Voces in the News
- June 30, 2009 - Some budget gains for immigrants
Children of parents in this country illegally will be able to pay in state UW tuition, under a provision of the budget signed by Governor Jim Doyle Monday. (Wisconsin Radio Network) - June 30, 2009 - New law allows undocumented immigrants to pay in-state Wisconsin tuition
Some undocumented immigrants will now have a chance to pay in-state tuition at Wisconsin universities and colleges. (Fox 21 Madison) - June 30, 2009 - Illegal immigrants now eligible for in-state tuition
Final budget deal omits driver's card (Kenosha News) - June 29, 2009 - Some illegal immigrants will be able to get in-state tuition
Under a provision in the two-year budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law, some undocumented high school graduates will be able to attend Wisconsin state universities by paying in-state tuition rates. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - June 23, 2009 - Lawmakers Mull Driver's Cards For Illegal Immigrants
"The more eligible drivers and qualified drivers we have on the roads, the safer it is for the roads to remain that way," says Carlos Valentin of Madison Police Depertament (WISC TV) - June 23, 2009 - Debate over "Driver's Cards" for Illegal Immigrants
Immigrant rights activists are trying to get the state to issue driver's cards for undocumented immigrants. (WUWM Radio) - June 22, 2009 - Groups lobby for Wis. driver's card for immigrants
Supporters press their case with a news conference, a noisy rally outside the Capitol and in meetings with lawmakers. (Chicago Tribune/AP) - June 22, 2009 - Hundreds rally for driving measure for illegal immigrants
Hundreds of people flooded the state Capitol to rally for a budget provision that would allow undcoumented immigrants to get driving certificates (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - June 22, 2009 - Groups lobby for driver's cards
Allowing illegal immigrants to qualify for special driver's cards would make the roads safer, reduce insurance rates and generate much-needed revenue for state government, say supporters (Fox 11) - June 22, 2009 - Rally for immigrant driving privileges
Proponents of drivers cards for illegal immigrants call on state Senate leaders to restore that language to the budget. (Wisconsin Radio Network) - June 17, 2009 - Latino leaders protest Senate's removal of immigrant provisions
Leaders in Milwaukee's Latino community expressed outrage Wednesday that state Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) and other Democrats removed provisions in the state budget that would allow some undocumented students to pay in-state college tuition and let illegal immigrants obtain certificates to drive legally. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - June 15, 2009 - Measure grants driving rights to undocumented immigrants
Special driver cards intended to improve safety on roadways (Kenosha News) - June 3, 2009 - State May Grant Illegal Immigrants Special License To Drive
Wisconsin could become only the second state in the United States to give illegal immigrants a special license to drive. The policy change is part of the proposed state budget. (WISN) - June 2, 2009 - State immigrant-rights coalition to participate in national campaign
Local activists join others from across U.S. seeking immigration law reforms (Kenosha News) - June 1, 2009 - Wisconsin would be 2nd state to issue driver's cards to illegal immigrants
The state may soon join Utah in issuing undocumented immigrants special cards that allow them to drive but not get other rights that traditional licenses hold. (Green Bay Press Gazette) - June 1, 2009 - Viewpoint: What Way Forward for Immigration Reform?
The spirit of the May 1 marches was hopeful: legislative work groups are being set up this summer to draft legislation. But what kind of bill will emerge, and when? (Labor Notes) - May 29, 2009 - Budget committee OKs driver's card
Undocumented immigrants in Wisconsin not eligible for driver's licenses instead could get driver's cards that would give them limited rights under action taken by a Democratic-controlled committee. (Capital Times / Associated Press) - May 1, 2009 - Crowd swells for immigration rally
Amid economic troubles, a flu scare, the closing of some schools and the cancellation of the Cinco de Mayo festival in Milwaukee, Friday's immigration and worker rights march drew thousands who walked through downtown and rallied at the lakefront to continue the push for comprehensive immigration reform. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - May 1, 2009 - Flu Outbreak Doesn't Stop Immigration Rallies
The threat of the H1N1 virus had apparently had little if any effect on immigration rallies in Wisconsin on Friday. (WISN) - May 1, 2009 - Group Says Immigration Reform Must Come Soon
For the fourth year in a row, immigrants and their supporters will take to the streets Friday, May 1, in many U.S. cities, in support of immigration reform. (WUWM Milwaukee) - April 29, 2009 - March to Go On Despite Threat of Swine Flu
Despite swine flu outbreaks across the country, immigration activists are carrying on with plans to stage large demonstrations on Friday. It will mark the fourth annual 'Day with out Latinos' march and rally, including in Milwaukee. (WUWM News) - April 27, 2009 - Immigrants need rights, union power
