CDM commends U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia’s decision to temporarily block SB 4, the Texas legislation that outlaws sanctuary cities and promotes racial profiling. Despite purporting to keep communities safe, the law would instead encourage discrimination against immigrants and migrant workers, threaten freedom, and subvert public safety and trust. The courts should permanently block implementation…
CDM denounces President Trump’s pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio as yet another attack on immigrants and migrant workers. In pardoning a shameless spokesperson for racism and serial violator of basic civil and constitutional rights, President Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to anti-immigrant policies at the cost of rights that apply to everyone…
On July 17, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a list of objectives for the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) — a transnational migrant rights organization dedicated to ensuring access to justice for Mexico-based migrant workers — released the following statement: “Today,…
June 26, 2017 Today, migrant workers, labor and migrants’ rights organizations, and labor experts from Canada, Mexico, and the United States called for stronger migrant workers’ rights provisions and transnational access to justice in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Convened by Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM), today’s…
Today, President Donald J. Trump signed executive orders to criminalize immigrants and raise a physical barrier between the United States and Mexico. These policies will undermine community trust as fear of the authorities descends upon people across the US — not only undocumented immigrants but also on migrant workers and people of color who are…
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NAALC Petition 2016 (English)
Dear Friends, Last week, we received the long-awaited report on outreach events targeting migrant workers, released jointly by the governments of the U.S. and Mexico, following CDM’s 2011 complaint under the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC). While we are pleased to see cooperation between the two governments, we are disappointed that their response…
CDM commends Thomas Perez, U.S. Secretary of Labor, and Alfonso Navarrete Prida, Mexican Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare, for beginning to address shortcomings of fair labor provisions under the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC) in the Public Report on Outreach Events, released on September 23. While CDM recognizes actions undertaken jointly by…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2016 MEDIA CONTACTS: Evy Peña Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) From Mexico: 01-800-590-1773; From the US: 1-855-234-9699 // evy@cdmigrante.org CDM’s Board of Directors Welcomes Two New Members Policy and media consultant Gabriela Domenzain and organizational development strategist Ana Polanco join CDM’s Board of Directors Today, Centro de…