NY and Massachusetts suspend SComm; Alabama passes harsh anti-immigrant bill
In a bold move, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 1 announced that the state will suspend its participation in the “Secure Communities” Program (SComm) until further review. His decisive...
View ArticleUnlike the woman in the DSK story, most immigrant women are afraid to report...
Among the numerous unique and compelling stories of immigration that our nation has witnessed in its rich history comes another one; one that is disturbing and moving in equal part. On May 14, the...
View ArticleNew report tells us how S-Comm makes the American Dream a “criminal proposition”
President Obama holds the unflattering distinction of having overseen the most deportations under any American president in history. Since the deeply flawed Secure Communities program (S-Comm) was...
View ArticleApproaching the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Alabama set to pass the “nation’s...
It’s been in the works for over three months, but the debate surrounding Alabama’s threatening new anti-immigration law just got louder and more serious. Just when we thought Arizona’s SB 1070 law was...
View Article#ImHere for Immigrant Women. Are You?
For millions of immigrants, here — the U.S. — is home. But for many immigrant women, home is not safe. The last few years have brought a steady decline in the human rights of all immigrants to the...
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