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Cambyo: Undocumented and Unafraid

Jun 9, ’11 10:29 PM

Cambyo: Undocumented and Unafraid

My name is Dayanna. I am undocumented and unafraid.

Last May 1st was the first time I took ownership of my status; I came out of the shadows because I could no longer live in fear of the stigma associated with being undocumented. I am a member of One Michigan, a youth-led organization fighting for immigrant rights in the state and nationally. One Michigan is very motivated to work with undocumented youth in Southwest Detroit and other areas in Michigan. As a youth-led organization, it is upon us the youth to identify our community’s needs and how we are going to make a difference. We like to empower undocumented students to continue their education, come out of the shadows and organize.


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Editorial: Support the state’s DREAM Act

Jun 9, ’11 6:26 PM

Editorial: Support the state’s DREAM Act

There’s nothing like U.S. Supreme Court action — or inaction, in this case — to help make your argument.

In a decision last week, the high court refused to review a legal challenge to a controversial California law extending in-state tuition to illegal immigrants pursuing a higher education.

The high court let stand a state Supreme Court ruling which says the state law does not conflict with federal immigration laws. By doing that, it sets up a virtual safe passage through the state Legislature for the California DREAM Act…


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A Call For President Barack Obama To Pardon 12 Million Undocument Immigrants

Jun 9, ’11 6:12 PM

A Call For President Barack Obama To Pardon 12 Million Undocument Immigrants

An Open Letter To President Barack Obama

From H. Nelson Goodson

Taxpayers for Immigration Reform

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

December 15, 2009

Mr. President Barack Obama,

As I write this letter to you, more than 12 million of undocumented immigrants remain in the shadows within our borders. So be it, with my outmost respect and with the hope you might get an opportunity to actually read this letter before the year ends…

 

 

 

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Adhikaar (Nepalese)

May 31, ’11 5:51 PM

Adhikaar (Nepalese)

The Adhikaar story begins in 2005 when four young immigrant women of color came together to discuss the growing inequality experienced by the emerging Nepali community in New York. With $500 and a dream, Adhikaar began collecting stories of injustice endured by immigrant workers. This included domestic workers, nail salon workers, restaurant workers, taxi workers and others who were falling through the cracks due to the lack of linguistic and culturally specific services…

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South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!)

May 31, ’11 5:43 PM

South Asian Youth Action

South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!) is the nation’s only secular youth development organization dedicated to South Asian youth.  Our mission is to create social change and opportunities for South Asian youth to realize their fullest potential.  Since inception in 1996, SAYA! has brought comprehensive youth development and after-school programs to nearly 7,000 youth across New York City, and an average of 600 youth each academic year.

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Ecuadorian Civic Committee

May 31, ’11 5:33 PM

Ecuadorian Civic Committee

 

El Ecuadorian Civic Committee of New York Inc.® trabaja para cumplir el compromiso permanente de ser la matriz de las instituciones ecuatorianas, a fin de representar a los inmigrantes ecuatorianos en los EE.UU.
Con la perspectiva hacia el nuevo milenio, el E.C.C. ha iniciado un proceso innovador, a fin de lograr mayor vinculación con el Ecuador y una mejor apertura hacia otras comunidades existentes en la “Capital del Mundo.”


 

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Colombian Civic Center

May 31, ’11 5:22 PM

Colombian Civic Center

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National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)

May 31, ’11 5:17 PM

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)

The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) is a national organization composed of local coalitions and immigrant, refugee, community, religious, civil rights and labor organizations and activists. It serves as a forum to share information and analysis, to educate communities and the general public, and to develop and coordinate plans of action on important immigrant and refugee issues. We work to promote a just immigration and refugee policy in the United States and to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status…

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U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)

May 31, ’11 5:10 PM

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)

Since 1911, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has been serving uprooted people, regardless of their nationality, race, ideology, or social group.  We continue to provide tools and opportunities for self-sufficiency to refugees and immigrants nationwide, fight refugee warehousing around the world, and protect the rights of migrating children…

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The Urban Institute – Immigrants

May 31, ’11 5:04 PM

The Urban Institute - Immigrants

The immigrant population in the United States has burgeoned over the past few decades. From 1990 to 2006, the number of immigrants rose from 20 million to more than 37 million. Urban Institute immigration policy experts study how the foreign-born population is growing, integrating, and changing…

 

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