by Mattie Quinn | Oct 16, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — The 13 domestic violence resource centers in Washington have been hurt financially by the partial federal government shutdown, and the burden will continue even after the government is up and running, according to the officials from domestic...
by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 16, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Several new efforts to push immigration reform through the House of Representatives by end of year have supporters once again rallying behind the stalled legislation, including a large demonstration last week at the National Mall in which eight...
by Jayna Omaye | Oct 14, 2013 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — A disconnect among high school teachers, principals, administrators and parents may affect the amount of instruction focusing on civics and current events for younger Americans. “Unfortunately, many of them [students] will graduate from high school...
by Jayna Omaye | Oct 9, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Thousands rallied Tuesday on the National Mall chanting “si se puede” – “yes we can” — in a bid to re-ignite the debate on immigration reform and push Congress to take action on stalled legislation. At one point, nearly 200 people also...
by Elena Schneider | Oct 9, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – More than 200 protestors were arrested after blocking a street near the Capitol Building during an immigration rally on Tuesday, including at least eight Democratic U.S. House members. One of them was U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston. “A misdemeanor charge...
by Jayna Omaye | Oct 8, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – The Asian-American community in Washington embraced the ‘aloha spirit’ Thursday by paying tribute to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye. “There is not a place I go to all across our country where people do not come up to me and say, ‘I was helped by Sen. Inouye....
