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…
DetailsCut 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…
DetailsImmigrant Rights Groups Happy to See Her Go, Call on President to Renounce Deportation Quota, Expand DACA for all Los Angeles, CA – July 12, 2013 In reaction to the announced resignation of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and her planned move to head the University of California, Chris Newman, legal director for the…
DetailsStart Legalization-First by Suspending Deportations Washington, DC – July 11, 2013 In wake of GOP announcement on immigration reform, Salvador G. Sarmiento, national organizer for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, issued the following statement: “We need real progress in Washington, not fingerpointing. It is not enough for the President or Democrats to blame Republicans for…
DetailsSacramento – July 2, 2013
Today, the TRUST Act passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee (vote 4-2). It now heads to the Senate floor and is expected to return to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.
Last year, a massive coalition forged a statewide consensus in support of the legislation to prevent the “Arizonification” of California. Consistent with federal law, the California TRUST Act would establish bright line rules to clarify the proper role for local police and sheriffs in the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Last year, the only organized opposition came from a vocal minority of sheriffs and from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) itself. Governor Brown vetoed the bill, citing technical concerns, and he pledged to sign the TRUST ACT into law “forthwith.”
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