A report on the ability of local communities to decide, based on their own form of local government, how they may enact policies to protect immigrant rights.
Debido a las preocupaciones acerca de las crecientes amenazas a las comunidades de inmigrantes respecto a varias posturas políticas migratorias de índole racial promovidas por la administración federal entrante,1 Demos y LatinoJustice PRLDEF presentan este informe preliminar sobre las decisiones que comunidades locales pueden tomar, considerando su forma de gobierno local, para implementar políticas que protegen los derechos de los inmigrantes.
New Report Provides Overview of Legal Tools for State and Local Governments and Institutions to Establish Sanctuary Policies for Inclusive Local Democracies
Demos Responds to Trump’s Failed Attempt to Resolve Conflicts of Interest
New York, NY – Adam Lioz, counsel and senior advisor for Demos, a New York-based think tank, released the following statement on President-elect Trump’s announcement related to the future of his business interests:
NEW YORK, NY – Jodeen Olguín-Tayler, Vice President Policy and Strategic Partnerships at Demos, a New York-based public policy organization and think tank, issued the following statement in response to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s pledge to introduce the 2017 New York Votes Act:
NEW YORK, NY- Last Friday, advocates from Demos, a civil rights and public policy organization, sent a letter to the Tennessee Secretary of State, advising him that the state’s policy of purging voters for their failure to vote violates federal law.
Citing clear evidence that Florida residents have been denied the opportunity to register to vote or update their registrations, we sent a pre-litigation notice letter today.
A federal court ordered Ohio Secretary of State John Husted to allow the many thousands of infrequent voters the state has purged from the voter rolls over the last several years to vote in this year’s Presidential Election.
Washington D.C. – Today Demos, a New York City based think tank and leading supporter of debt-free college, released new polling data that shows overwhelming support for making college more affordable. The poll also demonstrates that support for more affordable higher education is particularly strong among the working class.
The poll, which was conducted by Hart Research Associates, included interviews of 1,103 voters from September 21 to 25, 2016. The key findings include:
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit struck down Ohio’s controversial purge of infrequent voters from its voter rolls. The decision reversed a lower court ruling.