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House Appropriations Committee Gives Trump Administration Blank Check to Implement Mass Deportation Plan

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) strongly opposes the funding bill released by the House Appropriations Committee, which would focus on massive increases in immigration enforcement and border security and result in the deportation of thousands of undocumented people with children, family and other strong ties to the …

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House Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Includes Funding for Border Wall, Security Build-up Along U.S.-Mexico Border

Washington, DC—On Tuesday July 18, the House Appropriations Committee will consider a version of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill that would fund a border wall and security build-up along the U.S.-Mexico border, and increase the deportation capacity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The bill matches many …

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The Happiness Formula

By: Marco Vinicio Blanco How desperate as parents we are to see the security crisis that our society is living! It is becoming increasingly difficult to explain to our children what the newspaper reports every day, why so many policemen and yellow tapes in photos, in television news. How do …

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Governor Brown Signs Assemblymember Garcia’s First Bill of the Year

AB 683, Cultural Re-Entry Programs  (SACRAMENTO, CA) Governor Brown signed Assemblymember Garcia’s first bill of the 2017-2018 legislative session. AB 683, Cultural Re-Entry Programs is a groundbreaking bill that will expand access to resources and help reduce recidivism for one of our state’s most vulnerable populations. “I want to thank …

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Cannabis in Imperial Valley

By: Mario Conde California cities are working to decide what direction they will take now that Proposition 64 was approved by voters last year allowing the sale and distribution of cannabis in the state. Back in January the City of Calexico became the first city in the Imperial Valley to …

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