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We will not sit idly by and watch our country be dragged back into the past

November 15, 2016 By Jamie Eldridge

For many of us, last week’s election loss was about more than politics and we’re still coming to terms with the fact that millions of our fellow citizens voted for a candidate who is brazenly racist, xenophobic, and misogynistic. Since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-rights, democracy, equality, immigration, jamie-eldridge, justice, massachusetts, massachusetts-state-senate, Maura Healey, mira

The Case for Inclusion: Supporting the Education Equity Bill in MA

July 9, 2015 By CollegeDemsOfMA

Last month, the College Democrats of Massachusetts endorsed SD. 599 and HD. 1035, otherwise known as the "Education Equity Bill." This post, authored by the College Democrats of Massachusetts Latin@ Caucus, lays out why CDM endorsed this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: college-democrats, deleo, education, higher-education, immigrant, immigration, latina, latino, rosenberg

Executive Action Should Scrap Secure Communities

November 18, 2014 By JoeKennedyIII

Hi all, I wanted to share a piece I posted today on Huffington Post's Latino Voices.  Would love to get your thoughts.  And for those of you who want to read it in Spanish, click here.  -- Joe Ignoring the demands of the American public, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: comprehensive-immigration-reform, hispanic, immigration, latino

NB Standard Times “Centrism” on Immigration: Letting GOP Gridlock Win

November 14, 2014 By thegreenmiles

If President Obama wants to make things better for undocumented immigrants, the New Bedford Standard-Times editorial board says he should ... do nothing while Republicans throw a partisan hissy fit? The president has felt the pressure to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, congress, immigration, media

Issue That MAtter

September 8, 2014 By cl-berg-powers

Stop and ask yourself this: Do I know who will be the next Governor of Massachusetts? Do I know the issues on the ballot? Is there some way to see all the information without the polls and debate banter back and forth? If you have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #Commitment2014, #InvestInMA, #magov, #massincarceration, #PPTV, #progressiverevenue, #youthjobs, immigration, mapoli

Immigration, Transit Policies Fail New Bedford Workers

February 16, 2014 By thegreenmiles

New Bedford's fish processing plants pay workers low wages for dangerous work, employing many undocumented workers. The plants are located on the waterfront downtown, but there's little housing there, so many workers live in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: immigration, new-bedford

MA-5: Addivinola and Clark tussle over surveillance, differ only on wiretapping bill *UPDATED*

October 23, 2013 By marthews

UPDATE: To reflect substantive changes in information received from the Addivinola campaign, the title of this article and portions of the analysis have been changed to more accurately reflect Councillor Addivinola's positions. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democrats, democrats-senate-warrantless-surveillance, fourth-amendment, Frank Addivinola, government-surveillance, immigration, katherine-clark, ma-05, massachusetts, republicans, surveillance, surveillance-society, warrants

Immigration Policy Reform is Right for America, and We Need it Now! By Natalicia Tracy

October 8, 2013 By nataliciatracy

Immigration policy reform seems to have stalled in Washington, DC, like so many other important national initiatives, mired in the dysfunctional House of Representatives. The stalemate in Congress these days is less about the substantive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: domestic workers, human-rights, illegal-immigration, immigrant-rights, immigration

“Si se puede!” Thousands March for May Day in East Boston

May 2, 2013 By massuniting

In East Boston yesterday, chants of "Si se puede!" echoed throughout the city as more than 1,000 immigrant workers and community allies descended on Central Square in a massive call for improved wages, safer working conditions and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chelsea, east-boston, everett, immigration, march, may-day, rally, revere, workers

As you celebrate the second Obama-Biden inaugural…

January 21, 2013 By john-e-walsh

Today marks the ceremonial beginning of President Obama's second term. We don't yet know what he will say, but I'm thinking about an important thing he said four years ago when he reminded us that winning the election did not bring change. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate-change, Fiscal Security, Gun safety, immigration, Obama. Biden

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