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Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses... No More?
Our Government Continues to Blatantly Ignore Horrors of Families' PlightThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security rang in the New Year by casting a nationwide dragnet targeting Central American asylum seekers for deportation to their home countries. In addition to the raids, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson likewise announced an "expanded messaging campaign" that would "educate those considering the journey north... about the dangerous realities of that journey."
By Terri Burke, Executive Director, 2008-2020
5 Ways Texas can Prevent Another Sandra Bland Tragedy
These are the reforms Texas needs to ensure tragedies like Sandra Bland's never happen again.
By Mark Humphries
Texas Can't Ban Syrian Refugees
Texas officials want to violate the Constitution by closing our doors on refugees fleeing our enemies.
Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance is Down, But Not Out
In order to bring equality to Houston, we need more education, more pressure, and a fresh push by the new city council.
By Terri Burke, Executive Director, 2008-2020
‘HERO is a Local Tool’…What Does That Mean, Exactly?
Without an Equal Rights Ordinance, discrimination claims cost thousands and last for years.
What a “No” Vote on HERO Would Mean for Houston
On November 3rd, voters will go to the polls to determine the fate of Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance. If it passes, pregnant women, veterans, the elderly, and a dozen other groups of people will find they can’t be fired, evicted, or turned away from a business because of who they are.
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