I was born in 1985 to a barely-turned 16 year-old who had been kicked out of her house while she was pregnant for being a disgrace to the family. I lived with my mother in an abandoned house in Guerrero, Mexico. She struggled to find … [Read more...]
DREAM Now Letters: Mohammad Abdollahi
On May 17, according to the New York Times, I become one of the first undocumented students, along with two others, to "have directly risked deportation in an effort to prompt Congress to take up [the DREAM Act]." Risking deportation … [Read more...]
Immigration Throwdown tomorrow! Join the fun.
Boston Herald Immigration Throwdown link tomorrow, Friday 7/9/10. This will be a live, online, semi-moderated discussion which will create a recorded transcript. Let's have a group effort, more of a tag team if you can do a … [Read more...]
Charlie Baker: Keeping It Simple Is Complicated
Baker is also on the record in support of the immigration amendment passed by the State Senate last month. One part of that amendment would require all employers in the state to participate in a federal identification program called … [Read more...]
Immigration – and the law of unintended consequences
I opposed the latest salvo from Immigration Meanies Anonymous voted by the Massachusetts Senate. Thank you to my senator, Ken Donnelly, for the courage to say NO. Why? Because my grandparents were all immigrants - before immigration … [Read more...]
Sound public policy should trump sound bites in immigration debate
If there is one thing that is critical during a budget debate, it is to have hard numbers for associated costs and savings. I also raised concerns on the scope of the language that seems to require a costly immigration screening for … [Read more...]
Will Sen. Scott Brown Meet With Massachusetts Immigrant Youth Before April 17?
Currently, we are not asking for any policy commitments from Sen. Brown. We are only asking for a simple meeting. We want Sen. Brown to hear the stories of immigrant youth who have been affected by the broken federal … [Read more...]
A Victory for Public Safety
We applaud the Framingham Police Department and The Barnstable County Sheriff's Office for ending their 287(g) accords, and believe it will go a long way toward restoring trust in the police among immigrant communities, thereby making all … [Read more...]
Let America Be America Again – Support Herta
I first heard about Herta through the folks at dreamactivist.org, whom I have been working and spending a lot of time with, lately. In typical dreamactivist.org fashion, if you get involved they'll find a way to use you anyway they … [Read more...]
Unauthorized Youth Rise Against Oppression Nationwide
If you won't be in D.C. or you can't be at one of the solidarity actions, make sure you take 10 actions in favor the the DREAM Act.The United We Dream Coalition, of which Citizen Orange is a member (or better said, a supporter), has led the … [Read more...]
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