Congress Watch
- Congress Calls for Action on Violence against
Women
In July Congresswoman Solis, with ninety-three of her bipartisan colleagues, sent a letter to Mexican President Felipe Calderon asking him to step up investigatins into the muders and disappearances of over 400 women and girls. Read more
December 2007 - Border
Communities Speak out Against Bad Senate Bill
A review of the Senate's latest actions on immigration reform and why it's bad for border communities.
- Congress
Condemns Juarez Murders
The U.S. Congress passed a resolution in May 2006 expressing its sympathy to families of murder victims in Chihuahua State, Mexico, including in Ciudad Juarez.
Read more
- End
of Year Immigration Review
At the end of 2005 we now see multiple bills in congress dealing with immigration reform and border security. This action alert advises activists of a variety of bills in Congress including the most extreme anti-immigrant proposals, and includes suggestions for how to promote true comprehensive immigration reform over the winter holidays.
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- Kennedy/McCain
Talking Points
Explore the pros and cons of the most prominent immigration reform bill to date. These talking points provide easy facts for activists to use when talking about the bill.
- Details
of the Kennedy/McCain Bill (pdf)
As the only serious comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced in Congress, the Kennedy/McCain bill provides border and immigrant communities with hope. This document is a comprehensive summary of the bill's contents.
- Brief
summary of the Kennedy/McCain Bill
A great overview for first timers dealing with immigration reform, this easy to read summary goes over the major provisions of this bill and discusses the pros and cons of each section as well.
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- Provisiones internacionales
del proyecto del ley Kennedy/McCain (pdf)
El proyecto del ley de reforma migratoria propuesto por los Senadores Kennedy y McCain propone una mayor colaboración entre los Estados Unidos y los paises centroamericanos y con México. Este documento es una traducción de estas provisiones.
- Kyl/Cornyn
Talking Points
An anti-migrant response to the Kennedy/McCain bill, Congress is none the less taking this proposal seriously. Here are all the reasons to oppose this bill.
- Opposing
the Real ID Act
The Real ID Act threatens to remove the checks and balances that have limited the use of fencing along the U.S. - Mexico border. Read a sign-on letter from the NGO community opposing this bill.
