Little Dreamers At Risk!
- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
- Written by Alliance for Citizenship
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Thank you to our advocacy colleagues for the important alert below:
CALL THE GANG OF 8 REPUBLICANS TODAY!
Tell them to Stand up for Children: Support the Little Dreamers Amendment
Senator Rubio: (202) 224-3041
Senator Graham: (202) 224-5972
Senator Flake: (202) 224-4521
Senator McCain: (202) 224-2235
The Little Dreamers Amendment is at risk! Blumenthal-Murkowski 1327, the Little Dreamers Amendment, gives the youngest DREAMers (currently under age 13) the same path to citizenship as older DREAMers. It's only fair for the roughly 630,000 children who aren't old enough to have graduated from high school but who meet the other requirements of the DREAM title and who are enrolled in school to access the same 5-year path to citizenship. Under the bill as currently written, these children would have to wait 10 years. 10 years is a child's entire life, and is too long to wait for the youngest DREAMers.
I LEARN AMERICA Announces World Premiere at AFI DOCS Film Festival
- Thursday, June 13, 2013 |
- Written by Alex Pender
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I LEARN AMERICA will have its world premiere at the AFI DOCS on June 22, 2013 in Washington, DC, presented by Audi (formerly Silverdocs).
The feature-length documentary film, directed and produced by Jean-Michel Dissard and Gitte Peng, features five new American teenagers at the International High School at Lafayette, a New York City public high school dedicated to newly arrived immigrants from all over the world. As these five vibrant young people strive to master English, adapt to families they haven't seen in years, and create a future of their own while coming of age in a new land, we "learn America."
With the immigration reform debate in high gear, the AFI DOCS programmers have praised the film for its timeliness and called it "highly inspiring."
Filmmakers and the featured students will be in attendance for this world premiere.
Read more: I LEARN AMERICA Announces World Premiere at AFI DOCS Film Festival
A Third Victory and a First Juvenile Asylum Win
- Tuesday, June 11, 2013 |
- Written by Alex Pender
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Katie Chatterton, an associate at Haynes and Boone, LLP in Houston, is no stranger to working with vulnerable children in immigration court. Katie recently won immigration status for her third KIND client and is already working on her fourth case. Katie's recent win marks both her first juvenile asylum grant and a first asylum win for KIND's Houston office. Rodrigo* gained asylum due to the severe persecution he suffered in Guatemala. Both Katie and KIND staff in Houston said that Rodrigo is one of the most remarkable kids they have ever met, and this victory has not only been life changing for Rodrigo, but for them as well.
KIND Board Member and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author Sonia Nazario Keynote Speech
- Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
- Written by Sonia Nazario
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"Coming Together for Children Alone"
KIND Benefit Gala Dinner, April 30, 2013
It is an honor to be with you here tonight to celebrate the work and accomplishments of KIND. I am a board member of KIND, but am also here as someone deeply concerned for years about children coming alone to the United States. When I first started covering the tragic journey unaccompanied children make to come to the United States, there was no KIND.
No one knew who these children were. There were few, if any, resources available to them, and they had negligible access to attorneys. I remember going to immigration court in Los Angeles more than a decade ago to see unaccompanied children brought before the judge chained at the wrists and ankles to one another. This chain gang included a seven-year-old boy.
Act Now on Immigration Reform in the Senate!
- Friday, May 31, 2013 |
- Written by Megan McKenna
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Support Immigration Reform – The time to advocate is NOW!
Tell your Senator to vote "Yes" on S. 744
Victories for Children Alone in Senate Immigration Hearings
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
- Written by Megan McKenna
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Yesterday was a great day for unaccompanied children in the Senate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has been working its way through more than 300 amendments to the Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill (S. 744) that was introduced April 16, 2013 by the "Gang of 8" – Senators Rubio (R-FL), Flake (R-AZ), Graham (R-SC), McCain (R-AZ), Durbin (D-IL), Schumer (D-NY), Menendez (D-NJ), and Bennett (D-CO).
Read more: Victories for Children Alone in Senate Immigration Hearings
Gala 2013 Great Success!
- Saturday, May 11, 2013 |
- Written by Megan McKenna
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KIND honored American Express, Wyndham Worldwide, Holland & Knight, Lowenstein Sandler, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for their outstanding assistance to unaccompanied children
KIND Gala Dinner Benefit 2013 Honors Outstanding Volunteers
- Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
- Written by Megan McKenna
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Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Philip Glass, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Sonia Nazario among Special Guests at “Coming Together for Children Alone”
Read more: KIND Gala Dinner Benefit 2013 Honors Outstanding Volunteers
KIND to Ring NASDAQ Closing Bell April 30
- Monday, April 29, 2013 |
- Written by Megan McKenna
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KIND Board Co-Chair and Microsoft Executive Vice President and General Counsel Brad Smith to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell on April 30
KIND honored for its work helping immigrant children alone in the United States
Safety at Long Last for Girl Survivor of Physical and Sexual Violence
- Friday, April 26, 2013 |
- Written by Alex Pender
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Unlike most high school students, Alec Zadek knew what he wanted to do when he grew up: he was going to be an attorney. After graduating from Brandeis University, he went straight to law school at the University of Virginia and then took a job at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, P.C. in Boston. During Alec's first year of employment, he was offered the opportunity to participate in Mintz Levin's fellowship program, which allowed him to practice as an assistant district attorney for Suffolk County. It was through this fellowship that Alec gained invaluable experience working on domestic violence cases and took a deep interest in working with the most vulnerable members of society and ensuring that they received justice.
Read more: Safety at Long Last for Girl Survivor of Physical and Sexual Violence
