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CAMPAIGNS OVERVIEW
Voces de la Frontera has been a regional and national leader in campaigns for immigrant worker rights.
Immigration Reform - each year since 2006 we have mobilized thousands for "Day Without Latinos" marches calling on politicians to fix our broken immigration system. With renewed hope for change under President Obama, we continue to press for a humane legalization.
Driver's Licenses - in 2009, we renewed our efforts to win a reverse in bad state legislation that made Wisconsin's roads less safe by denying licenses to undocumented drivers.
Social Security No Match / E-Verify - we fought strongly against the Bush administration's flawed plans for employee verification and have urged the Obama administration to drop these schemes.
Education Rights - we have been working hard for both state and federal legislation to open up higher education to immigrant students.
New Sanctuary Movement - we have been central to local faith-based organizing to defend family unity against the threat of deportation
Workers' Rights - we support low-wage and immigrant workers in getting their rights and entitlements - and offer regular 'Know Your Rights' trainings
Get Out The Vote - we worked to strengthen democracy with massive voter registration drives in 2006 and 2008
Anti-War Movement - we joined with a coalition of local organizations in opposing an escalating Iraq War and the War on Immigrants that was waged alongside
Myths & Facts
Myth: Most immigrants to Wisconsin are from Mexico and Latin America
Fact: Fewer than 4 in 10 of Wisconsin's foreign-born residents came originally from South America, Central America, Mexico or the Carribean.
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NEWSPAPER
- Know Your Rights!:
- Don't Help Immigration Arrest You!
- National Week of Action:
- January 2010
