C-U Immigration Forum

This is a simplified version of the proposals for immigration reform as talked about in February 2013. The CU Immigration Forum synthesized several and then voted at a general meeting what the local position would be. We used expediency and morality as our primary criteria fully realizing that at times they contracted each other. When you find a blank our column, we either could not agree at the Forum or we judged it critical not to agree to any of the proposals as outlined since we either did not agree w/ the details or with the principle. CU Immigration Forum's summary of proposals' position on Streamlining  Immigration gaps CU Immigration Forum's summary of proposals' position on further enforcement CU Immigration Forum's summary of proposals' position on the Pathway to Citizenship CU Immigration Forum's summary of proposals' position on worker and employer proposals

On Wednesday, April 10th more than two dozen local organizations and congregations will hold a candlelight vigil and march to underscore the need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR). The event, which is entitled "Light the Pathway to Citizenship - Don't Block It" is just one of dozens of events taking place on that day as part of a National Day of Action across the country to build support for CIR in communities throughout the nation. "We want to demonstrate to our elected officials that there is broad community support for  Comprehensive Immigration Reform," explained Ricardo Diaz, a member of the Steering  Committee of the C-U Immigration Forum who is organizing the event. "There is growing  consensus in our country that the time has come to fix our broken immigration system and provide  a pathway to citizenship to the many undocumented immigrants living in and contributing to the  vitality of our community." Details:  The event wil...