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12/10/12

“Many people cross to seek riches, a truck, a new house, but mothers need to be with their children out of necessity. I am only crossing to see my daughter again, nothing more.” – Maria President Obama recently announced that immigration reform will be a top priority in his second term. As...

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Kate Kelly

Immigration

12/10/12

When I was 12, my cousins arrived to this country for the first time from Vietnam. They were all my age, 12 and 13, and they were sent by their parents to pave the way for the rest of their family to come. What that means is that they were given the responsibility of obtaining an education, getting...

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Jora Trang

Immigration

12/10/12

( Photo Credit : Amnesty International USA) As the challenges facing human rights progress are vast, it is crucially important to acknowledge victories that bring us closer to a world where human rights are a reality for all. The passage of the Maryland Dream Act manifested our belief that...

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Jiva Manske

12/10/12

Every morning in this country, mothers and fathers focus on getting their children ready for school and then get to work themselves. But imagine having to do all this knowing that at any moment your family could be separated thanks to outdated immigration policies. This is the reality for nearly...

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Janet Murguia

Immigration

12/10/12

Child advocates have fought for years against the deportation of promising undocumented students. A bill in Congress to recognize them has failed before, but new action on the Hill gives us hope. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM, Act is a bill to protect from...

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Jacquelyn Lendsey

12/10/12

Members of Congress from both parties are, once again, becoming more vocal about the need to address our broken immigration system. It seemingly happened overnight (the night of November 6th, election night, to be exact), and has been gaining momentum since. This momentum brings excitement to an...

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Helly Lee

12/10/12

Photo : Gustavo Torres, president of Casa in Action and board member of Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), center, and community advocates during a rally of immigrant rights in front of the White House after the November 2012 election. (Credit: CASA in Action). Immigration reform has been...

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Gustavo Torres

12/10/12

Hope. After families and friends have been torn apart, hope is what is left. A personal friend of mine went through hardship concerning immigration. His father was caught by ICE while working. His whole family was devastated, because they didn’t know when they were going to be able to see him again...

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Gamito Diaz

Immigration

12/10/12

Like so many others in the United States, I am a product of the American immigration system. I was twelve when my mother and brother took a long plane ride from Kerala (India) to Kentucky to join my father. We had been separated for a year from him as he navigated the Immigration and Naturalization...

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Deepa Iyer

Immigration

12/10/12

Immigrant workers across this country face a distinct threat: unscrupulous employers intimidate or retaliate against them if they complain about illegal working conditions. Employers actually have an incentive to recruit foreign workers because they can exploit this vulnerability to underpay and...

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