General Immigration

Dear friends,

As we turn the corner towards a new year, we want to thank you for your support in 2013. Read more >

Impact of Typhoon Haiyan Persists Read more >

December 3, 2013

House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) announced a series of moves among his junior staff Tuesday, including the addition of an immigration policy analyst who has worked for Republicans that have supported allowing undocumented immigrants to earn U.S. citizenship. Read more >

November 26, 2013

TIJUANA — Video footage, anonymous leaflets, and eyewitness accounts on Tuesday offered some insights into last weekend’s incident that saw more than 100 people rush a heavily patrolled stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in broad daylight.

But the larger questions remained unanswered: Exactly who instigated the mass action on Sunday afternoon one quarter-mile west of the San Ysidro Port of Entry? And for what purpose? Read more >

*Editors Note: This hunger strike and others are indicative of the real concern for Immigration Reform. NNIRR continues to remind all of us that in pushing for a vote in the House, we want a vote for a strong legalization program and one that will put an end to punitive enforcement policy.  Read more >

Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:27 AM

Maria Quiring’s son was just months old the day the deportation notice arrived at her El Mirage home. Despite her marriage of five years to a U.S. Air Force serviceman, Quiring was ordered back to her native Mexico.

“I was so afraid of the door,” Maria said. “My little one was a baby. You see all this on the news, so I thought they would come to my door with guns and take me and leave my kids.” Read more >