Riverside Sheriff Discusses Secure Communities Program at Forum
Sheriff reviewing controversial immigration program David Olson – The Press Enterprise Published June 9, 2013 Link Here Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff said his department is considering whether to drop out of a controversial program that trains deputies to screen inmates for immigration status. At a forum Sunday, June 9, at a [...]
House OKs deportation of DREAM Act immigrants
House OKs deportation of DREAM Act immigrants David Olson – The Press Enterprise Published June 6, 2013 Link Here Today’s House vote to halt an Obama administration program that provides temporary legalization for many young undocumented immigrants is an ominous sign for the enactment of a comprehensive-immigration-reform law. The Obama administration last year began [...]
Assembly Bill Would Allow Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented
Assembly Bill Would Allow Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented By Chris Megerian – Los Angeles Times Link Here SACRAMENTO — The Assembly approved legislation Wednesday that would make it easier for immigrants in the country illegally to obtain California driver’s licenses. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), would allow people to get a [...]
Asamblea estatal aprueba medida que permitiría a indocumentados obtener licencias de conducir
Asamblea estatal aprueba medida que permitiría a indocumentados obtener licencias de conducir Alejandro Cano – Especial La Prensa Publicado 29 de mayo Enlace aqui En una decisión bipartidista, la Asamblea Estatal de California aprobó el miércoles 29 de mayo la medida de ley AB 60, propuesta por el legislador Luis Alejo, de Salinas, que [...]
Boehner: House won’t pass Senate immigration bill
Boehner: House won’t pass Senate immigration bill By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times Published May 23 2013 Link Here House Speaker John A. Boehner on Thursday flatly ruled out chances of the House passing the Senate’s immigration bill, saying his chamber will debate its own bill instead. The Ohio Republican and his top lieutenants [...]
JFIC Immigrant Lobby Day in Sacramento
Rally, legislator visits in Sacramento David Olson – The Press Enterprise Blog Published May 21, 2013 Link Here Immigrant-rights activists from the Inland area and across the state are in Sacramento today for a rally on the state Capitol steps and to meet with legislators. About 20 of the estimated 500 participants in the [...]
Solalinde visita al Inland con Caravana de esperanza
El Padre Solalinde lleva su mensaje de servir los pobres y inmigrantes a Riverside. Alejandro Cano – Especial para La Prensa 3 de mayo 2013 Enlace aqui RIVERSIDE — El significado etimológico del nombre Alejandro es “Defensor del Hombre”, “El Protector”, y es precisamente lo que el sacerdote católico Alejandro Solalinde realiza todos los [...]
Hundreds March on May Day in San Bernardino
By David Olson – The Press Enterprise Published May 1, 2013 Link Here Hundreds of people marched through downtown San Bernardino on Wednesday, one of many May Day demonstrations nationwide in support of immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. At pauses in the walk, speakers talked of [...]
May Day March in San Bernardino
Activists march and rally on May Day in San Bernardino for workers rights and immigration reform Beatriz Valenzuela – LA Newspaper Group May 1, 2013 Link Here SAN BERNARDINO — Members of the Justice for Immigrants Coalition of Inland Southern California as well as other immigrant and workers’ rights supporters marched through downtown San Bernardino [...]
May Day 2013 – Legalize IE!
*******FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE******* MEDIA ADVISORY, MONDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2013 The Time for Change is Now! Hundreds from the Inland Empire March for Immigrant and Worker Rights on May Day We Voted, We Organized, and Now We March! Contact: Jennaya Dunlap at (714) 868-1708, contraredadas@gmail.com or Lyzzeth Mendoza at (909) 746-7288, lyzm.mendoza@gmail.com [...]
Low Cost HealthCare for Undocumented Californians.
Some California leaders want low-cost health care for undocumented immigrants By Jim Sanders – The Sacramento Bee Published April 19, 2013 About a million of California’s poorest undocumented immigrants would have access to basic low-cost health care under a plan being pushed at the Capitol. President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul excludes undocumented immigrants, [...]
JFIC Responds to CIR “Gang of 8″ Bill in Senate
Press Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Response to CIR Talking Points by G8 Senators San Bernardino, CA – On Monday, April 16, media outlets leaked talking points from the proposed legislative framework for immigration reform drafted in the Senate. The detailed proposal is scheduled for introduction to the Senate floor later this week. The good news [...]
Immigrant Rights Activists in IE Concerned Over Senate Bill
By David Olson – The Press Enterprise Published April, 17 2013 Link Here The Senate’s long-negotiated plan for comprehensive immigration reform is a reasonable compromise, some Inland residents say. Others contend it creates too arduous a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Anti-illegal-immigration activists who oppose any path to citizenship vow to [...]
JFIC and Coalition Partners Express Concerns Over CIR Bill
By David Olson – The Press Enterprise published April, 17 2013 LINK HERE The eight senators who have been working for months on immigration-reform legislation finally introduced their 844-page bill this morning. The legislation includes a path to citizenship for many of the nation’s estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants, further fortification of the border and [...]
Senators to Introduce Immigration Reform Framework
By Mike Allen – Politico Published April 9, 2013 The Senate’s immigration Gang of Eight plans to announce a deal within a week but a committee markup is not expected until at least the week of May 6, providing a long period for debate and changes, Senate aides said Tuesday. Aides said the legislative [...]
