Essential Hispanic y Latino News (Noticias)
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July 1, 2009
Feds begin immigration crackdown at 625 companies
The Arizona House has defeated a bill that would have made it the only state in the nation to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants by expanding its trespassing law.
June 29, 2009
Republicans Focus on Guest Workers in Immigration Debate
Movie about Mexicans left behind by migrants is shown in L.A. Film Festival
Huge immigrant population brings blessings and challenges to Catholics in Arkansas, part 2
Immigration reform takes courage - Ruben Navarrette
The single biggest event that caused the real estate debacle was the nationwide increase in immigration raids by ICE Agents from the DHS - (interesting commentary)
Obama feeling strain over immigration reform - White House summit to show support may buy him a little time
June 28, 2009
Interfaith Immigration Coalition Applauds President Obama’s Commitment to Fixing America’s Immigration Laws
Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce has taken the lead in a new round of anti-immigration reforms that could have long-lasting effects - One would require school districts to collect data on any student who can’t prove legal residency. Another would require state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws, thus making sanctuary laws illegal.
June 26, 2009
SEIU Statement on White House Immigration Meeting The Starting Gun Has Sounded & “This Time We Will Reach the Finish Line”
Immigration Reform Must Not Sacrifice Fundamental Liberties, Says ACLU - National ID And Biometric-Based Employment Verification Would Violate Americans’ Privacy
CHC Prepares for Next Steps on Immigration Reform
President Obama Leads Immigration Reform Debate - Executive Branch to Shepherd Legislative Process
Video: President Obama vowed on Thursday to immediately begin negotiations to craft comprehensive immigration reform , with the goal of passing legislation in Congress later this year or early next year.
CAUSA: Historic White House Meeting on Immigration a Complete Success - Roadmap to Immigration Reform makes a strong and positive beginning
June 25, 2009
It’s a win for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The County Board of Supervisors has voted to give County Attorney Andrew Thomas $1.4 million to enforce employer sanctions laws — and part of that money will go to Sheriff Joe Arpaio to help combat illegal immigration.
Healthcare in Immigration Nation - interesting connection for Healthcare and Immigration Reform
DHS needs to explain restrictions against public and media access to immigration courts
Immigrant Treatment in Phoenix Reminiscent of Slavery - By Rev. Al Sharpton
The Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Today’s White House Meeting on Immigration Reform
June 24, 2009
Memo to the President: Yes, Move Immigration Reform This Year
IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND SUPPORTERS URGE CONGRESS TO APPROVE “DREAM ACT” AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE
US: Immigration Policy Harms Women, Families - Briefing to Congress Details Inadequate Medical Care in Detention, Separation from Family
Obama’s immigration straddle - If he wants Americans to consider a “path to citizenship” for illegal aliens, he’ll have to lead on “enforcement first.”
Tunnel Network Sends Border Patrol Underground
June 23, 2009
Sharpton in Arizona Evokes Civil Rights Struggle in Fight for Immigration Reform
June 22, 2009
When the Tide of Anger on Immigration Turns to Threats of Violence - A response to The Oregonian article “A tide of anger on immigration”
More than 100 U.S.-born children sue the Obama administration over their parents’ deportations
If it’s Thursday, it must be uncertainty on immigration
An Oklahoma lawmaker who wrote one of the strongest state immigration laws in the nation is continuing his fight against illegal immigration with legislation that authorizes the deportation of illegal immigrant prison inmates.
June 19, 2009
As some Hispanic groups have begun to question President Obama’s commitment to passing immigration reform, the president said Friday morning that he remains dedicated to signing such legislation.
SALT Makes Immigration Reform Recommendations to the Obama Administration
A national commission released a report today that says there was a “systematic abuse of worker rights” during the federal immigration raids that included the 2006 raid at the Swift meatpacking plant in Marshalltown and the 2008 raid Agriprocessors in Postville.
Immigrant of the Day: Feniosky Peña-Mora (Dominican Republic)
Weekly Immigration Wire: Why Are Hate Crimes on the Rise?
Illegal Entry At A 36 Year Low, But Comprehensive Immigration Reform Still a Must
President Barack Obama says he is committed to a comprehensive immigration overhaul that includes a way that illegal immigrants can become U.S. citizens - at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference.
Hundreds expected to march to T. Don Hutto on Sat., World Refugee Day, to demand an end to family detention
June 18, 2009
Dalton State College faculty contribute to book on Latino immigration: “Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia”
The backlog of immigration cases awaiting disposal by the judges is steadily increasing. Since the end of FY 2006 this backlog has grown by 19% - over the past decade, it has increased by 64%.
Nearly three years after the Justice Department found that the nation’s immigration courts were seriously overburdened and recommended hiring 40 new judges, only a few hirings have taken place and the case backlog is at its highest point in a decade
June 17, 2009
Leaders in Milwaukee’s Latino community expressed outrage Wednesday that state Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) and other Democrats removed provisions in the state budget that would allow some undocumented students to pay in-state college tuition and let illegal immigrants receive certificates that would allow them to legally drive.
