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Faces of Racial Profiling: Fahd Shares DRUM's Story of Racial Profiling and Surveillance
Since 9/11, Muslims in New York City and other cities and states in the Northeast have faced a systemic pattern of surveillance by...[Read more]
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Victory in Colorado: SB 90 Repealed!
Passed in 2006, SB 90 required police to report people suspected to be undocumented to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the time of arrest. On April 26...[Read more]
Rights Working Group Praises Senate Group for Recognizing Need for Path to Citizenship and Racial Profiling Protections; Concern Expressed About Calls for Increased Border Security
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Mon, 2013-01-28 15:03FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Rushing, Communications Director, krushing@rightsworkinggroup, (p) 202.591.3305, (c) 202.557.4291
January 28, 2013, Washington, D.C. -- Rights Working Group (RWG) applauds the bi-partisan senators’ decision to release principles for immigration reform that recognize the need to establish a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented migrants that would bring them out of the shadows and into the fabric of society.
Federal Lawsuit Exposes Racial Profiling by Border Patrol in Ohio
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Thu, 2013-01-24 16:53A group of five Latinos filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court earlier this month alleging that they were profiled by the Sandusky Bay U.S.
Will Obamaâs Gun Control Agenda Worsen the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Wed, 2013-01-23 17:04Image:
Although President Barack Obama received praise for finally putting forward a comprehensive aggressive gun control agenda in the wake of the Newtown massacre, when 20 schoolchildren were gunned down, some civil rights advocates expressed concern last week that a portion of that agenda could hinder the education of students of color by exacerbating the school-to-prison pipeline.
Creating Change Conference #CC13
Submitted by sian ofaolain on Wed, 2013-01-23 15:38Image:
January 23-27, 2013—Atlanta, GA.
MPI Report Highlights Dramatic Rise in Immigration Enforcement Funding
Submitted by sian ofaolain on Mon, 2013-01-14 11:26Image:
A new report released this month deals a significant blow to conservative voices in Congress that are calling for toughened border security and stepped up enforcement as as the Obama Administration confirms that immigration reform
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- Too bad that Graham 3 passed. It will lead to #racialprofiling based on nat'l origin and will make ppl fearful of police contact #cirmarkup
- Graham 3 is a retread of NSEERS, which didn't produce one single lead. It increased fear of police & was for public safety #cirmarkup
- RT @pwolgin: And Graham finally names a country: Yemen, as a possible "threat" Shocking that it's in the Middle East #CIRmarkup
- @lindsaygrahamsc Add'l Screening for ppl based on nat'l origin is #racialprofiling. It makes us less safe #sjc #cirmarkup #rightsincir
- @GrahamBlog has no clue whether his own amendment related to failed (inactive) NSEERS see t.co/bwBFwT20Mr #CIRmarkup @RightsWorking
