immigration protest
Boisterous Immigration Protest At Texas Governor’s Mansion
*This happened Saturday, in Austin, Texas, in front of the Governor’s Mansion and the State Capitol. Some of the protesters walked for three days from the detention center in Williamson […]
Hillary Clinton heckled by immigration protesters
*The Latino vote is regarded by many as a sure, overwhelming thing for Hillary in 2016. But there was and anti-Pacific Trade Agreement protest yesterday when she arrived at a […]
‘More Women Than We Thought’ on Front Lines of Immigration Protest
By Miriam Yeung, New America Media On Thursday, Aug. 1, I joined nearly 50 labor leaders, immigrant advocates, environmental activists, people of faith and DREAMers from the “We Belong Together” […]
This Week’s Anti-ICE Protests May Signal That Immigration Activism Has Entered a New Era
*Why you should read this: Because this kind of analysis is missing from mainstream media. Because there’s momentum building across the country. VL By Adriana Cataño, Remezcla (4.5 minute read) […]
‘A Day Without Latinos’ draws thousands to Wisconsin state Capitol to protest immigration bills
*Twenty thousand Latinos went to the Wisconsin state capitol to protest two immigration laws. They closed streets, filled the capitol rotunda and spilled out onto the capitol grounds. VL By Ogechi […]
Minneapolis students stage walkout to protest immigration policies
*Many of the student protesters said they have been personally affected by the Obama Administration’s recent deportation raids. There’s no mention in the story about the similarity with the L.A. […]
Schumer’s ‘Extreme’ Immigration Stance Protested By Activists
By Chelsea Kiene, Huffington Post WASHINGTON — A group of Latino and immigration rights activists protested Tuesday over what the group is calling Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) “Latino problem,” denouncing […]
Occupy LA Protesters Turn Attention To Immigration
By Paul Adams In the suburbs of North Hollywood, vans from major news networks enveloped a phalanx of demonstrators protesting the recent deportation of Blanca Cardenas. The protest began at […]
Thousands Converge in Austin, TX, to Protest Immigration Bill
The outrage is spreading. We first reported weeks ago about the rash of state level immigration bills that was spreading across the country and about how these bills were no […]
Menendez, Cortez Masto Want SXSW to Boycott Texas over Immigration Law
*If this gains any traction it’ll be devastating for Texas and send a strong message to what could be the reddest of the red states. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC […]