhaps it is still just too close to 911 to win proactive
immigrant rights campaigns at the ballot box....
Posted: Sat, Nov 27, 2004 11:40pm PST
Little Rock (AP) - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Friday in Little Rock that she thinks foreign-born citizens should be able to run for the U.S. presidency....
Posted: Fri, Nov 19, 2004 11:03pm PST
81-year old Joseph Dantica ran away to the United States, seeking shelter and comfort in the arms of his family. Instead, he faced the hellish nightmare Haitian refugees before him have confronted when seeking asylum in the US: held overnight at Miami International Airport, placed in detention at Krome North, isolated from family, friends and legal help, facing an Immigration bureaucracy that from the top down has been hostile to Haitians' claims of fear of persecution. He arrived in Miami on...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 10:34am PST
Full Citizenship Rights for All Immigrants! Vote Yes on SF Prop F - Yes to School Board Vote for Immigrant Parents...
Posted: Sat, Oct 30, 2004 2:00pm PDT