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Rand Paul Blocking Funds for Elderly and Disabled Refugees

Disturbing news- GOP and Tea-Party Senator Rand Paul has blocked funds for elderly and disabled refugees. The bill that Senator Paul blocked had even come from a disturbing agreement between Democratic and Republican Senators to offset the costs of the program with fee increases for visa applications, a move that would cause severe hardship for lower income immigrants. (Article Link)


Represent

There are not enough women or minorities in office, and there should be. Yes, I am saying this because I am a South Asian woman living in the US.


William Tong runs for Senate

Fresh on the heels of Jun Choi's Congressional run, we learn that Connecticut State Representative William Tong has also thrown his hat into the race to replace outgoing Connecticut Senator, Joe Lieberman. Here's William's campaign's webpage.


TAKE ACTION: DREAM Act Senate Vote Saturday December 18!

Senator Harry Reid just announced that the DREAM Act will be voted on in the Senate on SATURDAY, December 18th! We are a few Senate votes short and need your help to turn the DREAM into a reality.


Tell your Senators to support the DREAM Act


Rally for your rights tomorrow!

From the Restore Fairness blog-

In May 2010, New York State signed onto the “Secure Communities” program in which local police send fingerprints of all arrestees to federal immigration databases, with immigrants who are found “deportable” being directly pushed into the deeply flawed detention and deportation system.


TAKE ACTION: DREAM Act Senate Vote Moved to Next Week

We helped make history this week. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act has officially passed in the House. The Senate vote has been moved to next week to reflect the House bill.