Standing FIRM

Standing FIRM

• A bit of justice for Luis Ramirez December 23, 2009
  This month has brought a bit of justice to the case of Luis Ramirez, the man beaten to death by three teenage boys last summer. Earlier this year, all three of the teenage boys were found not guilty of murder and acquitted of ethnic intimidation charges. All in spite of witness testimony of the beating [...]
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• CIR ASAP – Who wants to make some history? December 23, 2009
  I’ve fallen off the blogmap in the past week or so. Between the introduction of CIR ASAP by Representative Luis Gutierrez and preparations for 2010 actions, I’ve been struggling to find time to write. However, there has been so much to write I feel like it will take a while to catch up. But I’m [...]
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• L.A. will rally for immigration reform on January 23rd, 2010 December 21, 2009
  From our guest blogger, Robert Gittelson. Over the years, I have been a huge supporter of Representative Luis Gutierrez’s efforts to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Therefore, I was neither surprised nor disappointed by the extremely worthy legislation, The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity, (CIR ASAP), […]
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• Representative Luis Gutierrez: “Comprehensive Immigration Reform, A.S.A.P.” December 15, 2009
  Originally posted on the Reform Immigration FOR America blog. In anticipation of the big day today, Representative Luis Gutierrez is takin’ it to the blogosphere to discuss introducing the “CIR ASAP act”. Representative Gutierrez, who traveled the country this past year on the United Families tour, knows first-hand how our currently broken […]
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• Rigo Padilla’s Deportation Halted! December 10, 2009
  From the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights blog. Today, December 10th, we got some great news. Rigo Padilla’s deportation has been deferred. This victory is due to the unified support for Rigo by Chicago municipal, state, and federal elected officials; the University of Illinois at Chicago community; youth, immigrant advocates, commun […]
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