President Obama is Wrong. He Has the Authority and Responsibility to Stop Deportations
CA TRUST Act Heads to Gov. Brown’s Desk
Sacramento – Today, by an initial vote of 48 to 22, the California State Assembly approved amendments to TRUST Act (AB 4 – Ammiano) which reflect the great majority of a framework proposed by the Governor’s office. Today’s “concurrence” vote follows yesterday’s successful Senate vote of 25-11. The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Jerry Brown, and a broad coalition of supporters is confident that the Governor will sign the significantly revised proposal into law.
The bill would ease the painful impact of the “Se” Communities or S-Comm deportation program, which turns even low level or unjustified arrests into extended detentions for deportation purposes in local jails. S-Comm has split families apart, undermined community confidence in law enforcement, and led to the deportation of nearly 100,000 Californians, most with minor convictions or none at all.
Los Angeles City Council Calls for Statewide TRUST Act
President Should Expand One Bright Spot of Napolitano’s Tenure
In response to Janet Napolitano’s departure from the Department of Homeland Security, Pablo Alvarado, executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network issued the following statement: “Security Janet Napolitano oversaw the Arizonification of the country during her tenure at DHS. Under her watch, DHS operated with a self-imposed deportation quota, a fact…
Maria Marroquin awarded Bay Area Local Hero for KQED Latino Heritage Month
For Immediate Release
August 26, 2013
Mountain View, CA—The Executive Director of the Day Worker Center of Mountain View, Maria Marroquin, was selected to be a Bay Area Local Hero for 2013 KQED Latino Heritage Month. Maria was selected from dozens of highly qualified candidates and will be awarded the honor on Tuesday, September 10th, at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts in San Francisco.
Rubio Should Call for Suspension of Deportation for Those in His Own Bill
While President Should Make DACA Expansion “Plan A” for Immigration Reform August 13, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA In response to Marco Rubio’s comments on the possible expansion of DACA, Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, issued the following statement: “Senator Rubio’s bizarre comments demonstrate precisely why the President…
Immigration Breakthrough in New Orleans Advances Reform, Rejects ICE Holds
New Orleans Day Laborers Move Immigration Reform Forward Through Historic Agreement with SheriffPrecedent-Setting Agreement Protects Against Racial Profiling, Unconstitutional Detention by Rejecting Burdensome ICE Hold Requests New Orleans, LA – August 13, 2013 In response to the far-reaching agreement between Sheriff Gusman and New Orleans day laborers that directs Orleans Parish Jail to reject…
3 Simple Questions for the President on Immigration Before He Leaves for Vacation
August 9, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA This morning, Politico issued its top questions for the President before he leaves for vacation. On immigration, the article asked: “Would you issue an executive order to provide relief to some or all 11 million undocumented immigrants if the House fails to pass a bill? Obama insisted during…
Stopping Deportations Should Be ‘Plan A’ for Immigration Reform
President Obama Has Duty to Fix Arizona Crisis He Helped Create
Cut off Se Communities Program, Grant Relief to Victims of Sheriff Arpaio August 6, 2013 – Phoenix, AZ In response to President Obama’s visit to Maricopa County, Arizona, Pablo Alvarado, executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network issued the following statement: “While Congress has the responsibility to rewrite immigration law, the President…