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Wyden Amendment to S. 744
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Wyden Amendment to S. 744

by × on June 20, 2013 at 12:06 am × 0 comments

Yesterday, Senator Rob Wyden of Oregon sponsored an amendment to the Senate immigration reform bill.  The current bill sacrifices environmental protection and the safety of border communities for the sake of a pathway to citizenship.  But this is ugly, divisive politics.  The  hyper militarization of the border is not only […]

Sierra Club Statement on Wyden Amendment to Senate Immigration Bill
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Sierra Club Statement on Wyden Amendment to Senate Immigration Bill

by × on June 19, 2013 at 8:53 pm × 0 comments

June 19, 2013 CONTACT: Maggie Kao, maggie.kao@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Ron Wyden (OR) filed an amendment (Amendment 1318) to the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill that would provide more flexibility for border security, save more than a billion dollars in taxpayer money, and reinstate the rule of law […]

Working toward a better border: California Values Statement on Immigration Reform
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Working toward a better border: California Values Statement on Immigration Reform

by × on March 13, 2013 at 11:29 am × 0 comments

Does Washington really “get” the border?  As we on the southwest border watch our leaders in Washington D.C. debate the complexities of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, we often feel that Washington is out of touch with the everyday realities of California. To cross the border at San Ysidro to go buy […]