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Virginia Organizing Celebrates National Day Of Dignity and Respect with Five Actions in Support of Immigration Reform Across the State

Virginia Organizing Celebrates National Day Of Dignity and Respect with Five Actions in Support of Immigration Reform Across the State

For Immediate Release: October 5, 2013 Charlottesville, Va.—On Saturday, October 5, Virginia Organizing celebrated the National Day of Dignity and Respect to support comprehensive ...

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What’s on Rep. Cantor’s Mind this Session?

What’s on Rep. Cantor’s Mind this Session?

Please see below for a letter from our Board Chairperson on a recent meeting with Rep. Cantor's office.  Last week, Virginia Organizing and other groups met with Cor ...

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Immigration Reform Requires a Comprehensive Plan

Immigration Reform Requires a Comprehensive Plan

By George Kegleyhttp://www.roanoke.com/opinion/commentary/2199430-12/immigration-reform-requires-a-comprehensive-plan.htmlThose of us who work with refugees and immigrants are dis ...

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Illinois Democrat makes immigration pitch in Virginia

Illinois Democrat makes immigration pitch in Virginia

By Mary Orndorff Troyan, USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/08/26/gutierrez-immigration-virginia-goodlatte/2704081/ HARRISONBURG, Va. -- The battle over im ...

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The Economic Benefits of Providing a Path to Earned Citizenship

The Economic Benefits of Providing a Path to Earned Citizenship

The White House released a report detailing the economic benefits of providing a path to earned citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living a ...

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Deepak Bhargava was Arrested Today

Deepak Bhargava was Arrested Today

Deepak Bhargava from the Campaign for Community Change was just arrested.He was arrested in an act of civil disobedience against unjust immigration policies that are tearing famil ...

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Slings and arrows of immigration

Slings and arrows of immigration

By Carlos Campo The Virginian-Pilot © July 24, 2013 "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." It has been many years since I first read that line from "Hamlet" as an undergra ...

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Virginia Organizing Holds Immigration Rally in Richmond

Virginia Organizing Holds Immigration Rally in Richmond

Richmond, Va.—On Saturday, July 27 at 1 p.m., Virginia Organizing and other groups held a rally at Monroe Park to call on House Majority Leader Congressman Eric Cantor to su ...

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New Report: Immigration Reform = Jobs + Income Boost for Virginia

New Report: Immigration Reform = Jobs + Income Boost for Virginia

By Alison Burns, Public News Service - VARICHMOND, Va. - Providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants could increase jobs and incomes in Virginia, according to ...

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New from ITEP:  Undocumented Immigrants Pay $10.6 Billion Annually In State and Local Taxes; Immigration Reform Would Increase State Revenues By $2 Billion

New from ITEP: Undocumented Immigrants Pay $10.6 Billion Annually In State and Local Taxes; Immigration Reform Would Increase State Revenues By $2 Billion

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Releases New 50-State Study TodayWith fiscal costs and benefits figuring large in the immigration reform debate, a new analysis shows ...

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