Empowering Dreams.
Igniting Change.
iAmerica is the national immigrant justice campaign platform of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). We’re empowering dreams and igniting change by advocating for the rights of all American families.
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Immigrants have always been central to America's history and greatness
Nicolle Orozco Forero applied for asylum and attended all her scheduled interviews. Days before opening a daycare, she was detained. Now her family, including her seriously ill son, are in ICE custody.
"This family is not a threat, they are an asset.”
Mery Davis, home care worker and SEIU 1199 member
I have very few photos from my life before I arrived in America. At some point, I had a picture of my sisters and me when they visited Honduras after my first child was born. But when I started working in America, someone robbed me and took my pocketbook where I had the photo. That loss didn’t keep me from having a good life here though.
Mery Davis, home care worker and SEIU 1199 member
I have very few photos from my life before I arrived in America. At some point, I had a picture of my sisters and me when they visited Honduras after my first child was born. But when I started working in America, someone robbed me and took my pocketbook where I had the photo. That loss didn’t keep me from having a good life here though.
