Democracia-Ahora.org

Democracia Ahora - sister advocacy organization of the national non-partisan Hispanic civic engagement program, Democracia U.S.A. - is committed to advancing federal and state legislation vital to Hispanic communities. Democracia Ahora's work on legislative issues is grounded in our commitment to the basic principles of equality under the law and opportunity for all. Democracia Ahora seeks to educate, empower and engage established and new citizen advocates on the issues that matter to their families, their communities, and their country.

Check out Democracia Ahora's blog to find out the latest on immigrant rights issues and read commentary from Democracia Ahora staff and supporters on the Great Immigration Debate as well as other issues affecting Hispanics nationwide.

Our Issues

We support: Comprehensive immigration reform that respects and reflects our values and history as a nation of immigrants. The key components to any effective, realistic, long-lasting immigration reform bill must include a path to earned legalization, a temporary worker program, and a family reunification program. Any legislation missing these core components will lead to another generation of disastrous immigration failures.

We oppose: Mean-spirited, anti-immigrant legislation, like the House immigration bill, H.R. 4437. H.R 4437 would make criminals out of hard working immigrants and humanitarian workers, make local law enforcement act as immigration agents, and make our country weaker. H.R. 4437 is a textbook enforcement-only bill that mirrors the failed policies of the past two decades. This bill poses a threat to immigrants, citizens, families, businesses, communities, and the spirit of the Constitution. H.R. 4437 and similar type proposals are nothing more than a cynical political ploy aimed to win votes by scapegoating those without a voice.

Click HERE to see how your representative voted on HR 4437.

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Dec 15, 2009: Spread the Great News!

Nov 9, 2009: Democracia Ahora Praises House Members for Passage of Health Reform Act (D Ahora)
Miami, FL – In response to Saturday’s passage of the health insurance reform bill by the House of Representatives, Jorge Mursuli, President and CEO of Democracia Ahora released the following statement:

Saturday’s vote was a tremendous victory for Latino voters who just one year ago cast their votes for reform. The current health insurance reform bill will guarantee affordability, stop discriminatory practices, and offer hundreds of thousands of Latino families access to quality care.

Oct 7, 2009: A Losing Proposition -- How Immigration Enforcement Hurts Women and Communities (Huffington Post)
s Lou Dobbs continues to fan the flames of anti-immigrant rhetoric, the American public is increasingly buying into a flawed premise: immigrants are criminals and local law enforcement must enforce immigration laws. The effects of this rhetorical myth are devastating.

Oct 5, 2009: "Lou Dobbs, ¡eres un peligro para los latinos!" (www.elpais.com)
Son los matices los que nos ponen a prueba, pero hay que darles oportunidad. CNN, la cadena de noticias, está sometida a un bombardeo -o, para ser precisos, un nuevo bombardeo-. En la mira: Lou Dobbs, controvertido conductor titular del programa nocturno del mismo nombre.

Oct 1, 2009: Lou Dobbs (Campus Progress)
CNN’s weeknight anchor fancies himself an “independent populist” but his bent can only be described as “nationalist anger.”

Sep 30, 2009: Dobbs slams New American Media, America's Voice as "sham organization[s]" that "represent no one" (Media Matters)
Dobbs slams New American Media, America's Voice as "sham organization[s]" that "represent no one" Roberto Lovato works for New American Media which says it represents 2,000 ethnic news organizations and reaches 51 million ethnic adults, but it represents "no one." They don't want to secure our borders "or want to preserve the national sovereignty." America’s Voice is a "sham organization created to lobby for amnesty and open borders," but Frank is a nice fellow. Atlantic Philanthropies, a registered foreign agent. Saul Alinsky wouldn't be too proud of America’s Voice, though, because they're really not very effective. “You all sit on each other's boards, huddling, chanting in the dark.”

Sep 29, 2009: Is Lou Dobbs, CNN's Resident Bigot, on His Way Out? (Alter Net)
The heat on CNN to dump right-wing nativist news host Lou Dobbs has reached a boiling point.

Several grassroots and Internet campaigns urging CNN to drop Dobbs in response to his relentless hate-talk are gathering momentum and tens of thousands of signatures. Will Dobbs finally be stopped from using his on-air bully pulpit to bash immigrants and spread misleading and inaccurate information?

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