Gutierrez Challenges the Harmful Status Quo
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced the “Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009.” This legislation marks a path for the nation to tackle the nation’s broken immigration system. - Huffington Post
NCLR Fights for Immigrant Children in Health Care Reform
Janet Murguía, CEO of the National Council of La Raza, recently published an op-ed in the DC insider newspaper The Hill fighting to keep anti-immigrant fear-mongering from discriminating against the children of undocumented immigrants in the nation’s health care reform bill. - The Hill
Denver Voters Drive Off Vehicle-Impoundment Initiative
Denver voters defeated a ballot initiative that would have restricted police discretion on whether to impound cars driven by unlicensed drivers. Initiative 300 had prompted opposition from civic and political leaders. The initiative would tie up police, would become a costly bureaucratic burden, and was an attack against undocumented immigrants. - Denver Post
Senator Dan Inouye campaign's campaign is using Crossroads to help build a top-notch operation in the field and online. Our team is assisting with online development, messaging, field planning, and general strategy to re-elect the Senator to his ninth term. We have launched the campaign website and are in the planning stages for a campaign roadmap.
The North Carolina Democratic Party, finding itself with one of the nation's hottest US Senate races on its plate, needed a winning get-out-the-vote strategy to put Kay Hagan over the top. Crossroads built a GOTV plan including volunteer and paid canvass and phone banking operations that drew thousands of voters to the polls, successfully putting the candidate over the top.
The National Council of La Raza, a member of Health Care for American Now (HCAN), is working with its Affiliate and sister organizations and other entities to ensure equitable health care for those who work and live in the United States. NCLR has partnerships throughout the nation and, with Crossroads' help, is mobilizing this network for comprehensive health care reform that is inclusive of Latinos and immigrants.
In elections nationwide, the We Are America Alliance Action Fund is engaging under-represented communities. In Virginia, Crossroads has helped the Alliance combine media, mail, canvasses, and phone banks to contact more than 38,000 households about November 2009 election issues. In Colorado, WAAA-AF has contacted more than 40,000 voters on the phone and at the doors turning them out against an anti-immigrant ballot initiative.
The Campaign to Reform Immigration for America (RI4A) is a national effort bringing together individuals and organizations to build support for immigration reform. Crossroads is working with RI4A to strengthen communications between coalition members and lawmakers. We work with RI4A staff at the national and state level to coordinate congressional visits and develop talking points and other supporting materials for meetings on Capitol Hill.
