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02.07.07
Appleseed presents "Chicago Appleseed: A Decade Of Growth"
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan will be the keynote speaker for the annual event.
10.12.06
Voteforjudges.org Goes Live!
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Voteforjudges.org is launched.
10.01.06
Appleseed and Chicago Appleseed Release Report Detailing the "Fair Exchange" Pilot Program
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Appleseed, along with industry leaders GroupEx, Mitchell Bank, Viamericas, Wells Fargo, and other partners announced an important new initiative that provides immigrants who send money to their native countries with clear, up-front information on remittance fees and exchange rates. The project is part of Appleseed's effort to establish a "Fair Exchange" brand, similar to Fair Trade (TM) branded coffee, which would make it easier for consumers to shop for the best remittance deals and reward transparent market players with greater market share.
12.19.05
Chicago Appleseed and Appleseed Foundation Release Report Calling for Transparency in the United States-Mexico Remittance Market
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Remittances, the billions of dollars that immigrants in the United States send home to family members living in their native countries, are often accompanied by unfair and widely fluctuating service fees. The report, "Creating a Fair Playing Field for Consumers: The Need for Transparency in the U.S. - Mexico Remittance Market," provides remitters and policymakers with vital information on how the remittance market functions and sets forth recommendations to create greater protection for this vulnerable consumer group, while allowing the industry to maintain market control.
08.02.05
Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago Publish Unprecedented Study on Videoconferencing in Immigration Hearings. Groups Find Substantial Problems with the Use of Videoconferencing in Hearings
Category: Chicago Appleseed In The News
On August 2, 2005, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (LAF) released at a press conference their joint study, "Videoconferencing in Removal Proceedings: A Case Study of the Chicago Immigration Court." Citing numerous problems caused by videoconferencing, the groups called for the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), the agency in charge of immigration judges nationwide and under the Department of Justice, to issue a moratorium on the use of videoconferencing in immigration removal hearings.
08.02.05
Audiencias a distancia 'injustas'
Category: Chicago Appleseed In The News
Chicago -- Los detenidos que se presentan ante un juez de Inmigraci�n en Chicago a trav�s de videoconferencias, no reciben una audiencia justa por los problemas de comunicaci�n y fallas en la tecnolog�a, seg�n el estudio "Videoconferencias en el proceso de deportaciones: un estudio de las Cortes de Inmigraci�n de Chicago", publicado hoy.
08.02.05
Report Criticizes Video Links For Deportation Hearings
Category: Chicago Appleseed In The News
Conducting deportation hearings via closed-circuit television has deprived some immigrants of the right to counsel, put them at the mercy of fluttering technology and has disadvantaged those who don't speak English, a new report claims.
08.02.05
Audiencias a distancia 'injustas'
Category: Chicago Appleseed In The News
Chicago -- Los detenidos que se presentan ante un juez de Inmigración en Chicago a través de videoconferencias, no reciben una audiencia justa por los problemas de comunicación y fallas en la tecnología, según el estudio "Videoconferencias en el proceso de deportaciones: un estudio de las Cortes de Inmigración de Chicago", publicado hoy.
04.26.05
Comments on the Proposed Changes to the Regulation of the Community Reinvestment Act
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Sent on April 26, 2005 to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Washington, D.C. As part of our Financial Education Project, Chicago Appleseed regularly comments on proposed changes regarding the Community Reinvestment Act.
01.06.03
Legislation Incorporating Chicago Appleseed/Chicago Council Model Child Support System Becomes Law
Category: Chicago Appleseed In The News
On January 6, 2003, Senate Bill 1966, the Unified Child Support Services Act, became law in Illinois as Public Act 92-0876. The Act incorporates the model system of child support collection and enforcement developed by Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers.