2013 Immigration Reform
New data revealed a recent study shows that immigration reform in the United States is a subject that no longer polarizes Americans so evidently.
Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State of the US, was present last Saturday, November 9 in Los Angeles to receive an award from the Latino community for her "contribution to strengthening relations between Mexico and the United States".
On these Holidays, as most children prepare to write their letters to Santa, thousands of children in the United States have joined a campaign to stop the deportation of immigrants and create raise awareness in the federal governement to prevent hundreds of families from being separated.
After months of activists and immigrants raising their voices to demand measures that would allow the legalization of millions of undocumented immigrants in the US, everything seems to point to the reform, which has been stuck in Congress, will be postponed until next year.
Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte will give a performance in front of the U.S. Congress Tuesday as part of the event "Camino Americano", a march that has summoned hundreds of people to protest in Washington to demand that President Obama stop the deportations of undocumented immigrants from the U.S.
The "Francisco Morazán Honduran Integrated Organization" of Miami joined the protests in favor of immigration reform which took place Saturday in 39 U.S. states, according to local media.
Latino and African American leaders made a coalition this Monday, Sept. 23, to demand the United States Congress to approve an immigration reform and legislation that fights poverty in the country.
Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte and singer Olga Tañón will offer a completely free concert on Oct. 8 in the Washington D.C. National Mall with the purpose of supporting the immigration reform, reports People.
In the first 8 months of 2013, 311 immigration laws were approved in 43 states in the United States, revealed a recent report by the National Conference of State Legislatures. However, the organization pointed out that not all of these laws have been made to "punish" undocumented immigrants in the country.
With the ever more worrying scenario of a possible military intervention by the U.S. in Syria, which could delay the approval of an integral immigration reform that protects and avoids the deportation of 11 million immigrants in the USA, the leaders of illegal resident organizations have called to take to the streets on October 5 and 8 in over 60 cities.
