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Working on immigration reform has been like riding a roller-coaster. Just a week after optimism about passing legislation rose with the House Republicans’ release of principles on immigration reform, Speaker Boehner cast strong doubts on the potential for House action … Read more Farmworker Justice Immigration Update

In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Obama briefly outlined the need for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year; however, he did not demand a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the … Read more Immigration Reform Update 1-31-2014 & Statement on House Republican Immigration Reform Principles

The beginning of 2014 has brought in a slew of news stories on the outlook for immigration reform. Several House leaders have signaled that they may address immigration reform in 2014. Most notably, Speaker Boehner has indicated that he would … Read more Immigration Reform Update 1/17/13

Congress’s passage of a two-year budget deal brought good news for immigration reform this week. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), a Deputy Whip to Speaker Boehner, said that we could expect the House to vote on some immigration reform bills next … Read more Immigration Reform Update 12/20/13

Unfinished Harvest: The Agricultural Worker Protection Act at 30 Farmworker Justice Report Calls for Strengthening Labor Rights and Enforcement Last week, Farmworker Justice held a Congressional briefing to release a new report, “Unfinished Harvest: The Agricultural Worker Protection Act at … Read more Farmworker Justice Update: December 16, 2013

In the last month, three Republicans, Representatives Denham (CA), Valadao (CA) and Ros-Lehtinen (FL), have signed on as cosponsors to the House comprehensive immigration reform bill, HR15, which together with the 187 Democrats brings the total number of cosponsors to … Read more Farmworker Justice Immigration Reform Update 11/15/13

President Obama Calls for Immigration Reform Yesterday, President Obama spoke at the White House, calling on the House to pass comprehensive immigration reform by the end of the year. President Obama stated “[e]verybody knows that our current immigration system is … Read more Farmworker Justice Immigration Reform Update 10/25/13

President Obama Calls on the House to Move Forward on Immigration Reform With the federal government open again and our country’s budget issues largely put off until early next year, the House has an opportunity to move forward on immigration … Read more Farmworker Justice Immigration Reform Update 10/18/13

Last Friday, two Republican members, Representatives John Carter (TX) and Sam Johnson (TX), announced that they were leaving the bipartisan “Gang of 7” group that has been working on a comprehensive immigration reform bill for several years. They blamed President … Read more The House and Immigration Reform: Recent Developments

Mily Treviño-Sauceda and Alina Diaz, along with Monica Ramirez, represented Alianza Nacional de Campesinas and farmworker women today in a civil disobedience action for immigration reform that led to their arrests. The action, which included over 100 other women, was … Read more Leaders of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas Arrested in Civil Disobedience for Immigration Reform