This May 1 marks a national day of action in cities across the United States as hundreds of thousands of people will march in the streets (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - April 1, 2009 - Labor Rights crucial in workers' May 1 marches
America's economic future, as well as to genuine immigration reform, depend on labor rights advances (Milwaukee Labor Press) - March 18, 2009 - Immigrant rights rally at Capitol
Those in support of rights for undocumented immigrants are calling on a few changes to the Governor's proposed budget. (Wisconsin Radio Network) - March 18, 2009 - Racine student activists seek license, tuition fairness
Over 100 Racine high school students and several dozen adult supporters piled into buses Wednesday morning to deliver a message to legislators in Madison. (Racine Post) - March 1, 2009 - Time to Get Political
After years of paralysis in U.S. Congress, the wheels begin to turn anew on the vexing issue of what to do about the nation's undocumented immigrants (Aqui Milwaukee) - February 18, 2009 - Coalition Re-Forms to Battle Real ID
Driver’s certificates would lead to safer roads (Shepherd Express) - February 16, 2009 - Unified student groups renew call for MLK school holiday
Two Racine Unified student groups want the district to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a day off from school. They'll join two of the city's civil rights organizations today to rally before the Unified School Board meeting - Racine Journal Times - February 13, 2009 - Group seeks driver certificates for illegal immigrants
A coalition of groups today stepped up its effort to convince Gov. Jim Doyle to allow illegal immigrants to obtain certificates that would allow them to drive and get car insurance - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - January 22, 2009 - No more raids Mr. President
A national call for immigration reform sparks action in Wisconsin as about 100 people gathered outside of Congresswoman Gwen Moore's Milwaukee office late Wednesday - Wisconsin Radio Network - January 22, 2009 - Call for Immigration Reform
About 100 people who want new immigration legislation gathered outside of congresswoman Gwen Moore's Milwaukee office late Wednesday - WUWM - January 15, 2009 - WI activists on Obama's home turf
A Wisconsin labor rights and immigrant advocate says Barack Obama's immigration policy helped win over the Latino vote in the Presidential race. (Wisconsin Radio Network) - December 18, 2008 - Area women launch a Jewish response to immigration crisis
How MIKLAT! is reaching out - Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle - December 17, 2008 - Everyday Heroes
Volunteers who go beyond the expected to inspire others, including the students of SUITS and SUFRIR, Voces de la Frontera's youth chapters - Milwaukee Shepherd Express - November 5, 2008 - Hundreds of local students knock on doors to encourage voting
Students wearing yellow shirts blanketed Racine on election day, passing out cards that indicated where to vote and a number to call to get a ride to the polls - Racine Journal Times - November 3, 2008 - Civic minded teens take action
They may not be old enough to vote, but a number of teens in southeastern Wisconsin are doing what they can to ensure others hit the polls on Election Day - Wisconsin Radio Network - October 6, 2008 - Absentee Voting Begins in Wisconsin
Voces de la Frontera Director Christine Neumann-Ortiz says in the past couple of months, the group has registered more than 2,000 residents to vote, and some want to do it before Nov. 4 - Milwaukee Public Radio (WUWM) - October 2, 2008 - Judge rules against Ashley Furniture
Voces de la Frontera wins 'No Match' case against Ashley Furniture - September 24, 2008 - Changes to MPS program protested
Recent changes to Milwaukee Public Schools' parental involvement program are adversely affecting families with limited English proficiency, a group that rallied in front of MPS central offices Wednesday contends - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - September 1, 2008 - Immigration Issue Broached at Major Political Conventions
Activists for immigrants' rights have been pressing for change from the next presidency - Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) - August 26, 2008 - Latino Media Outlets on the Rise in Milwaukee
How the Voces newspaper and WJTI-AM are keeping the community informed - WUWM - August 11, 2008 - Midwest Hispanic voters could play pivotal role
In tight battleground states, tiny bloc could make a difference - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - August 6, 2008 - Wisconsin's Latinos Could Decide the Election
New voters could decide the presidential election and affect races statewide - Shepherd Express - July 30, 2008 - Immigration forum presses need for reform
Voces de la Frontera's Reality Tour reaches out to Western Wisconsin (Eau Claire Leader-Telegram) - July 25, 2008 - Panel discusses concerns about voter intimidation
A voter education summit in Milwaukee Wednesday night expressed concerns the city could see organized attempts at voter intimidation and disenfranchisement during the general election - Wispolitics.com - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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, 2007 - 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, 2007 - 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 - June 8, 2006 - Christine Neumann-Ortiz: A powerful voice for immigrants' rights
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