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Gay Rights Plan Seen as Threat to Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Religious leaders said on May 8 that adding a gay rights proposal to immigration legislation could risk their support for the bill, setting up a potential Senate showdown. “We’re extremely hopeful that this bill will remain an immigration bill and not get tangled up with the issue of gay rights,” said Richard [...] 
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Amber Zenzak, an office manager at a small carpet-cleaning company, took a moment recently to consider what life would be like each week without state support for child care for her children ages 3, 4, and 9. “My day care costs would be $100 more than what I gross a week. [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An analysis by the Social Security Administration says a bipartisan immigration bill pending in the Senate would boost the retirement program’s trust fund by adding millions of taxpayers to the economy. The finding comes in a letter to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who requested the analysis, from Stephen C. Gross, chief actuary [...]
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Asian American and Pacific Islander community groups are encouraging registered voters in Los Angeles to use their electoral voice on May 21 and cast ballots in the races for mayor, city attorney, city controller and members of the City Council. To help keep voters informed in the nation’s second most populous city, the Asian Pacific [...]
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In 2012, Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European & Latino Immigrants of Illinois (CAAAELII) Executive Director Dale Asis told me that Rev. Walter “Slim” Coleman of Centro Sin Fronteras was doing a new project “4+1=20 Afterschool Program.” They were concentrating on health issues and high school students in nearby Benito Juarez High School in [...]
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Caroline Topeé grew up in a financially stable family and took her financial security for granted. Then came the day when she realized that, to protect her daughter, she needed to leave her abusive marriage. Caroline took on several jobs just to stay afloat, which had repercussions for her daughter and their relationship. Parent Voices, [...]
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CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — It’s early on a Friday morning, and high school chemistry students in Victoria Dawson’s class are working equations at the board. Dawson is peppering the class of 11 girls and four boys with questions, trying to keep everyone focused as she helps correct mistakes. When a student gets one of [...]
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Elsa Gonzalez had never thought of herself as a community organizer. But when Hurricane Dolly destroyed her family’s home in South Texas, she knew she had to do something to stand up for her family and her community. She joined a local grassroots organization, part of a network of 10 organizations that collaborate across issues [...]
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After Sept. 11, 2001, Pramila Jayapal launched what is now OneAmerica to address hate crimes and discrimination aimed at Muslims, Arabs and South Asians. Today, the group is the largest immigrant advocacy organization in Washington state – and Jayapal continues her social justice work. Catherine Eusebio, a social justice fellow at Asian American/Pacific Islanders [...]
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Chicago-area policymakers should speed up the prosecution of perpetrators of “every form of sexual violence” – particularly when it comes to cases involving Latinas – and service providers should hire more bilingual professionals, a community organization is recommending in a new report. Mujeres Latinas en Acción, which works with Latinas, released its report on [...]
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