Immigrant Rights

Colorado vigil protests deaths at the border

Dozens protest deaths of immigrants at border crossings.

Call for Arizona-style immigration law raises fears in Florida

Miami's NPR station reports that calls for an Arizona-style law in Florida is raising fears. But AFSC's Herman Martinez vows action. Click here to hear more.

NBC LA: Se Habla Meg Whitman

California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is courting the immigrant vote with ads during the World Cup. But AFSC staffer Pedro Rios considers her a "political chameleon." Read more here.

Bassidi's Story

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After the arrest of his father, Bassidi shared how his farther's lack of "papers" have prevented him from getting a job and supporting his family.

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Youth say keep our families together

Jocelyn family

Joceyln and her family

Joceyln (bottom row, middle), her father, and five siblings in front of their home in New Jersey.

When 50 people, 30 of them children, leave Newark, NJ at 6:30 in the morning on a bus to Washington DC, there must be a good reason.

Welcoming Colorado posters

Welcoming Colorado poster

Welcoming Colorado poster

This is one of several posters created by Welcoming Colorado. See more at http://welcomingcolorado.org/.

Working with the Welcoming Colorado initiative of Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition and Coloradoans For Immigrant Rights, Jordan Garcia, Ally Organizing Director for AFSC Colorado, helped create these images.

The Welcoming Colorado imitative is statewide, and buses carrying one of the images are rolling in Denver, Aurora, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction and Longmont

Welcoming Colorado poster

Welcoming Colorado poster

This is one of several posters created by Welcoming Colorado. See more at http://welcomingcolorado.org/.

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AFSC is a Quaker organization devoted to service, development, and peace programs throughout the world. Our work is based on the belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. Learn more

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