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 […]
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Virginia House of Delegates Hides Opposition to Immigrant Rights
Haziel Andrade is a DREAMer, one of millions of young, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children by their parents. She grew up in Northern Virginia just like any other kid in the neighborhood — goofing around in the playground, attending public school and dreaming about her future. Unaware of her immigration […]
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DREAMers Walk 70 Miles to Defend Their Futures
Ten Virginia DREAMers walked 70 miles from Charlottesville to Richmond last week to bring attention to the threats facing immigrants since Trump was inaugurated. “We can’t sit quietly anymore,” said Jacky Cortes, one of the organizers. “We can’t allow the political environment to drive us to fear and the shadows. Now is the time to […]
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SCOTUS to Decide on Trump’s Travel Ban
This month, the Supreme Court will issue rulings on a number of cases before its summer recess begins. One decision involves whether the court will lift lower courts’ injunctions on Trump’s travel ban until it hears the full case either later this month or in the fall. The Department of Justice asked SCOTUS to intervene […]