The New York Times ran an editorial yesterday that toasted Irish-Americans on St. Patrick’s Day by reminding readers that the Irish, like nearly everyone else, “were Mexicans once. That is: the new immigrants, poor and reviled, propelled by hope and hunger into America’s prickly embrace.”

Following a White House meeting last week with Senators Schumer and Graham, President Obama declared his “unwavering” commitment to comprehensive immigration reform.

Schumer and Graham gave the president a three-page framework of their legislative plan for reform, including a proposal to establish a national worker ID card.

If you were to tell us a year ago that Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) would emerge as the strongest cheerleader for immigration reform in the Senate, we’d have called you crazy.

But look at Lindsey go in a blockbuster story on the state of immigration reform in today’s Politico:

It was only a matter of time.

The Wall Street Journal has a big story today about Senator Schumer’s plan to create a mandatory national biometric worker identity card for all workers in the U.S. as part of his immigration reform plan.

We’ve been sounding the alarm bells on this plan for months now.

Long Island is one of our country’s prime examples of why we need comprehensive immigration reform NOW! With ICE raids, discriminatory county and local laws, hate crimes against immigrants, and public officials who openly speak out about their disdain for immigrants, we’ve suffered enough pain and division in our communities because Congress continues to fail to act on this most important civil rights issue.

Shakira, Shakira!

Yesterday the Colombian pop star took a message of “immigration reform now” to the White House during a meeting with President Obama and Vice-President Biden on work she’s done in support of early childhood development programs in Latin America.

According to a report of the meeting at The Cable:

Report from NYCLU Western Regional Office Director John A. Curr III

The ongoing statewide caravan for just and humane immigration reform made its stop in Buffalo—the “Queen City” of the Empire State—yesterday.

Buffalo — home to local Congressman Brian Higgins — is not famous for its February…warmth. But the red hot energy from the caravan's riders spread to everybody who came out.

We weren’t kidding when we said this is a crisis.

Yesterday morning former 34-year Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau sat down for an interview with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer to discuss life post-DA’s office.

The fight for just and humane immigration reform is taking a road trip and is saving a seat for you!

The New York Road Trip for Our Future is a five-day caravan ride that will make stops in key congressional districts across New York State. Immigration reform advocates, families, clergy, and activists will be taking the message of “Immigration Reform Now!” to Congress Members’ doorsteps during the Presidents’ Day recess.

Nearly 50 people came out in freezing weather for a noontime interfaith vigil for immigration reform in front of Senator Charles Schumer’s Syracuse office yesterday.

The NYCLU Central New York Chapter Activist Task Force, joining with the Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) and other local immigration reform allies, sang, prayed, and spoke out about the importance of fair and humane immigration reform this year.