tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799154629333843832011-04-22T09:43:48.607-04:00Debunking the myths, elevating fact over fear, seeking common ground for New AmericansCG2noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579915462933384383.post-34732764833136129832007-07-09T16:57:00.000-04:002007-07-09T17:09:29.097-04:00

The Washington Post (Hounding Immigrants,In Prince William the Poisonous Fruit of Congressional Failure) got it right yesterday when it said that the Senate's failure to move immigration reform is to blame for the vitriol that increasingly characterizes the immigration debate in Prince William County. Another thing to remember when talking with Virginia's Senators Jim Webb and John Warner about

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To become a citizen you have to take a civics test. Those of you out there quick to criticize new Americans about the level of their acculturation might want to be sure that you measure up to the standard that you want to impose on others.Here's a quick test with 20 sample questions from the 100 used by examiners who interview prospective citizens.If you score well, remember that you "cheated."

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2007 Virginia CCIR Issues Statement on Senate Cloture Vote Virginia Senators Criticized for Voting to Kill Needed Reform Richmond, VA – Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, who is coordinating the efforts of the Virginia Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, a project of the Virginia Justice Center and the Coalition for

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2007 THE TIME TO LEAD IS NOWAmerica is calling on the U.S. Senate to fix immigration; will Senators respond?Washington, DC – Today, the Senate voted to return to the immigration debate. In the next few days, Senators will vote on cloture (a procedural vote to allow immigration reform to move forward, including consideration of over 20

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The chiefs of police of America's major cities recently issued a statement outlining 5 concerns about state and local law enforcement of immigration laws not being addressed in current policy discussions and recommended nine points that the President and Congress address in formulating immigration policy.The five concerns about current policy under consideration are:1. It undermines the trust and

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Here's a link to the AP produced, sponsored content page on the Pilot that has some good interactive resources describing the Senate immigration bill in the right hand column along with a good story about what's happening on the Hill today.Margaret Edds from the Pilot suggests "When all else fails, try compromise". As Edds points out, any immigration reform proposal must honor three truths to

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Here are a couple of articles/commentaries on immigration that appeared in the Roanoke Times.Can debate cool down sans reform? by Beth MacyNote the comments by Christiansburg organizer of a New River Valley chapter of the Minutemen:"There are certainly lots of people who think that any reference to race is wrong. But the reality is that for every nation on the face of this planet, it's within

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The Richmond Times Dispatch had a good series of articles this week on the Richmonders participating in the Dreams Across America program designed to highlight the need to pass sane and humane immigration reform. One of the dreams highlighted by the tour is the dream of educational opportunity offered by the DREAM Act which is included in the Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill. The

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Manu Raju writes for The Hill today that Senator Webb is one of three Democratic freshmen in the Senate whose votes will be critical to the outcome of comprehensive immigration reform. Call Senator Webb in Washington or at one of his regional offices to let him know that you support comprehensive reform and that you hope that he will vote for the bill even if the amendment he has proposed doesn't

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ChangeServant: Why Progressives (and Others) Should Oppose Webb's Amendment to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation

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Here's something useful out of the White House ... a refutation of the top 10 myths being passed around about comprehensive immigration reform.

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Welcome to Virginians for CIR (Comprehensive Immigration Reform) Now.This is a new blog created to provide a forum for the exchange of information among Virginians in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. Everyone pro and con is invited to participate in the conversation through the comments section, and comments will be moderated to ensure civility of tone, not to censure content/subject

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