Over the past few months, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) has been monitoring developments in the Senate on immigration reform. Senate Bill 744 takes significant steps towards creating an inclusive roadmap to citizenship for the 11 million aspiring citizens, family unity, and worker protections for both immigrants to the United States and migrant…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2013 Media contact: Moravia de la O, (410) 783-0236, moravia@cdmigrante.org Baltimore, MD — Yesterday, members of the Senate introduced the highly anticipated bill to reform immigration policy in the United States. Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM; Center for Migrant Rights, in English), a transnational migrant legal rights organization…
PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 18 de Abril, 2013 Contacto de Prensa: Moravia de la O, (410) 783-0236, moravia@cdmigrante.org Baltimore, MD — Ayer, miembros del Senado presentaron el anhelado proyecto de ley para reformar la política migratoria de los Estados Unidos. El Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM; Center for Migrant Rights, en Ingles), una…
(Baltimore, MD – April 17, 2013)–Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM), acknowledges the Senate’s introduction of a bill to reform immigration policy in the United States and salutes the advocates and migrant leaders who have raised their voices in this critically important debate. “This bill comes at an historic moment,” said Sarah Rempel,…
April 10, 2013 Thousands of immigrants, advocates, and allies will meet today in Washington D.C. to call for fair and inclusive immigration reform. As a transnational organization dedicated to the defense and promotion of migrant rights in the U.S., Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) will be at today’s rally to advocate for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2013 Media contact: Mónica Ramírez, 561-676-3202, monica@cdmigrante.org Farmworker Women Join the Immigration Conversation A delegation of more than 60 farmworker women leaders and advocates will meet in Washington, D.C. from April 6 through the 10, 2013 to educate members of Congress about farmworker women’s unique concerns related to the United…
PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 5 de Abril, 2013 Contacto de Prensa: Mónica Ramírez, 561-676-3202, monica@cdmigrante.org Campesinas Se Unen a la Conversación Sobre la Inmigración Una delegación de mas de 60 líderes campesinas y defensores se reunirán en Washington DC del 6 al 10 de Abril del 2013 para educar a miembros del Congreso sobre los temas que preocupan…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2013 Media Contact: Moravia de la O Phone: (410) 783-0236 Email: moravia@cdmigrante.org Federal Court Orders the U.S. Department of Labor to Stop Using Invalid Wage Determinations for Temporary Workers BALTIMORE, MD- Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (The Center for Migrant Rights, or “CDM”) is celebrating a victory in…
PARA SU PUBLICACION INMEDIATA 22 de Marzo, 2013 Contacto de Prensa: Moravia de la O Tel: (410) 783-0236 Email: moravia@cdmigrante.org Tribunal Federal Ordena al Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos Dejar de Usar un Sistema Invalido para Calcular los Salarios de Trabajadores Huespedes BALTIMORE, MD- El Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM)…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Widespread Human Rights Abuses Under Temporary Worker Programs Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2013) – As Congress debates proposals for comprehensive immigration reform, temporary workers in the U.S. under the current H-2A and H-2B temporary worker programs are suffering widespread recruitment abuses, which can lead to debt servitude and human trafficking. These abuses…