News Analysis: Are Immigrant-Aid Organizations Ready for Reform?
There’s a big job waiting for community based organizations after Congress acts to legalize undocumented immigrants. Columnist Erwin de Leon says they better be ready.
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Activists See Reversal, Even Betrayal, in Obama's Postponement of Immigration Reform Bill
President Barack Obama has now made official something that had looked more and more likely ever since he took office: that, because he has too much to deal with, immigration reform won’t happen this year. For pro-immigration and Hispanic advocates,…
Activists Announce May Day Demonstrations For Immigration Reform In Several Cities
Immigration activists confirmed Thursday that marches are planned for several cities on May Day to press the Obama Administration and Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform. Immigrant advocates want to put pressure on the president to follow through on campaign promises to reform the nation’s immigration system. They also want…