Sunday, January 13, 2013

Mayor's office reaching out to Staten Island immigrants impacted by Hurricane Sandy

immigrant.JPGSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In an initiative that responds to requests by Staten Island advocacy groups, outreach teams comprising workers from community-based organizations will be going into the neighborhoods hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy and assessing the recovery needs of immigrants in advance of the Jan. 28 deadline for application to FEMA.
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/mayors_office_reaching_out_to.html
Carlos Gutierrez: Republicanos necesitan una reforma migratoria para sobrevivir

Gutiérrez Creemos que si el Partido Republicano es el partido verdaderamente de oportunidades, de prosperidad, de la capacidad de pasar de la pobreza a la riqueza, entonces tenemos que ser el partido de la inmigración. Vamos a empezar [la recaudación de fondos a principios de este año]. Queremos tenerlo en funcionamiento y velocidad completa antes de 2014.
http://search.conduit.com/?ctid=CT3220468&octid=CT3220468&SearchSource=1&CUI=SB_CUI
Carlos Gutierrez: GOP Needs Immigration Reform to Survive
Gutierrez We believe that if the Republican Party truly is the party of opportunity, of prosperity, of the ability to go from poverty to wealth, then we have to be the party of immigration. We’re going to start [fundraising early this] year. We want to have it up and running and full-speed ahead by 2014.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/carlos-gutierrez-gop-needs-immigration-reform-to-survive-20130110
Cámara de Comercio de EE.UU vuelve prioritaria la reforma de inmigración

El presidente de la Cámara de Comercio de EE.UU. dice que la organización está uniendo fuerzas con los trabajadores, las organizaciones religiosas, la policía y los grupos étnicos para impulsar una reforma migratoria integral.

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=es&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ktvn.com%2Fstory%2F20555624%2Fus-chamber-makes-immigration-overhaul-top-priority
U.S. Chamber Makes Immigration Overhaul Top Priority
The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says the organization is joining forces with labor, faith organizations, law enforcement and ethnic groups to push for comprehensive immigration reform.

http://www.ktvn.com/story/20555624/us-chamber-makes-immigration-overhaul-top-priority

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Nueva regla facilita residencia para los inmigrantes con familiares en EE.UU.
Protest against U.S. immigration policy
WASHINGTON - Los inmigrantes indocumentados que son parientes inmediatos de ciudadanos estadounidenses tendrán un camino más fácil hacia la residencia permanente bajo una regla nueva administración Obama, que podría afectar hasta 1 millón de los aproximadamente 11 millones de personas que están indocumentadamente en los Estados Unidos.
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=es&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Fnation%2Fla-na-immigration-families-20130103%2C0%2C1743073.story%3Ftrack%3Drss%26utm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Blatimes%252Fnews%252Fnationworld%252Fnation%2B%2528L.A.%2BTimes%2B-%2BNational%2BNews%2529
New rule makes residency easier for immigrants with U.S. kin
Protest against U.S. immigration policy
WASHINGTON — Illegal immigrants who are immediate relatives of American citizens will have an easier path to permanent residency under a new Obama administration rule that could affect as many as 1 million of the estimated 11 million people unlawfully in the United States.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-immigration-families-20130103,0,1743073.story?