Tag: immigration
Birmingham to Host Mass Meeting As Part of ‘Poor People’s Campaign’
Times staff report
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and the Rev Dr. Liz Theoharis will co-lead a Moral Revival mass meeting in Birmingham...
‘Let’s Talk Race’ session draws diverse crowd to Vestavia Hills church
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Ron Higey had his plans laid out. The pastor of Birmingham International Church in Vestavia Hills...
For DACA Recipients, Only Sure Thing is Uncertainty
By Elena Shore
New America Media
SAN FRANCISCO -- Luis Quiroz was on the bus heading to school when he first heard the news.
The 27-year-old DACA...
Will Trump Kill the Dream for These Immigrants?
By Marcelo Rochabrun
ProPublica
With the president reportedly at the point of canceling DACA, some of its 800,000 beneficiaries describe what they gained — and now fear...
Mass deportation would cost U.S. economy billions, experts say
By Barrington Salmon
NNPA Newswire Contributor
Immigration and labor experts say that mass deportation would cost the federal government nearly $900 billion in lost revenue over...
Breaking silence, Obama speaks out on Trump immigrants order
By Josh Lederman
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama praised protesters who amassed across the country in opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration...
Birmingham protesters rally at airport in opposition to Trump’s immigration ban
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Hundreds of Birmingham protesters gathered Sunday at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration ban, which has prohibited...
