In Victory for Obama, House Backs Domestic Violence Law - NYTimes.com

In Victory for Obama, House Backs Domestic Violence Law - NYTimes.com: "WASHINGTON — The House voted on Thursday to pass the Senate’s bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, in a big victory for President Obama and Democrats in Congress. The legislation passed on a vote of 286 to 138, with 199 Democrats joining 87 Republicans to push the reauthorization of the landmark 1994 law, which assists victims of domestic and sexual violence, across the finish line."

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The For-Profit Immigration Imprisonment Racket

The For-Profit Immigration Imprisonment Racket | Politics News | Rolling Stone: "According to the Columbia Journalism Review, Senators John McCain (R-Arizona) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) are top recipients of CCA and GEO Group funds, respectively, having received $32,146 and $27,300 in donations."

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Immigration Reform 2013: Obama and McCain To Meet Tuesday To Talk About Immigration Bill : Politics : Latinos Post

Immigration Reform 2013: Obama and McCain To Meet Tuesday To Talk About Immigration Bill : Politics : Latinos Post: "McCain, who is part of the "Gang of Eight" bipartisan U.S. Senate group working on a bill to bring comprehensive immigration reform, will meet Tuesday with President Obama, whom he ran against in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections."

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The Truth about CIR

AILA Leadership Blog: "Comprehensive Immigration Reform: This has not happened yet, and it is going to be months before we have any idea of whether it will happen.  We don’t know what this law, if passed, will look like and who it will help.  No one should pay a deposit for work regarding a law that does not yet and may never exist.  Don’t let someone scam your friends, family, or members of your community." 

"Reforma Integral de Inmigración: Esto no ha sucedido todavía, y va a ser meses antes de que tengamos alguna idea de si va a suceder No sabemos lo que esta ley, si se aprueba, se verá como y quien lo ayudará.. Nadie debe pagar un depósito para el trabajo con respecto a una ley que no lo hace todo y nunca puede existir. no dejes que alguien estafa a sus amigos, familia, o miembros de su comunidad "



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The truth about Provisional (stateside) Waivers

AILA Leadership Blog: "Provisional (Stateside) Waivers: This is not a legalization program but is instead a process that allows some individuals who are immediate relatives (certain spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens) to apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver while they are waiting in the United States.  Currently the regulation only applies to a narrow group of people and does not go into effect until March 4, 2013.  Therefore, if you may think you or a relative qualifies you should do some research now, before going further with any applications."

"Provisionales (Stateside) Exenciones: Este no es un programa de legalización sino que es un proceso que permite a algunas personas que son familiares directos (cónyuges, hijos y algunos padres de ciudadanos estadounidenses) para solicitar una exención presencia ilegal provisional mientras esperan en los Estados Unidos. actualmente, la regulación sólo se aplica a un reducido grupo de personas y no entrarán en vigor al 4 de marzo de 2013. Por lo tanto, si usted puede pensar que usted o un familiar califica usted debe hacer algunas investigaciones ahora, antes de seguir adelante con cualquier aplicaciones ".




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The Truth about DACA

AILA Leadership Blog: "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): This allows some qualified individuals to apply for a work permit based on their physical presence in the United States, age and other factors.  IMPORTANT: There is no deadline for filing for DACA, as some have been hearing.  Also, there is no official processing time being provided by the Department of Homeland Security.  However, many applications are now taking close to six months to process."

"La acción diferida para la Infancia (Llegadas DACA): Esto permite que algunos individuos calificados para solicitar un permiso de trabajo en función de su presencia física en los Estados Unidos, la edad y otros factores importantes:. No hay fecha límite para la presentación de DACA, como algunos han audiencia sido. Además, no hay tiempo de tramitación oficial proporcionados por el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. sin embargo, muchas aplicaciones se están llevando a cerca de seis meses para procesar. "

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Behind-the-scenes deal pushes immigration reform closer to reality - CSMonitor.com

Behind-the-scenes deal pushes immigration reform closer to reality - CSMonitor.com: "A compromise agreement announced Thursday between the nation’s largest labor union and the top advocate for American business underscores the enormous momentum now behind immigration reform."

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