President Barack Obama is expected to renew his push for immigration reform during his State of the Union address tonight, but a group of more than 30 House Democrats led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona say that isn’t enough. They want him to use his executive powers to suspend deportations until Congress passes immigration legislation. The la…
THE DEPORTER IN CHIEF As we wait for a bill, which could come in months or years or never, deportations continue. The Obama administration has expelled nearly two million people, breaking up thousands of the families President Obama has repeatedly promised to protect. If Congress fails, will he protect them through his own administrative action,…
For immediate release // excuse cross-postingContact: B. Loewe, 773.791.4668 bloewe{at}ndlon.org In response to the GOP’s principles on immigration released today, Chris Newman, legal director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network issued the following statement: “We are concerned the nativists within the Republican party now control the the whip hand on the immigration reform debate.…
Pablo Alvarado, executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, was also disappointed to see Obama make no mention of deportations. He called on the president to “lead by example” and sign an executive order to stop deportations. “The President has already shown that he has broad legal authority in the realm of immigration; but t…
“Tonight’s speech was both a disappointment and a call to action for immigrants to increase pressure on the President for relief and for their rights. If the President wants 2014 to be a year of action, immigration is one area where he can and should lead by example. The President has already shown that he has broad legal authority in the realm of immigration; but to date, he has mostly exercised that authority poorly as part of a failed political strategy.
Frustrated with the gridlock in Congress and seeking to advance administration goals, store President Barack Obama said at a recent cabinet meeting: “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone — and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward.” Now, a group of House Democrats want…
By Claudia Torrens | Source: BusinessWeek.com NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Garcia was making $80 a day cleaning the basement of a New York City building after Superstorm Sandy. The 34-year-old Mexican immigrant worked 12 hours a day without protective gear. Today, he makes $180 a day as a carpenter in a Brooklyn townhouse undergoing…
White House officials view immigration as the president’s best chance to pass a major piece of domestic legislation in his final three years in office, largely because some GOP leaders believe their party must broaden its appeal to Latinos and Asian Americans before the 2016 election. Obama won reelection in 2012 with the support of more than 70…
Dos legisladores demócratas pidieron que el presidente Barack Obama utilice su autoridad ejecutiva para frenar las deportaciones de ciertos inmigrantes indocumentados, en víspera de su discurso sobre el “Estado de la Unión” que incluirá alusiones a la reforma migratoria. Los legisladores de la Cámara de Representantes, Raúl Grijalva, de Arizona, e…
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Martín García Ibáñez ha pasado de ganar 80 dólares diarios limpiando el sótano de un edificio afectado por el huracán Sandy a 180 haciendo de carpintero en un edificio en remodelación en Brooklyn, Nueva York.
El mexicano de 34 años dejó de sufrir jornadas de 12 horas diarias en duras condiciones y sin equipo de protección, a trabajar ahora ocho horas con casco, gafas y guantes. Dispone además de dos descansos diarios que incluyen 20 minutos para comer.
“Ha sido un cambio drástico”, dijo Ibáñez. “Mi vida ha mejorado no sólo en los salarios sino en la calidad de trabajo. Antes trabajaba en zonas peligrosas y ahora estoy con una compañía, en una zona segura y con material de protección”.