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President Obama Convenes Summit on Immigration Reform
Friday, June 26, 2009 - On Thursday, June 25th, the White House played host to a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both houses of Congress as President Obama announced a new working group headed by Secretary Janet Napolitano on immigration reform. The attendees of the summit expressed optimism that a bill could be on the President's desk before the end of the year.
New Polling Shows Strong Support for Immigration Reform
Friday, June 26, 2009 - As the immigration reform issue begins gathering steam once more, two new polls have come out showing broad, bipartisan support for comprehensive immigration reform. The first poll, by Benenson Strategies, shows a solid 64% majority in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, with that number rising to 82% when the details of such reform are explained. Moreover, when asked what should happen to the 12 million undocumented immigrants who have not committed any crimes a bipartisan majority which includes 62% of Republicans say that they should be given a path to citizenship. The second poll, by ABC News and the Washington Post show 61% of all respondants supporting a path to citizenship as a part of immigration reform.
ILCM Presents Three Learning Opportunities
Monday, June 15, 2009 - The Immigrant Law Center is proud to offer three exciting opportunities for professional enrichment in the coming month. On Thursday, June 25, ILCM in conjunction with Saint Paul Public Schools will host the No Second Chance Showcase for Administrators—a training session for school administrators in Minnesota who wish to learn more about immigration law and policy, and how to educate their student population. Also on June 25th will be a 5 credit CLE class taught regarding the application of the new Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act to immigrants and exciting new pro bono opportunities. ILCM is also holding a 3 credit CLE class on the morning of June 19th from 8:30am until 11:30am regarding the use of uncommon waivers in immigration court proceedings.
Twin Cities World Refugee Day this Saturday
Monday, June 15, 2009 - The Minnesota Refugee Community will be hosting a celebration of their cultures this coming weekend on June 20th, which is World Refugee Day. Scheduled to run from 10am until 6pm at Minnehaha Park, there will be a variety of music, dance, and poetry performed by the many members of Minnesota's large refugee population, as well as food, crafts, and children's activities. There will also be a resource fair for members of the immigrant community. The event is free.
ILCM and over 1000 others welcome Rep. Gutierrez and Familias Unidas
Monday, June 15, 2009 - This past Sunday over 1000 people joined US Representatives Luis Gutierrez and Keith Ellison at Incarnation Church in Minneapolis to support comprehensive immigration reform. A diverse group of immigrants and supporters of reform listened to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious leaders as well as a number of government officials including aides to Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative Paulson argue for reform, and heard from Minneapolis residents testimonials of how the current broken system decimates families, an urgent reminder of why reform is so urgently needed.
ILCM Executive Director in Rochester on Upcoming
Immigration Reform
Monday, June 1, 2009 - Executive
Director John Keller gave a presentation at a seminar held last week titled "Immigration
in the 21st Century: What works, what doesn't work and what we can do about it."
Among the questions asked were what's in store for immigration reform this coming
year, and how immigration affects Minnesota specifically. The event was sponsored
by the Sisters of St. Francis Justice and Peace Committee. Read
the full story here.
Rep. Gutierrez (D-IL) recognizes one-year anniversary
of Postville raids
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - Illinois
Representative Luis Gutierrez recognizes the one year anniversary of ICE raids
on Postville, IA. Read
the story here.
St. Paul law office Centro Legal closes; ILCM hire some staff
and accept many open cases
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - Yesterday,
the St. Paul law office Centro Legal closed its doors after serving Latinos in
the Twin Cities for 28 years. Due to extenuating financial circumstances, a merger
of Centro Legal and ILCM was not possible. However, ILCM is pleased to announce
that, with the help of some of Centro's funders, the majority of Centro's cases
will be transferred to ILCM so as to prevent gaps in representation. Read
ILCM's press release here. Additionally, listen
to an MPR interview held Monday with Centro's interim Director and ILCM Director
John Keller. Finally, an article in Sunday's
Star Tribune details the circumstances that led to Centro's closing, and what
implications remain for its clients and staff.
Third annual ILCM gala a success!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - Our
third annual gala, held Friday April 17 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in St. Paul,
was an exquisite event. The program included speeches from State Representative
Carlos Mariani and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison, the silent auction sent
dozens of amazing gifts home with the clients, attorneys and well-wishers who
attended, and our newest gala feature - a wine raffle of 60 bottles - made one
attendee very happy. To see a list of our sponsors, as well as photos from the
event, click here. We could not have
managed such a fantastic event without the hard work of our many sponsors, volunteers
and generous donors.
Report details economic
impact of legalizing all undocumented workers in the U.S.
April 14, 2009 - A recently-released
report from the Immigration Policy Center shows that the net economic gain from
providing all undocumented workers in the U.S. with a pathway to citizenship would
be $66 billion in state and federal revenue. According to this
story by the Public News Service, Florida stands to gain the most from legalization
of all its undocumented workers. Read the full report from the Immigration Policy
Center here.
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