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Border & Immigration Reform
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Tuesday, September 08 2009 16:12 |
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From August 24-26th a group of staff from key Congressional offices and committees toured the Arizona-Sonora border to get a better understanding of the complexities of border communities and border policy. Staff came from Senators Bennet and Udall’s office, Congressman Becerra’s and from the House Judiciary Committee, as well as from the National Immigration Forum, Catholic Charities and Pikes Peak Collaborative of Colorado. The trip had a profound impact on people who critical to shaping immigrant and border policy.
In a non-stop, three-day schedule the group got both big picture and the details of the issues and solutions for border communities and border policy. They started out with presentations on the history of the Arizona-Sonora border region and on U.S. and global economic policy and how it contributes to the need to migrate. With that foundation established, we proceeded on to a border economic development summit hosted by McDonald’s, the Arizona-Mexico Commission and others. The summit participants, who included Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, emphasized the importance of efficient and effective ports of entry.
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Border & Immigration Reform
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Friday, August 07 2009 17:27 |
From July 2009 to October 2009, Border Action Network launched a bold initiative that put our organizing and education process on wheels, traveling throughout the state of Arizona to identify and engage new members in how to participate be part of the movement calling for immigration reform and to call for rights and accountability on the US-Mexico border.
From small towns to large cities, including Yuma, San Luis, Somerton, Ajo, Casa Grande, Gila Bend, Globe, Guadalupe, Goodyear, Buckeye, Surprise, Glendale, Flagstaff, Prescott, Willcox, Cottonwood and other towns, we are getting people prepped and primed to have their voices heard by national leaders.
These days policy fights are played out by generating numbers through technology. Border Action wants to ensure that we don’t get left behind. Across the state we are training low-income immigrant communities how to sign postcards, send emails, respond to cell phone text alerts, make phone calls to officials and registering voters. These are the basic elements of civic participation, but training our communities how to use the newest tools has too often been overlooked.
View map of Border Action Human Rights Committees and planned organizing drive stops!
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Last Updated on Monday, August 10 2009 01:41 |
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Border & Immigration Reform
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Thursday, June 25 2009 17:10 |
On June 25th, President Obama convened a bipartisan meeting with members of Congress on immigration reform. The President, in his remarks after the meeting, said his administration "is fully behind an effort to achieve comprehensive immigration reform," which includes an "effective way to recognize and legalize the status of undocumented workers who are here."
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Border & Immigration Reform
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Wednesday, June 24 2009 13:47 |
This Thursday, President Obama is ringing the "opening bell" of the
fight to reform immigration.
Let's make sure Congress knows we're in the ring.
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Representative in Congress.
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This week, President Obama is taking the first major step towards fulfilling on his campaign promise to reform our broken immigration system. He has invited Congressional leaders to the White House on Thursday for a working session on immigration reform.
Please take a couple of minutes to customize and send a fax to your Representative saying that you expect Congress to commit to real action this year, not just "check the box" on immigration by having a few high-profile meetings:
http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5691/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2819&p=BAN
I know, we already asked you to send a fax a couple of weeks ago. But campaigns like this succeed or fail by volume and repetition. We have to keep telling Congress and the White House that we expect them to find workable solutions that are consistent with our values and move us forward together -- and we expect them to do it this year.
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Last Updated on Friday, July 24 2009 14:45 |
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Thursday, June 18 2009 17:03 |
.gif) Thursday, June 18th, Border Action Network and the US-Mexico Border and Immigration Task Force hosted a group of high-level officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to participate in a Border Policy “Listening Session”. Recently appointed Border Czar Alan Bersin, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief of Staff Marco Lopez, Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar, Tucson Sector Chief Robert Gilbert, nominee for U.S. Attorney in Arizona Dennis Burke and other officials, participated in what is an ongoing effort by the U.S.-Mexico Border and Immigration Task Force to bring the voices and leadership of border communities to the national debate on border enforcement and immigration policies.
U.S.-Mexico Border Task Force members and other local experts presented policy recommendations focused on providing solutions and visions for accountable, economically viable and humane border policy to the DHS officials, as well as to the over 100 member audience who was in attendance to listen to the discussion, representing environmental groups, faith leaders, business associations, attorneys, humanitarian aid groups, Border Action Human Rights Committees, and others. In all, people came from Douglas, Pirtleville, Naco, Sierra Vista, Nogales, Rio Rico, Tubac, Sahuarita, Green Valley, Summit, Tucson, Phoenix and Prescott to participate in the meeting.
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Last Updated on Friday, July 24 2009 14:44 |
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