Immigration
Immigration policy affects all aspects of society. Regardless of status, immigrants have always played a central role in the life and growth of our nation. Immigrants contribute $10 billion a year to this country's economic growth. Unfortunately, in the wake of September 11 terrorist attacks, immigrants in the United States have increasingly been targets of discrimination and suspicion. Our country must be defended, but one must not forget this nation's commitment to the ideals of equality and freedom for all peoples.
Immigration Reform Must Ensure Due ProcessMarch 25, 2013 - Posted by Emily Van Dusen  In testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, March 20, Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, stressed the importance of ensuring due process for immigrants when considering reform legislation. Civil and Human Rights Groups Welcome Supreme Court’s Ruling on Arizona’s SB1070, Vow to Fight Standing Racial Profiling ProvisionJune 25, 2012 - Posted by Ron Bigler Civil and human rights groups welcomed the Supreme Court ruling today that struck down most of Arizona’s S.B. 1070 anti-immigration law but cautioned that the court’s deferral on the issue of allowing officers to request proof of lawful presence in the U.S. could lead to racial profiling and harassment of citizens. Supreme Court to Hear Arizona SB 1070 Case in AprilFebruary 10, 2012 - Posted by Victoria Samuels The U.S. Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date it will hear oral arguments in a case involving Arizona’s state anti-immigration law, Senate Bill 1070. Department of Justice Files Lawsuit against South Carolina’s Anti-Immigrant LawNovember 2, 2011 - Posted by The Leadership Conference The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against South Carolina’s new immigration law on Monday, arguing that “the law’s operation will cause irreparable harm.” ACLU and Civil Rights Coalition File Lawsuit against South Carolina’s Anti-Immigrant LawOctober 12, 2011 - Posted by Avril Lighty A recently enacted anti-immigration law in South Carolina is unconstitutional, illegal, and opens the door to racial profiling, according to a lawsuit filed this week by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a coalition of civil rights groups. Children Suffer in Alabama Immigration FightOctober 7, 2011 - Posted by The Leadership Conference Civil rights leaders in Alabama and across the nation are expressing concern that the severe lack of stability created in Latino families by the state’s new anti-immigrant law, H.B. 56, has led to a humanitarian crisis in Alabama. Federal Court Upholds Most of Alabama’s Draconian Anti-Immigrant LawSeptember 29, 2011 - Posted by Tyler Lewis U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn ruled yesterday that the state of Alabama can implement most of its anti-immigrant H.B. 56 law, which is considered by many civil and human rights and immigration advocates to be the most draconian law of its kind in the nation. Illinois Governor Signs DREAM Act into LawAugust 5, 2011 - Posted by The Leadership Conference Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed S.B. 2185, the state’s version of the DREAM Act, into law this week, providing college scholarships to students whose parents are either documented or undocumented immigrants. Department of Justice Files Lawsuit against Alabama’s Anti-Immigrant LawAugust 2, 2011 - Posted by Tyler Lewis The Department of Justice announced yesterday that it has filed a lawsuit in district court challenging the constitutionality of Alabama's new anti-immigrant law, H.B. 56, considered by many civil and human rights and immigration advocates to be the most draconian law of its kind in the nation. Civil and Human Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Block Alabama Anti-Immigration LawJuly 8, 2011 - Posted by Ron Bigler A recently enacted anti-immigration law in Alabama is unconstitutional and opens the door to racial profiling, according to a lawsuit filed this week by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a coalition of civil and human rights groups. |
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