|
|
ATTACK ON CHILDREN & THE
CONSTITUTION (14TH AMENDMENT) |
■ |
State Legislators Announce Attempt to Subvert
U.S. Constitution to Advance Their Political
Agenda.
Dismissing in
effect the U.S. Constitution and its core
American values, politicians from 14 states
touted proposals to subvert the 14th Amendment
by denying newborn children of immigrants U.S.
citizenship and the documentation needed to
prove citizenship.
Here
is a statement from Linton Joaquin, general
counsel of the National Immigration Law Center. (1/5/11)
READ
THE STATEMENT ›› |
■ |
Attacking the Constitution (from The
Huffington Post, by NILC Executive Director
Marielena Hincapié) -- Today, a group of state
legislators launched an attack on the
fundamental American values in the U.S.
Constitution by announcing their intent to
target babies born in the United States.
This attempt to deny American babies
citizenship, and the documentation to prove it,
is a shameful, if unsurprising, new low. (1/5/11) READ
THE BLOG ARTICLE ›› |
|
THE DREAM ACT |
■ |
An Unfinished DREAM.
The U.S. Senate has failed to pass the DREAM
Act, bipartisan legislation that, had it passed,
would have provided undocumented young women and
men who were brought to the U.S. as young
children a pathway to U.S. citizenship if they
attended college or performed military service.
Here
is a statement from Marielena Hincapié,
executive director of the National Immigration
Law Center. (12/18/10)
READ THE
STATEMENT ›› |
■ |
DREAM Act Yearbook Profiles DREAMers from
Alabama to Wyoming.
On the eve of an historic vote on the fate of
the DREAM Act, the National Immigration Law
Center and a coalition of civil rights,
education, child advocacy, and labor
organizations released the
DREAM Act 2010 Yearbook (PDF), featuring the
personal stories of undocumented young men and
women who would benefit from the
legislation. (12/17/10)
NEWS RELEASE ››
YEARBOOK ›› |
|
STATE-IMPOSED EMPLOYER SANCTIONS
Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Arizona
Employer Sanctions Law.
The U.S. Supreme
Court heard arguments Wednesday in Chamber of
Commerce v. Whiting, the first challenge to
the recent wave of state and local
anti-immigrant laws to reach the Supreme Court.
The case, brought by a broad coalition of civil
rights and business groups, including the
American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of
Arizona, MALDEF, the National Immigration Law
Center (NILC) and the United States Chamber of
Commerce, challenges an Arizona law that imposes
penalties on businesses that the state
determines have employed workers not lawfully
authorized to work in the U.S. (12/8/10)
READ
THE PRESS RELEASE ›› |
|
|
|
SB 1070 | ARIZONA RACIAL PROFILING LAW
NILC and other Organizations Applaud U.S.
District Court Decision Recognizing Claims of
Racial Profiling.
Plaintiffs in Friendly House, et. al. v.
Whiting, et al. have won an important legal
victory in their constitutional challenge to SB
1070, Arizona’s racial profiling law.
Among other things, the U.S. District Court for
the District of Arizona found that the
plaintiffs’ claim that “Racial discrimination
was a motivating factor for [S.B.] 1070’s
enactment” establishes a valid constitutional
challenge to the law. This decision was
filed in response to the defendants’ motions to
dismiss the case and the plaintiffs’ motion for
a preliminary injunction.
Today’s order is an important first step in challenging
this unconstitutional law. The civil
rights coalition will continue its legal fight
until all of SB 1070 is taken off the books.
(Posted 10/8/10)
READ THE
NEWS RELEASE ››
READ THE
COURT ORDER ››
MORE ABOUT THE CASE ›› |
|
IMMIGRANT WORKERS & THE U VISA
The U Visa and How It Can Protect
Workers. Sometimes employer abuse
of workers rises to the level of being
criminal. Depending on the crime
committed and other factors, victim
workers may be eligible for a U
nonimmigrant visa, which provides
important relief to those who fear
losing their existing lawful immigration
status through employer retaliation or
who are targeted for abuse because they
lack lawful status. READ
THE ISSUE BRIEF ››
(Posted 9/20/10) |
|
|
|
|