Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/immigration/page/4/)
Leaders of the immigrant rights
coalition that mobilized masses of people for
demonstrations nationwide on April 10 and May 1
announced a stepped-up campaign that includes lobbying
lawmakers, more marches and plans to register and
mobilize at least a million new voters around the
immigration issue.
Supporters of the Dream Act will rally Tuesday, May 16, in a final effort to see the education measure passed before the end of the legislative session. The rally will be at 4 p.m. in the state Capitol rotunda.
The different issues entangled in the current immigration debate in Minnesota and the nation will be hashed out by a community panel Monday, May 8, in St. Paul.
A “National Day Without Immigrants” and other May Day events dramatized the link between immigrants and the labor movement, a connection many say is providing new energy to the effort for worker rights in the 21st century.
With Governor Tim Pawlenty threatening to veto legislation providing more educational opportunities for immigrants, supporters are mobilizing for a final push to save the Dream Act.
In a hearing room packed with Dream Act supporters, the Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee approved an omnibus education bill including the measure that would provide more educational opportunities for immigrants.
Just three days after compromise legislation on immigration foundered in the U.S. Senate over “guest worker” programs, the United Farm Workers moved to start solving the issue on their own.
The immigrant rights rallies supported by millions of people across the nation mark a historic turning point for the United States, advocates say.
Optimism and hope were evident among many of the 40,000 people who marched to the state Capitol Sunday in the largest pro-immigrant mobilization in state history.
As Congress and the Minnesota Legislature debate changes in immigration laws and policies, a broad coalition will hold the “Minnesota March for Immigration with Dignity” Sunday, April 9, starting at 2:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Paul.