On June 24th, the Senate voted 67-27 to advance the latest version of its federal immigration bill (S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Competitiveness, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013), which includes a dramatic increase in the militarization of the US-Mexico border.
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Photos from Rally for Family Unity & Legalization
Following an afternoon rally in which immigrant families from Wisconsin shared stories of separation and deportation and called on Senator Ron Johnson to support the federal immigration reform bill now headed to the US Senate, 18 US citizen allies of undocumented immigrants organized a peaceful civil disobedience action on the corner of Wisconsin Ave and Jefferson […]
2013 PLATFORM FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
1) IMMIGRATION REFORM MUST INCLUDE A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL 11 MILLION A path to citizenship must be broad, simple, and affordable for the 11 million aspiring citizens in the US. Employment restrictions referenced in the principles introduced in the bi-partisan Senate plan threaten to exclude significant numbers of workers — such as day laborers, […]
2,500 marchers deliver giant ‘No Match’ letter to Downtown Social Security office
More than twenty five hundred marchers headed to Downtown Milwaukee October 12 to deliver a giant protest ‘No Match’ letter to the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Arcadia: Workers win SS No Match victory
A strong example of what can be achieved by the unity of working people.
Thousands say No to ‘No Match’ rule in Milwaukee
Rally organizers highlight threat to ALL workers
Wisconsin Reality Tour
For eight days in July 2007, Voces de la Frontera took to the road for a ten city ‘Reality Tour’ across Wisconsin. Town hall style meetings heard personal testimony on the realities that immigrants face and a call for fair, national immigration reform.
