Interns share stories of their summer -- over ice cream
Preview(s) with caption It is an afternoon of contrasts – ice cream and cake sprinkled with tragic tales of border crossings and details of due process. Summer interns in the AFSC Immigrant Rights...
View ArticleBorder security plans secure contractors’ profits
Border patrol Preview(s) with caption By Lia Lindsey and Mary ZerkelThe dirty little secret of talks underway in Washington on immigration policy reform is a taxpayer-funded bonanza for private...
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October 2 CHIP Immigration Community News Update
Download the PDF of this week update from the Campaign for Humane Immigration Policy teamOctober 2 AFSC CHIP Immigration Community News Update.pdfCopyright: AFSC Created Date: Thu, 10/03/2013 -...
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Octubre 2 CHIP Noticias de Inmigracion
Download the PDF of this week update from the Campaign for Humane Immigration Policy teamOctubre 2 CHIP Noticias de Inmigracion.pdfCopyright: AFSC Created Date: Thu, 10/03/2013 - 12:19pmModified Date:...
View ArticleLegal Clinic on Deferred Action for Dreamers
Saturday, November 2, 2013 - 9:00amFor Appointments Contact: (515) 274-4851 ext. 13To be held at AFSC, 4211 Grand Avenue (northwest corner of 42nd St. and Grand), Des Moines.On June 15, 2012, President...
View ArticleAFSC IRP letter to the editor in NY Times wants reform that recognizes the...
Preview(s) with caption Families Separated by Deportation and Migration To the Editor: Re “The Heartache of an Immigrant Family” (Op-Ed, Oct. 15): read more
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Boots on the Border: Oct. 30
Tune in Oct. 30 to hear AFSC experts discuss the military-style immigration enforcement strategies that have created a human rights disaster along the U.S./Mexico border.read more
View ArticleRecap: Boots on the border
Pedro promo for hangout Preview(s) with caption Controlling the U.S./Mexico border has become increasingly like waging a war, according to revelations reported in AFSC’s Google Hangout on Air, Boots on...
View ArticleStop the Deportation of Ana Karina Vivar!
Please take action to support our AFSC New Mexico colleague and his family.URGENT ACTION ALERT FOR ANA KARINA VIVAR AND HER FAMILYPlease make two calls today to stop the deportation of Ana Karina Vivar...
View ArticleBoots on the Border chatroom Q&A
U.S./Mexico borderDuring the Boots on the Boder Google Hangout many participants sent such interesting, excellent questions that we ran out of time to answer them all.So we’ve gathered responses from...
View ArticleStop deportations
Amy with immigrant familiesIt’s time to stop the practice of tearing apart families and instead uphold the universal value of honoring strong bonds between loved ones.Tell President Obama to halt...
View ArticleIowans reenact La Posada in call for immigration reform
Iowans gather at U.S. Rep. Tom Latham's office to re-enact the immigrant story of Mary and Joseph and to urge Congress to pass humane immigration reform.
View ArticleNAFTA failed to live up to promises
Add Tag: Podcast (blog, audio) or Slideshow (story) Preview(s) with caption According to NAFTA’s backers, the agreement was supposed to promote prosperity in both countries and actually reduce the...
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Open Letter to President Obama, January 31, 2014 - Halt the Deportations
This is an open letter to the president, sent by AFSC and several organizations following the 2014 State of the Union speech.Letter to Obama to halt deportations 1-31-14.pdfCopyright: AFSC Created...
View ArticleTake action to end immigrant detention quotas!
Essex County Detention Center RallyPresident Obama’s federal budget proposal includes funding for an immigrant detention “bed quota.” The quota requires Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to have at...
View ArticleMaking noise to support immigrant hunger strikers in Washington state
Add Tag: Podcast (blog, audio) or Slideshow (story) Preview(s) with caption As a hunger strike by immigrants detained at the Tacoma, Wash., Northwest Detention Center run by the private-prison...
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"Not One More Deportation"
Saturday, April 5, 2014 - 10:00am"Not One More" Vigil June 28, 2013A weeklong series of actions calling for an end to immigrant deportations wrapped up with a vigil at the federal courthouse in Concord...
View ArticleStop deportations now rally set for Des Moines
The Network for Immigration Reform Now--a coalition of organizations including AFSC Iowa, Methodist Federation for Social Action, CCI, LULAC, the United Methodist Church and Las Americas/Trinity...
View ArticleDozens Call for End to Deportations at Nashua Rally
Add Tag: Podcast (blog, audio) or Slideshow (story) Preview(s) with caption While President Obama has been calling for changes in the nation’s immigration laws, his administration has been deporting...
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Solidarity Has No Borders
Join us May 1st to hear first account stories of what life in Pittsburgh as a recent immigrant is like.Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 3:45pmSolidarity Has No BordersThis ThursdayJoin us May 1st to hear...
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