Dream ActWESPAC is a member of the Hudson Valley Community Coalition which is working hard to change the public discourse around immigration: http://hvccoalition.org

Information to inform ICE out of the Courts advocacy

New York’s top prosecutors, public defenders and advocates are rightly speaking out against a pernicious Trump administration policy that encourages Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to roam the halls of state courthouses with the goal of targeting and...

Justice for NY Farmworkers!

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...

Help Pass the NY Dream Act!

At this time NYSYLC leaders, along with nearly 100 supporters head to Albany to urge Speaker Silver to put the New York Dream Act up for a vote in the Assembly as an impetus for garnering more support in the Senate and passing the bill this session.

Rethinking the DREAM Act

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...

Dream Act as military draft?

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...

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All are welcome and please share widely. We have several new people to WESPAC this summer. This gathering on September 16th would be a lovely introduction to the broader social justice community: @followers ... See MoreSee Less
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We went today to Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center in New Jersey to show our solidarity to those incarcerated and to their families. There have been people on hunger strike since last Friday and the community is out in front in support around the clock: ... See MoreSee Less
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