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Border Leaders Slam Militarization

Many border leaders paint a far different picture of their communities than the image projected in Washington...

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - As was predicted, the procedural vote on moving forward the Hoeven-Corker amendment to the U.S. Senate’s immigration reform bill passed by a hefty majority (67-27) on Monday, June 24, paving the way for final approval.

“I repeat, we will complete this project before the (July 4) recess,” Senate Majority leader Harry Reid vowed in the run-up to this week’s vote.

Oregon`s Immigrant Rights Organization Denounces Act that would Criminalize Immigrants

Causa asks Congressman Walden to Reject Extreme Enforcement Bill and Support Path to Earned Citizenship that would spread Arizona law nationwide...

(SALEM, OR) - This week, the Republican-led Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives passed an immigration bill inappropriately named the “SAFE Act.”

It would make the presence of immigrants in the US without proper documentation a federal crime and empower states and counties to turn police into immigration agents.

Arizona Border Deaths Detailed

171 migrant deaths were recorded in 2012, but with 225 migrant deaths registered in the zone examined, 2010 was rated the deadliest year.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - As the hottest time of year descends on the borderland, a new report sheds fresh light on the mass deaths of migrants crossing the deadly Sonora-Arizona desert.

Co-authored by the University of Arizona’s Binational Migration Institute and the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner (PCOME), the study examines the deaths of 2,238 migrants in the Tucson area between 1990 and 2012.

UIC Physicist Named White House Champion of Change

“Immigrants have long made America more prosperous and innovative...” - U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park

(WASHINGTON DC) - Sivalingam Sivananthan, professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named a White House Champion of Change. He was presented with the honor at a ceremony this morning at the White House.

The honor recognizes immigrant innovators and entrepreneurs—”the best and brightest from around the world who are helping create American jobs, grow the economy and make our nation competitive in the world,” the White House said in a press release.

Over the Line

Why are U.S. Border Patrol agents shooting into Mexico and killing innocent civilians?

(WASHINGTON DC) - With the debate over immigration reform heating up and with all sides in agreement that any deal must include tougher security on the Mexican border.

A new investigation by the Washington Monthly and the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute reveals an alarming truth about our already-militarized border...

A Border Turned Upside Down

Big changes are underway across the Rio Grande in El Paso as well.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In the Paso del Norte borderland these days, an interested observer gets the distinct impression of the world being turned upside down.

And the Great Upheaval isn’t necessarily due to immigration, drugs and border security-the flashy topics media typically pounce on to paint a caricature of a complex place.

A St. Patrick`s Day Immigration Message

The ILIR estimates 50,000 undocumented Irish reside in the U.S.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, an Irish-American organization strongly urged the passage of comprehensive immigration reform.

The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) joined hundreds of Latino, Asian, labor, business, religious, human rights, and other organizations that keep pushing for a reform in 2013.

Causa Condems Act of Violence Against Community, Church Congregation in Bend

Causa condemns this act of violence -- regardless of motive -- against the peaceful Trinity Episcopal Church community and Bend residents.

(BEND) - On Tuesday, Causa and allies for Immigration Reform gathered at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bend to urge Congressman Greg Walden to support Comprehensive Immigration Reform with legalization.

Oregon Bus Tour Seeks to Unite Rural Communities on Immigration Reform, Fair Treatment for Immigrants

Includes "March for ONE Oregon" Bus Tour Schedule.

(SALEM) - Next week, 50 Oregonians will embark on a 5 day regional Bus Tour through Oregon’s Congressional District 2.

The goal of the historic event is to unite rural communities in the vision of immigration reform, restoration of driver’s licenses and fair treatment for all immigrants.

President Obama Lays Out Vision for Immigration Reform

Causa reacts to President Obama’s vision for immigration reform plan as presented today in Las Vegas, Nevada

(SALEM) - On the heels of an immigration reform framework released yesterday by a bipartisan group of United States Senators, today President Obama released his own vision for an overhaul to the nation’s broken immigration system.

During a speech in Las Vegas today, the President laid out his immigration reform proposal in four parts.