Los legisladores estatales deberían enfocarse en la expansión de Medicaid, no criminalizando a los inmigrantes y refugiados Richmond, VA— Hoy, los legisladores republicanos de la Cámara de Delegados no pudieron anular el veto del gobernador Ralph Northam de HB 1257, legislación odiosa que criminaliza a las comunidades de inmigrantes y refugiados de Virginia. La Coalición […]
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House Conservatives Fail To Override Northam’s Veto Of HB1257
State Lawmakers Should Focus on Medicaid Expansion, Not Criminalizing Immigrants and Refugees Richmond, VA — Today, House Republican lawmakers failed to override Governor Ralph Northam’s veto of HB 1257, hateful legislation that criminalizes Virginia’s immigrant and refugee communities. The Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) finds it shameful that conservative members of the House of […]
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Tax Scam Protests Come to Virginia
Tax season always make me moody, but I appreciate the fact that my taxes—at least until Trump’s tax plan was passed—fund investments in our country like building roads, hiring teachers, and getting my mail delivered. But this tax season, I’m feeling extra grumpy because now my taxes aren’t going toward the collective good of our […]
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25 years later, my mom’s union button is still relevant. Virginians need healthcare.
When I was a kid, my mom would go to work at Giant in Woodbridge wearing a red smock covered in buttons, demonstrating pride in her job and support for her union. At the beginning of 1993, she donned a new button that read, “Tell Hillary you want what I got: decent healthcare.” When my […]
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Advocates for Health Care Mark Affordable Care Act’s 8th Anniversary By Calling Out Virginia Beach Republicans for Health Care Obstruction
8 years after the ACA became law, Scott Taylor, Frank Wagner, and Bill DeSteph are still working to undermine it Virginia Beach, Virginia—Friday morning, health care advocates gathered to mark the 8th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act while highlighting the conservative politicians who are still working to undermine affordable access for our families. Since […]
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HB1257 Is An Attack Against Virginia’s Immigrant Community
Richmond— Immigrant justice advocates are disgusted at the Virginia House of Delegates’ approval of HB1257, a bill from Delegate Benjamin Cline that prohibits localities from enacting sanctuary policies. Since Virginia already has laws that forbid sanctuary policies, community members and organizations are speaking out against HB1257 because it attacks immigrant and refugee communities. The Virginia Coalition […]
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House of Delegates Conservative Leadership Is No Friend of the Immigrant Community
RICHMOND— Immigrant justice advocates are condemning conservative members of Virginia’s House of Delegates after legislation important to hardworking residents of the Commonwealth was killed this week. Bills on in-state tuition and driver’s privileges were left to die before the February 13 crossover deadline while a House subcommittee voted to advance anti-sanctuary legislation. The Virginia Coalition for […]
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Immigrant Justice Advocates Denounce Senate Committee For Failing to Pass Driving Privileges Bill
RICHMOND, VA— Despite hearing testimony from DMV Commissioner Rick Holcomb in favor of a bill that grants driving privileges to undocumented Virginians, the Senate Transportation Committee voted along party lines to reject SB621. More than 100 people packed the committee room to support SB621 and were disappointed by the bill’s outcome. Min Su Kang, a youth […]
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Undocumented Students Failed Again After Senate Panel Kills In-State Tuition Bill
RICHMOND— Today, the Senate Education and Health Committee failed to pass bills that would give Virginia’s undocumented students in-state tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities. SB237 and SB810, sponsored by Sen. David Marsden, were killed along party lines in the committee. The Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) is dismayed by the news. […]
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Virginia Immigrant Justice Advocates Call For In-State Tuition And Driving Privileges For Undocumented Virginians
RICHMOND— Members of the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) state committee held a press conference today to support proposed legislation providing in-state tuition and driving privileges to undocumented Virginians. VACIR’s state committee, a coalition comprised of 16 organizations, is calling on Virginia lawmakers to fall in line with legislators from other states who have created […]