PRESS STATEMENT Phoenix, AZ - While it is a positive development seeing the President and Republican leaders speak cordially on immigration, it is unfortunate that the trio have their priorities backwards. We hope they understand that the priority for Latinos is family reunification and not more border security. We hope the President doesn't fall for this. During the 2012 election, the economy was certainly ...

"'The Time is Also Now' to Stop Arbitrary Deportations and stop militarizing the Border” "ALTO A LAS DEPORTACIONES" The DREAM Action Coalition (DRM) welcomes the new tone and call for bipartisan action on immigration. Indeed, it is hard not to be inspired and hopeful to hear Obama say “Our economy is stronger when we harness the talents…[of] hopeful immigrants” and then elaborate on a pathway to “earned cit ...

"STAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON IMMIGRATION"   Dear Representative Goodlatte, Throughout the years we have seen the immigration debate take various twists, turns and surprises: Reagan, the most revered Republican figure today, granted a broad amnesty, while Obama, who has very sympathetic immigration rhetoric and is often denounced as a “radical liberal” by the Right, has deported 1.5 million undocumented ...

Washington, DC - Today President Obama gave the speech we were all waiting for in the immigrant rights movement. The President spoke about immigration reform and his own plan to deal with the broken system we currently have. He described what many of us have already seen in the past years, outlining a plan that starts with securing the border and implementing a strong employment verification system. The Pre ...