by Nada Khader | Oct 2, 2014 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Immigration, Racial Justice
LHVCLU Farmworker Justice The New York State Farmworker Fair Labor Act (S.1743/A.1792) will, when enacted, allow for basic labor protections many of us take for granted: overtime pay, disability insurance and the right to collective bargaining – rights which the New...
by wespac-admin | Jun 5, 2012 | Immigration
Let's join them in action for the NY Dream Act from home.Pick up that phone and make the call to Silver and let him know you stand with undocumented youth and support the NY Dream Act. The NY Dream Act is currently being held in the Governmental...
by wespac-admin | Sep 21, 2010 | Immigration
Behind the Latest Version of the DREAM Act: Is This Legislation We Should Support? By ALEJANDRA JUAREZ "When that [DREAM Act] passes, millions of children will be able to get the education they need to contribute to our economy," stated Sen. Harry Reid...
by wespac-admin | Sep 21, 2010 | Immigration
LATINO YOUTH DEFINES DREAM ACT AS A DE FACTO MILITARY DRAFT We write this statement to raise our voices as Latino youth working and living in the Bronx, New York in opposition to the DREAM ACT as it stands. We demand that we return to our original DREAM ACT...
by wespac-admin | Jul 26, 2010 | Immigration
On this day immigrants and their allies will march across the iconic Brooklyn Bridge in solidarity with Arizona in the spirit of bridging borders and uniting cultures to demand:•Policies that affirm Family Unity, Due Process and Fairness;•That local law enforcement in...
