MIRA Blog
MIRA advocates for the rights and opportunities of immigrants and refugees. In partnership with its members, MIRA advances this mission through policy analysis and advocacy, institutional organizing, training and leadership development, and strategic communications.
It’s good to know that among the anti-immigrant bills passed in Alabama, Georgia and Arizona, there are some states that are choosing to embrace the diversity of their populations.
Springfield joins the growing list of of communities that don't want to participate in Secure Communities.
Mayor Menino wants a change or the end of the deeply flawed Secure Communities program that's deported nationally 61,234 immigrants with no prior criminal record.
‘“E-Verify is a successful program to help ensure that jobs are reserved for citizens and legal workers. The ‘E’ in E-Verify could just as well stand for ‘easy’ and ‘effective.’”
There are many things wrong with Representative Lamar Smith’ s (R-TX) statement about his new bill, the Legal Workforce Act, that would mandate the use of E-Verify. Successful, easy and effective are all three things that E-Verify is not.
“Over the past 14 years, I’ve graduated from high school and college and built a career as a journalist, interviewing some of the most famous people in the country. On the surface, I’ve created I’ve a good life. I’ve lived the American dream.
But I am still an undocumented immigrant. And that means living a different kind of reality. It means going about my day in fear of being found out. It means rarely trusting people, even those closest to me, with who I really am. It means keeping my family photos in a shoebox rather than displaying them on shelves in my home, so friends don’t ask about them. It means reluctantly, even painfully, doing things I know are wrong and unlawful. “
A Grassroots Reaction Against Rep. Fattman's Remarks that Rape Victims "Should Be Afraid to Come Forward"
On Monday, Governor Patrick announced that he would not sign Massachusetts onto the “Secure Communities” immigration enforcement program.
On Thursday, June 2nd we’re going to have our annual gala Give Liberty a Hand at the Fairmont Copley and we’d love to see you there!