VACOLAO was featured on the front page of El Tiempo Latino for our work fighting for immigrant rights in Virginia. http://eltiempolatino.com/news/2014/jan/17/presion-en-virginia/ “En años anteriores siempre hemos estado a la defensiva, tratando de frenar leyes que hubieran perjudicado a nuestra población. Ahora estamos en una buena posición, impulsando propuestas proactivas”, expresó el martes 14 Leni González, […]
Latinos se preparan para cabildear en la Asamblea General de Virginia
La comunidad Latina de Virginia se prepara para participar en el dia de cabildeo organizado por VACOLAO. Estaremos visitando a nuestros legisladores para que pasen la matricula estatal universitaria para nuestro jovenes inmigrantes que tengan el DACA, asimsimo por la expansion del seguro de salud (Medicaid) para que pasen la lucha que combate el fraude […]
Push seeks in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants (Richmond Dispatch)
As comprehensive immigration reform continues to languish in Congress, Republicans and Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly are renewing their push for allowing eligible undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. Del. Alfonso H. Lopez, D-Arlington, said that today he will roll out the Virginia Tuition Equality Act — his third attempt to get the […]
Fasting in support of immigration reform
Edgar Aranda, the Chair of the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organization (VACOLAO) and Dan Choi, President of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Americans of Virginia (CAPAVA) began fasting today in solidarity with those fasting for immigration reform for the past twenty-two days. Their sacrifice underscores the urgency of the need for reform without which thousands […]