News About Immigrant Justice
Day Laborer Victory in Virginia
Thursday, February 10, 2011Press Release
Advancement Project, in partnership with Virginia New Majority and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), helped secure a big victory for immigrant rights in Herndon, Virginia.
Read moreVictory for Workers Rights in Prince George’s County
Tuesday, July 13, 2010Press Release
From Advancement Project Regarding CB-36-2010
Read morePrince George’s County Taxicab Drivers Hopeful that Justice is on the Horizon
Tuesday, July 6, 2010Press Release
After more than three years of struggle, the taxicab industry in Prince George’s County might finally be getting a much needed overhaul. Proposed legislation from the more than 500 members of the Prince George’s County Taxi Workers Alliance (CB-36-2010) was voted out of the Council’s Transportation, Housing and Environment Committee on June 10th and was introduced on June 15th to the City Council. The bill is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday July 13th with a final vote immediately following.
Read moreColor-Coded Citizenship: The Unspoken Backdrop to U.S. Immigration Reform
Monday, April 5, 2010Commentary
Now that health care reform passed, the drum for immigration reform is starting to beat. It's a toss up as to whether to be terrified or thrilled. Terrified because the debate on health care was nasty and fraught with misinformation, and that does not bode well for a lightning-rod issue like immigration.
Read moreImmigrant Mother Scheduled To Take English Test In Court Or Lose Her Child
Monday, April 18, 2005Press Release
he large majority of immigrants in Tennessee, as in the rest of the country, are working hard to learn English, and become active members of their new communities. According to the National Academy of Sciences, 97% of immigrants to the US over time learn to speak English well. Nevertheless, based on the false premise that immigrants will not learn English unless ordered to do so, Tennessee judge, Barry Tatum has ordered a young Mexican mother living in Lebanon, Tennessee to learn English on a 4 th grade level by April 18 th or risk losing her child.
Read moreDemocrats and Republicans to Create More Healthcare Inequality
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Advancement Project aims to set the record straight on policies and laws that make it harder for poor people, People of Color and immigrants to live a decent life free of inequality. And today is one of those days that we feel compelled to call out both Democrats and Republicans for failing to pursue policies that would lead to greater healthcare equality.
Read moreDemocrats and Republicans to Create More Healthcare Inequality
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Advancement Project aims to set the record straight on policies and laws that make it harder for poor people, People of Color and immigrants to live a decent life free of inequality. And today is one of those days that we feel compelled to call out both Democrats and Republicans for failing to pursue policies that would lead to greater healthcare equality.
Read moreA Shared Fate: The Impact of Arizona’s New Immigration Law
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On July 30, 2010 you leave work a few minutes early in an attempt to beat traffic. Anxious to get home, you leave your company shirt on; complete with paint stains from a hard days effort. Incredibly thirsty, you reluctantly decide to stop at a convenience store before you begin the 30 minute commute home. Back in the car, satisfied and finally on your way home, you notice the police lights flashing in your rearview mirror. As you pull over you wonder what you did wrong. Unbeknownst to you, as you walked out of the convenience store, a police officer identified you as a potential “illegal immigrant” living in the United States. Perhaps it was your tarnished work cloths, your brown skin, or maybe the clunker of a car that you happen to be driving; nevertheless, this is an example of the racial profiling that could occur as a result of Arizona’s new immigration law.
Read moreI Forgot to Laugh: Joel Stein's My Own Private India
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"I'm writing about your article during July about the abuse of Indian People. Well, I'm here to state the other side. I hate them, if you had to live near them you would also. We are an organization called dot busters. We have been around for 2 years. We will go to any extreme to get Indians to move out of Jersey City. If I'm walking down the street and I see a Hindu and the setting is right, I will hit him or her. We plan some of our most extreme attacks such as breaking windows, breaking car windows, and crashing family parties. We use the phone books and look up the name Patel. Have you seen how many of them there are? Do you even live in Jersey City? Do you walk down Central Avenue and experience what its like to be near them: we have and we just don't want it anymore. You said that they will have to start protecting themselves because the police cannot always be there. They will never do anything. They are a weak race physically and mentally. We are going to continue our way. We will never be stopped." This quote was published in a newspaper by the Dot Busters, a New Jersey street gang, whose objective was to drive South Asian Indians out of New Jersey. The Dot Busters were responsible for numerous violent attacks including the brutal beating and murder of Navroze Mody in August of 1987; a month after this Dot Busters' letter was written.
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