By Jacqueline Mumbey*
This Sunday, March 21st, activists from all walks of life will be gathering in Washington DC to take part in the March for America [2]. March for America is a commitment towards immigration reform and economic justice for all Americans. According to the March’s website, this gathering is a challenge to U.S. political leaders to adopt a vision of a nation in which
immigrants and native-born U.S. citizens [work] shoulder to shoulder to achieve better wages, working conditions, and labor protections,…[not to mention a America] that’s back to work, with a fair balance between main street and wall street.
If you’re in DC this weekend, hit the streets and join the march! Two of NCRW’s member centers will be there: Ms. Foundation [3] and Legal Momentum [4]. Whether or not you are able to make it to the march, now is the time to learn more about immigration rights and reform in the U.S. NCRW’s network is a great place to start. Start with our fact sheets and policy briefs [5] on immigration right here on the Big Five site. Educate yourself about the Child Citizenship Protection Act [6] and DREAM Act [7]. Read The Opportunity Agenda’s shared narrative for immigration messaging [8]. Also see the Chicana/Latina Research Center [9], the Southwest Women’s Law Center [10] and the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program [11] at the University of Illinois of Urbana-Champaign. Finally, the Women's Media Center has compiled a robust set of links connecting family values and immigration reform:
- “Though majority of immigrant women in ICE detention are pregnant by rape, abortion is no option [12]”
- “Detained migrant women shackled during childbirth [13]”
- “Immigration Quandary: A Mother Torn From Her Baby [14]”
- “New Study Finds Immigration Policies Hurt Kids [15]”
- “Torn Apart, Families Struggle To Stay Together [16]”
- “Births to Minorities Are Approaching Majority in U.S.” [17]
*Jacqueline Mumbey is a Communications interns with the National Council for Research on Women and a recent graduate of City College with a master’s in international affairs.
