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New "Safe Haven" Rules May Endanger Asylum Seekers, Says Immigration Equality
Starting soon, asylum seekers, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and HIV-positive asylum seekers, will be barred from filing for asylum in Canada if they have traveled through the United States....
Posted: Tue, Nov 30, 2004 12:16pm PST
SF Prop F Defeat Analysis
Turnout
was strong [74%] but the No on F propaganda [SF Chronicle and big business
groups] was just too much to overcome by our fledgling campaign. In
addition, perhaps it is still just too close to 911 to win proactive
immigrant rights campaigns at the ballot box....
Posted: Sat, Nov 27, 2004 11:40pm PST
Madeleine Albright Speaks in Little Rock
Little Rock (AP) - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Friday in Little Rock that she thinks foreign-born citizens should be able to run for the U.S. presidency....
Posted: Fri, Nov 19, 2004 11:03pm PST
Haitian Asylum-Seeker Dies in Immigration Custody
81-year old Joseph Dantica ran away to the United States, seeking shelter and comfort in the arms of his family. Instead, he faced the hellish nightmare Haitian refugees before him have confronted when seeking asylum in the US: held overnight at Miami International Airport, placed in detention at Krome North, isolated from family, friends and legal help, facing an Immigration bureaucracy that from the top down has been hostile to Haitians' claims of fear of persecution. He arrived in Miami on...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 10:34am PST
Full Citizenship Rights for All Immigrants! Vote Yes on SF Prop F
Full Citizenship Rights for All Immigrants! Vote Yes on SF Prop F - Yes to School Board Vote for Immigrant Parents...
Posted: Sat, Oct 30, 2004 2:00pm PDT
Analysis of H.R. 10, S. 2845 and White House Letter:
Analysis of H.R. 10, S. 2845 and White House Letter:
Provisions Impacting Civil Liberties, Human Rights and Immigrants...
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 11:29am PDT
Analysis of key provisions of 9/11 implementation bills
Attached please find an analysis compiled by CNSS of provisions of H.R. 10,
S. 2845 and White House Letter that impact civil liberties, human rights and
immigrants....
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 11:28am PDT
Stop New Assault on Immigrant Rights
Recently, both houses passed the "9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation
Act." The version passed in the House of Representatives -- HR 10 -- includes
immigration amendments that were never part of the Commission's recommendations.
Now, without further debate, against the wishes of the Commission, and with complete
disregard for the rights of noncitizens, a group of 21 Senators and House members
will conference behind closed doors and decide whether to keep the anti-im...
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 11:33pm PDT
FBI interviewing Arab and Muslim Americans as "October Plan" swings into effect
Stepped-up FBI efforts to "prevent terrorist attacks" during the November elections -- including reports of pointed political questioning -- may intimidate Arab and Muslim Americans on the eve of a close presidential race....
Posted: Tue, Oct 12, 2004 7:17pm PDT
S. KOREA. New Dangerous Attacks...
...against migrant workers movement here...
Posted: Tue, Oct 5, 2004 7:42pm PDT
10/16: Immigrants Rights March
he California Coalition for Immigrant Rights
and Against the Raids is organizing a massive Immigrant Rights March
and Rally to take place on October 16, 2004 at 10:00 a.m...
Posted: Tue, Oct 5, 2004 11:57am PDT
Community Speakout for Immigrants Rights This Saturday
A community speak out will be held at 24th and Mission in SF this Saturday at 12 noon to demand the end to raids and full rights for immigrants!...
Posted: Wed, Sep 22, 2004 6:17pm PDT
October: California Protests Operation Guardian
Preparation continues for the march/rally planned for San Ysidro, Ca.
on Sat. Oct. 2nd against 10 years of Operation Guardian and the neoliberal
policies and theft against the people of LatinoAmerica.
ALSO on Oct.16th, there will be a statewide march against
Immigration Raids, for legalization for all and against the government's
anti-immigrant policies....
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 3:59pm PDT
Thank Immigrants for the Contributions They Make
"Immigrants are not taking a `toll' on America; they are America. Immigrants are not asking for red carpets of any sort; they'd merely like an opportunity to raise healthy, secure families, to contribute to society, to live the American dream."...
Posted: Sat, Sep 4, 2004 11:01am PDT
Radical Film Series "The Fall of the I Hotel" Tues Night!
This coming Tuesday, August 31st, we'll experience a piece of local radical organizing history with "Fall of the I-Hotel". Bring your friends! This one is a benefit for the Chinese Progressive Association, one of the original tenants of the I-Hotel....
Posted: Mon, Aug 30, 2004 9:57am PDT
8/30: Community forum- Immigrants analyze ballot initiatives
Monday, August 30, 2004
5 - 8 PM
Grace Urban Ministries
3265 - 16th St., San Francisco...
Posted: Mon, Aug 30, 2004 12:03am PDT
August 27 New York City Immigrant Workers Speak Out!
First of the week-long Counter RNC Mobilization in New York City
No Immigrant Bashing! Support Immigrant Rights! No To Sweatshops! End The Racism On The Community!...
Posted: Fri, Aug 20, 2004 1:14pm PDT
Defense Contractors Wage War On Arab, Muslim and Anarchist Americans
First Draft:
Recent reports of FBI harassment of activists have gone national. The FBI has been visiting activists, their neighbors, families and employers in a bid to intimidate those planning on protesting the political conventions. These events are reaching the news now because these latest FBI actions are face to face and in person. Under such circumstances it is impossible for the FBI to hide themselves behind anonymity....
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 9:44am PDT
Check out "Uprooted" at "Televising the Revolution; Radical Film Series"
Our next feature film, "Uprooted: Refugees of the Global Economy" is showing Tuesday, July 27th. Bring your friends! This one is a benefit for the National Network of Immigrant & Refugee Rights, who produced the film we are showing....
Posted: Mon, Jul 26, 2004 10:31am PDT