by Catherine Brzycki | Oct 2, 2013 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Despite the federal government shutdown, reform-minded lawmakers said this week they remain hopeful that an immigration bill will become law, adding their voices to national pressure to get legislation through the House of Representatives. The...
by Paige Sutherland | Aug 28, 2013 | Immigration
This morning thousands of people took the streets of the Capital in honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Although America has made great strides in closing the racial disparity gap since 1963, much more is needed to be done.
by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Aug 28, 2013 | Immigration, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Half a century after Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech rang across the world, thousands relived the moment Wednesday by rallying at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate that momentous event. On the steps of Lincoln’s shrine, a star-studded...
by Emily Hoerner & Amina Ismail | Aug 28, 2013 | Immigration, Topics
What if immigration reform advocates used financial arguments to make their case? Ask 10 individuals how they feel about the immigration debate, and you’ll get a range of responses combining humanitarian, employment, population, or economic concerns. You...
by Zongwei Li | Aug 19, 2013 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Just in time, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is ready to greet those taking part in the 50th anniversary reenactment of The March on Washington. It was only on Saturday that the last of the scaffolding that had surrounded the statue of the civil...
by Zongwei Li | Aug 15, 2013 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Immigration
WASHINGTON – The sculptor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial now thinks he can complete the refinish of the statue before leaving U.S. next week, thanks to the National Park Service’s find of a sandblasting material similar to the type preferred by the artist. Two...
