I Am Kansas

06/01/2020

02/23/2020

More than 50 years ago, Martin Luther King had his dream. While as a nation and society we have made steps towards equality since that fateful day, the journey isn’t even close to over. Discrimination and segregation still are daily facts of life for many Black Americans. Voter suppression is on t...

03/13/2019

12/19/2017

We depend on each other! We need the Dream Act this week!

This fight is far from over! Mitzi Martinez is a teacher that depends on DACA. She is in Washington DC fighting for a Dream Act to pass before the end of the year. It is important to keep calling congress to put a Dream Act for a vote!

To contribute:

https://www.youcaring.com/sunflowercommunityactionleaders-1043593

11/27/2013

Happy Thanksgiving!
Some tips for dinner conversations about immigration during Thanksgiving!

In an effort to preserve harmony at the Thanksgiving table, we have for the last several years offered up tips on making the case for immigration reform in front of, what is for many, the most hostile audience of all—their families. Even in the most congenial of families, there’s likely to be someon...

10/29/2013

Immigrants come to America to escape poverty, religious and political persecutions back in their countries and to seek a better life. America is a country full of freedom and opportunities that one can use to start a fresh new life.
If you're an immigrant, we'd like to hear your story! Tell us what brought you to the U.S?

10/13/2013

Like and share if you agree!

07/25/2013

Immigrants and crime: Know the facts.

Anti-immigrant activists and politicians are fond of relying upon anecdotes to support their oft-repeated claim that immigrants, especially undocumented immigrants, are dangerous criminals. This mythical claim is usually based on rhetorical sleight of hand in which individual stories of heinous crim...

07/18/2013

A state elections board has prevented Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach from forcing the status of 12,000 voters into limbo, but he doesn’t get what the big deal is. Kobach hit a speed bu

06/03/2013

05/30/2013

If you support Comprehensive Immigration Reform, sign this petition! It's time we urge Senator Moran to fix this broken immigration system!

Sign & Share with all your friends and family!

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-moran-kansas-is?source=c.url&r_by=1913922

I just signed a petition to Jerry Moran, Senator: Senator Moran, as a Kansan I urge you to keep families and communities together by supporting immigration reform that includes a clear pathway to citizenship for undocumented Americans.

05/30/2013

Immigrants are crucial in balancing the age structure of American society, providing an infusion of young, working-age adults who support the country’s aging population and help cover the costs of Medicare and Social Security.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/health/immigrants-give-more-to-medicare-than-they-receive-a-study-finds.html?_r=0

Immigrants give more than they ask for in return. Like & Share if you agree!

The findings by researchers at Harvard Medical School go against the notion that immigrants are a drain on federal health care spending.