Immigration

  At least two Wisconsin Republicans are fuming over President Obama's State-of-the-Union speech, hours before he delivers it tonight.  Congressman Reid Ribble of Sherwood says the Democrat Obama plans to take a partisan, campaign-style approach instead of extending an olive branch.  Wisconsin Senate Republican Ron Johnson of Oshkosh tells the Gannett News Service… Read more »

  Compiled by MCJ Staff The second six months of 2013 was about injustice, from a courtroom in Florida to the hallowed chambers of the nation’s highest court, where an iconic ruling protecting the sanctity of voting rights was stripped of its essence. The second half of the year witnessed the celebration of another iconic moment in American and Black American history,… Read more »

  By Lisa Neff   One sun. One light. One ground. One sky. After a bruising, blistering election season, Richard Blanco helped to usher in a new year with those words in his inaugural poem, "One Today," and in his renewed optimism and hope for one country.  "One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the Smokies,… Read more »

  In an ongoing push this week to recognize the role of women and the potential benefits immigration reform represents, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) is circulating her own letter to her House colleagues. Moore’s letter focuses attention on domestic violence involving immigrant women. In its current form, our broken immigration system often puts immigrant women who have endured… Read more »

I'm excited to join this distinguished panel to discuss the need for comprehensive immigration reform. Read more »

As we use this month to learn more about how Latino culture has so deeply enriched every aspect of American life, let us remember that our struggle continues. Read more »

 U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore said on Sunday's "UpFront with Mike Gousha" that implementing the federal health care law was always going to be difficult, but opponents have worked to make it even more so.  “It's a brand-new, huge program, and it's been more difficult with the relentless efforts of Republicans to frustrate it,” Moore, D-Milwaukee,… Read more »

  By Gwen Moore and Christine Neumann-Ortiz  Every May Day, thousands gather in Milwaukee to support comprehensive immigration reform. We march for our family members, our neighbors and our friends. Side by side, we stand in solidarity — speaking out to support millions. With the majority of Americans standing with us, a consensus has been reached throughout the… Read more »

This bill embodies our American values in the way we extend a hand to lift millions from the shadows of our society. Read more »

 By Georgia Pabst  This year's May Day march for comprehensive immigration reform was smaller and shorter Wednesday than in previous years, when Milwaukee had among the largest turnouts in the nation. But with a proposed immigration reform bill on the table in Washington, the prospect for immigration reform appears closer than ever, and many of those who marched… Read more »