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Most Valuable Grassroots Group: Voces de la Frontera
Monday January 14, 2013
Founded more than a decade ago as a grassroots, volunteer-run campaign for the legalization of undocumented workers, this Milwaukee-based group came to the forefront when Wisconsin Congressman James Sensenbrenner sought to bar immigrant workers who lacked citizenship documents from getting drivers’ licenses. That fight positioned Voces to help lead the mass immigrant-rights marches of 2006.
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Illinois Becomes the Third State to Grant Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants!
Wednesday January 09, 2013
This week, during the last day of veto session in Springfield, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that will allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a Temporary Visitor's Driver's License (TVDLs) making Illinois the third state to grant licenses to undocumented immigrants.
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Extra police at LAUSD campuses criticized by one group
Monday January 07, 2013
Students returned to school Monday with an increased presence of Los Angeles police officers on elementary and middle school campuses, although one group says the move sends the wrong message.“Many students have faced acts of violence in their lifetime and they should be provided with mental health assistance to address their real needs,” said Manuel Criollo, lead organizer for Community Rights Campaign. “A police-only response has consequences that are in violation of their civil rights.”
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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates' Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill
Monday December 17, 2012
I first heard the phrase "school-to-prison pipeline" over a decade ago in a meeting with a small group of Mississippi parents. Over a decade later, the movement to end school pushout has grown so strong that hundreds of parents and students attended last week's first-ever U.S. Senate public hearing on the school-to-prison pipeline.
