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On April 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. U.S., the case questioning the constitutionality of Arizona’s SB 1070 law. If you’re following the news, you probably already know that SB 1070 requires police officers to find out a person’s immigration status when there is reasonable suspicion the person is → More: Update on the Supreme Court and Arizona’s SB 1070 Law The Alabama legislature approved Wednesday changes to the state’s controversial immigration law – keeping key portions intact while adding a new provision to publish the names of undocumented immigrants who appear in court, regardless of the trial’s outcome, according to reports. The state’s House and Senate approved changes to the law that would require the → More: HEADLINES: Immigration The House of Representatives on Wednesday turned its back on a bipartisan, Senate-passed version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Instead, by a 222-205 vote, lawmakers passed a five-year renewal of VAWA known as H.R. 4970. LIRS sounded the alarm about H.R. 4970 several times on this blog and in other media outlets, from → More: VAWA Bill Passes Despite Broad Opposition; Pelosi Cites LIRS Concerns on House Floor The head of the UNHCR says deepening humanitarian crises across the Middle East and North Africa combined with persistent global economic woes have created a “nightmare scenario.” The formation of a broad crisis area across Africa encompassing Libya, Nigeria, Mauritania and Somalia poses a major threat to global peace and security. “We feel there are → More: HEADLINES: Refugees La Opinion yesterday quoted LIRS Director for Advocacy Eric B. Sigmon in an excellent article on this week’s vote on the deeply flawed version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), H.R. 4970. Antonieta Cádiz’s May 15 piece “Congreso busca modificar beneficios para víctimas de abuso” (Congress Seeks to Modify Benefits for Victims of Abuse) “Some victims, it seems, are more worthy than other victims. This is the clear message sent by a deeply flawed version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that is headed for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.” Writing at Sojourners‘ blog, God’s Politics, LIRS President Linda Hartke raises strong concerns about H.R. → More: Linda Hartke Writes at Sojourners: ‘Violence Against Women Act Faces Congressional Threat’ The U.S. House of Representatives this week votes on a version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), H.R. 4970, that would roll back provisions in the law that protect battered immigrant women and men. In commentary posted on RH Reality Check, Eric B. Sigmon, LIRS Director for Advocacy, writes: “The House of Representatives should As part of ongoing efforts to educate Congress and the public, LIRS Director for Advocacy Eric B. Sigmon today took part in a press teleconference about the harmful immigration provisions in H.R. 4970, a version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) introduced in the House of Representatives, that would seriously undermine protections for immigrants. The Senate has passed, with strong bipartisan support, legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). On Tuesday, the House of Representatives advanced a harmful version of the VAWA bill that would undermine protections for battered immigrants. Introduced by Representative Sandy Adams (R-FL-24), H.R. 4970 has provisions that would roll back protections in current → More: Raise Your Voice Against Legislation that Would Undermine Protections for Battered Immigrants! Some members of Congress are poised to protect increased defense spending by cutting money from aid to the poor, including low-income immigrant families. Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will take up a sweeping budget conciliation package that would slash $333 billion from the federal deficit over the next 10 years, largely by cutting money → More: Tell Congress: Don’t Hurt Low-Income Immigrant Families by Cutting Child Tax Credit! |
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