RITA Statement on Signing of Anti-Immigrant Arizona Bill
Contact: Adriana Cadena RITA Coordinator (915) 253-2262 acadena@bnhr.org April 24, 2010 **Statement Re: Signing of Anti-Immigrant Bill in Arizona** The Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA), a multi-sector, statewide network dedicated to building support for a sensible immigration policy, releases the following statement regarding the signing of the anti-immigrant bill in Arizona by Governor Jan Brewer. “The Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance, representing over 100... Read More
April 10 March and Rally in El Paso
**March and Rally in Downtown El Paso Saturday, April 10, 2010** EL PASOANS MARCH FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM 1,500 community members from El Paso and Southern New Mexico, elected officials and others to take part in this national event El Paso, TX – Immigrants, their employers, their families and the nation are in dire need of immigration reform to move together forward and out of this painful recession. We cannot wait any longer. As border residents and representatives, we must... Read More
CNN: Immigration Rally Draws Thousands to Washington
Washington (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people turned out on Washington’s National Mall on Sunday to support the Obama administration in its next big battle, a renewed effort to overhaul U.S. immigration laws. Speaking by video to the crowd, President Obama said he would do “everything in my power” to get a bipartisan deal within the year. “You know as well as I do that this won’t be easy, and it won’t happen overnight,” Obama said.... Read More
Star-Telegram: North Texans Head to Washington to Ask for Immigration Reform
By ANNA M. TINSLEY FORT WORTH — Douglas Interiano spent seven years waiting. Waiting to become a U.S. citizen, waiting for immigration papers and waiting to leave El Salvador to join his parents, who lived in Fort Worth. “I know it’s hard,” the Arlington man said of the immigration process. “And I was blessed, having parents who could [help] me. But there are thousands of people who don’t have any help, and they have been waiting years, maybe... Read More
Statement by RITA member Douglas Interiano
Douglas Interiano’s speech at the RITA press conference Friday, March 19, in Dallas, before the Texas Caravan for America departed for DC. Good evening, my name is Douglas Interiano and I am the executive director of Proyecto Inmigrante in Fort Worth. I am also a member of Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance, which goes by RITA. RITA is a statewide, multi-sector alliance formed in 2009 to build support for immigration reform. Today, more than 300 Texans from El Paso, Austin,... Read More
Press statement about the Texas Caravan
Contacts: Lori Stafford, Welcoming Immigrants Network, Dallas, Texas, (214) 649.2233, lori.stafford@gulfstream.com Louie Gilot, Border Network for Human Rights, El Paso, Texas, (915) 217-3621, lgilot@bnhr.org **Press Advisory** “TEXAS CARAVAN FOR AMERICA” TO GO TO DC IN SUPPORT OF IMMIGRATION REFORM More than 300 people, including 40 El Pasoans, to travel 28 hours by bus to join thousands in national rally on the Nation Mall March 21 More than 300 Texans from El Paso, Dallas,... Read More
Press conference in Dallas, March 19
Contacts: Lori Stafford, Welcoming Immigrants Network, Dallas, Texas, (214) 649.2233, lori.stafford@gulfstream.com; and Louie Gilot, Border Network for Human Rights, El Paso, Texas, (915) 217-3621, lgilot@bnhr.org **Press conference: 6 p.m., Friday March 19, 2010** “TEXAS CARAVAN FOR AMERICA” TO GO TO DC IN SUPPORT OF IMMIGRATION REFORM More than 300 people from all parts of Texas to travel 28 hours by bus to join thousands in national rally on the Nation Mall March 21 More... Read More
March for America: March 21 in D.C.
The Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA) will travel to Washington, DC, as the Texas Caravan for America with 4 buses, over 200 people, to participate in the March for America on Sunday, March 21, 2010. We will march on Washington, DC to demand immigration reform and economic justice for all Americans. Our vision of reform includes immigrants and native-born U.S. citizens working shoulder to shoulder to achieve better wages, working conditions, and labor protections, and... Read More
RITA Member LUPE on the Texas Convention
700+ Texans come together to fight for Immigration Reform February 22, 2010 · People are angry and disappointed that there hasn’t been significant change in immigration policy and this frustration was clear in people’s voices, signs and calls for reform at the convention. But more powerful was the general sense of urgency for the need to take action and the determination for change. That’s why more than 700 Texans came together in Austin to rally on Saturday for comprehensive... Read More
AhoraSi! on the Texas Convention
Inmigrantes de Austin se reúnen para exigir reforma (Jay Janner, ¡ahora sí!) Lizbeth Salazar en el Capitolio el 1 de mayo, 2009. El objetivo de la Convención en Austin es llegar a un mensaje y objetivos comunes para presentarlo en Washington. Tania Lara, ¡ahora sí! Si estás interesado en que el Congreso de Estados Unidos apruebe una reforma a las leyes de inmigración, el sábado 20 de febrero es tu oportunidad para exigir ese cambio en la Convención de Texas por la Integración... Read More
