Voces in the News
- August 26, 2008 - Latino Media Outlets on the Rise in Milwaukee
How the Voces newspaper and WJTI-AM are keeping the community informed - WUWM - July 12, 2008 - Hispanic Teens Walking For Voters
The first presidential convention is weeks away. But Hispanic teens on Milwaukee's south side say it's not too soon to find and register new voters. Organizers call their canvassing for new voters, Democracy Summer - Fox 6 News - June 28, 2008 - Crackdown on ID business
South Side businesses and activists are calling an ID business a scam that preys on immigrants - CBS 58 - June 26, 2008 - Ashley Accused
In a case begun by Voces, Ashley Furniture is prosecuted by the National Labor Relations Board for its silencing of workers over its premature implementation of 'No Match' letter rules - Arcadia Leader - June 20, 2008 - Workers challenge treatment after records are questioned
Two Ashley Furniture Industries employees are pressing a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board that the company near Winona violated theirs and at least 30 other employees' rights when it allegedly silenced employees who'd been found to have discrepancies in their Social Security records - Rochester Post Bulletin - May 28, 2008 - Immigrant raid sparks solidarity
Three hundred-89 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested May 12th at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. A vigil will be held Wednesday evening at Ascension Lutheran Church in Milwaukee as part of a nationwide vigil movement - Wisconsin Radio Network - May 2, 2008 - Still They March
Against the predictable mainstream media stories focused on the decreased size of the May Day marches, the real story is how so many people overcame their fear and marched in 200 cities - New America Media - May 2, 2008 - Standing up for rights - Local students join rally for immigration reform
RACINE - About 300 local students attended a brief rally Thursday morning at Monument Square before attending a march for immigration reform in Milwaukee. "Let's demand respect for everybody in this community," Mayor Gary Becker said at the rally - Racine Journal Times - May 2, 2008 - Crowds Smaller in Marches for Immigrant Rights
Across the nation, Milwaukee had one of the more robust turnouts, with thousands of people gathering, as they did last year - New York Times - April 23, 2008 - It's Happening Here
It sounds like something that happens in Baghdad or 1980s El Salvador - individuals being taken from their homes, never to return again. But it isn't happening a world away in a war zone or under a brutal regime. It's happening in Milwaukee - Shepherd Express - April 20, 2008 - 'A Day Without Latinos' march set
For the third year in a row, Voces de La Frontera is organizing "A Day Without Latinos" march on May 1, part of a national effort to push for comprehensive immigration reform - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - April 16, 2008 - Both sides size up immigration debate as another 'day without latinos' approaches
As Wisconsin approaches a third annual "Day without a Latino" march May 1, those on both sides of the immigration debate say nothing of substance is being done to address the issue - wispolitics.com - April 2, 2008 - Students do their part to promote referendum
Students United for Immigrant Rights - Voces de la Frontera's student chapter - organized to spread the word about a school funding referendum in several wards in the city that typically have low voter turnouts - Racine Journal Times - March 4, 2008 - 'Hi' to immigrants springing up here
Yard signs welcoming immigrants to Madison are starting to appear on the snow-piled landscape - Capital Times - March 3, 2008 - Voces de la Frontera gives Latino youth a voice
An anticipatory fervor lit up the room with the speech and discussion that composed the majority of the Youth Summit... - UWM Post - June 8, 2006 - Christine Neumann-Ortiz: A powerful voice for immigrants' rights
Profile of Voces' founding Executive Director - MKE - February 21, 2008 - The Newest Frontier
Milwaukee in the spotlight in a look at how immigrants are transforming America - The Economist - January 28, 2008 - Voces de la Frontera joins major voter drive effort
There's a major effort under way in Milwaukee to register thousands of first-time voters - WISN TV - October 11, 2008 - No Match letters protested
Hundreds march from Milwaukee's south side to the downtown Social Security office Friday morning as part of an effort to get the agency not to send "no-match" letters to employers - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - October 7, 2008 - Police urged not to check legal status
Activists want immigration standing off-limits in stops; some chiefs agree - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - July 16, 2007 - Local Activist on CNN after Immigration Rally
In a demonstration outside the federal courthouse, dozens put on masks of CNN host Lou Dobbs to pose the question, "Do you have to be Lou Dobbs to have a voice in the immigration debate?" - WTMJ4
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Myth: Immigrants come here to take welfare
Fact: Immigrants are significantly more likely to be in work than US citizens. Undocumented workers can access few benefits, but their taxes contribute to welfare for citizens and permanent residents.
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