Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-09-06/livable-wages-working-families/minimum-wage-key-issue-for-pa-voters/a53885-1 September 6, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The poll says 62 percent of Pennsylvania voters support raising the federal minimum wage to $15. (Make the Road PA) HARRISBURG, Pa. … Continued
From the Partnership for New Americans (http://partnershipfornewamericans.org/): CHICAGO—According to USCIS data published recently, 926,189 individuals have applied to become American citizens since this time last year. The data from the third quarter of FY 2016 shows a 32.1 percent spike … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): We need your help today, as Congress might flatline funding for refugee resettlement at the same time as we prepare to welcome more refugees in 2017. I want to share the story of my … Continued
From the Latin America Working Group (http://www.lawg.org/home): Next week, President Obama is convening world leaders in a Leaders’ Summit on Refugees in New York City, following the related UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants. In this private meeting, the administration … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): Back in July the ACLU and the Education Law Center filed a lawsuit against the Lancaster school district for diverting older refugee students with limited English proficiency to a privately operated alternative school, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): As many of you know, mothers currently being held at the Berks Family Detention Center launched a hunger strike three weeks ago to demand their immediate release. These women have faced threats … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/29/tacit-admission-cruelty-dhs-says-it-too-may-end-profit-prisons Published on Monday, August 29, 2016 by Common Dreams “Private immigration detention facilities are inconsistent with international human rights standards” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Rights advocates demonstrate outside the GEO Group’s “Immigrant Processing Center” in Aurora, … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Urge the U.S. to Lead by Example on Refugee Protection & Resettlement Background: In the lead up to two historic refugee summits organized by the United Nations General Assembly and President Obama, it is … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Mothers at the Berks family detention center are on a hunger strike to demand freedom for their families. On August 8th, 22 mothers detained at the Berks County family detention center started a hunger strike, … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): In just a few weeks, the United Nations and President Obama will host summits on the refugee crisis. Right now, with over 60 million people around the world displaced, it is more important than ever that global leaders … Continued