Immigrant Family Torn Apart in Arizona Raid - Sheriff Arpaio has arrested 248 immigrants in raids allegedly aimed at unlawful hiring, but no employer has been penalized.
Obama drive for immigration reform faces an uphill road
Phoenix Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire Backstabs Hispanic Fans, Signs on as “Special Deputy” Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio
June 16, 2009
The Reverend Luis Cortes, Jr. of Esperanza Wins Two International Latino Book Awards
Cautious Optimism Despite Another Delay in White House Immigration Reform Talks
In a new report, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)—an anti-immigrant hate group - Takes Aim at Virginia’s Immigrants and Children
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to dramatically expand an immigration enforcement program that uses biometric information to check the immigration status of all individuals booked at state and local jails. Known as Secure Communities, ICE expects to make the program available to each of the nation’s 1,200 state and federal prisons and 3,100 local jails by the end of 2012.
Mexico report: 9,758 migrants mainly Central American were abducted in just 6 months
June 15, 2009
So The Time Isn’t Now Then? : Obama Postpones Immigration Reform Meeting…..Again
Computer ‘raid’ in Vernon leaves factory workers devastated - No immigration agents descended on Overhill Farms, a major food-processing plant in Vernon. No one was arrested or deported. There were no frantic scenes of desperate workers fleeing la migra through the gritty streets of the industrial suburb southeast of downtown Los Angeles. For more than 200 Overhill workers, however, the effect was devastating: All lost steady jobs last month
June 11, 2009
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff announced the official launch of a new major crimes strike force Wednesday afternoon. It’s a team of six state and local agents cooperating with federal agencies to crack down on felony-level crimes perpetrated by illegal immigrants.
The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it is temporarily freezing a policy of deporting widows and widowers of U.S. citizens, a sign of the Obama administration’s interest in new approaches to immigration.
Illegal immigration - Filming a controversial journey - Baldemar Rodriguez’s first feature film, El Nacional.
Illegal immigration’s fallout in Detroit: Families split as deportations grow
June 8, 2009
The Soul of the Border Crisis - Local churches are key in fixing the immigration mess.
June 6, 2009
A bill that aims to curb illegal immigration by prohibiting local governments from enacting “sanctuary” ordinances, or policies that make it difficult for law enforcement and other local government employees to comply with federal immigration law, was approved in the Tennessee’s state House on Friday morning.
June 5, 2009
A federal appeals panel has upheld a suburban St. Louis town’s ordinance prohibiting the hiring of illegal immigrants, a case that could have national implications. - Valley Park
How an immigration raid changed a town - Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history.
White House Staffer Disappoints Phoenix Latino Leaders in Meeting at El Portal - Don’t hold your breath waiting for the Obama administration to do anything in the near future about immigration reform, or yanking Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 287(g) authority
June 4, 2009
Nevada Senator and Majority Leader Harry Reid wants immigration bill this year
Migrant Detention Under The Obama Administration : Will RI4A Address This?
Video :: Cómo buscar a detenidos por Inmigración
Video :: Nuevo derecho de indocumentados
June 3, 2009
Fight or Flight: Hispanic Migration during the Recession
National Council of La Raza Joins National Immigration Campaign to Push for Immigration Solutions
Suppressed news of hunger strike at immigrant detention facility flies in the face of Obama administration’s goal for transparency
Mexican emigration drops 13 percent in 1st quarter
The Anti-Immigration Arguments of NumbersUSA Don’t Add Up - Immigration Policy Center
The City of Flagstaff has decided not to rent space for ICE to conduct its operations in Northern Arizona
Los presidentes Mauricio Funes, de El Salvador, y Felipe Calderón, de México, acordaron “empujar” la reforma migratoria para buscar beneficio para los ciudadanos mexicanos y salvadoreños que de forma ilegal residen en los Estados Unidos, así como otros temas que podrían establecer ambas naciones.
June 2, 2009
Oregon Leaders Mark Beginning of Campaign to Reform Immigration FOR America
A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups in New England is joining a national effort to push federal immigration reform and said Monday it will work to convince Congress to pass legislation this fall.
Washington DC hosts massive immigration reform summit this week and only one thing keeps it from being a total success
Did you see? “Coming to Homerica” the season finale of The Simpsons - The storyline is a pick on the illegal immigration by Mexicans to the United States, complete with self-appointed vigilantes and building a fence to prevent it. (watch it here)
Arrests on Southern Border Drop 27% - Decline Marks Fewest Seizures by Agents Since 1976
June 1, 2009
Hard times send Latinos back across the border - Fewer jobs, tougher immigration rules force some immigrants to return home.
Enforcement-First Immigration Politics
National Launch of the Reform Immigration for America Campaign
Cuba acepta negociar con EEUU el tema migratorio
May 20, 2009
CHC, CAPAC and Progressive Caucus Discuss Immigration Reform with Community Leaders
May 7, 2009
21-City “Family Unity” Tour to Conclude First Leg in Chicago - Mother’s Day Event to Highlight Impact of Immigration Crisis on U.S. Families
“Shut Down ICE!”: 30 Arrested in Civil Disobedience at Minnesosta Immigration Facility
April 29, 2009
Mark Daniel Lyttle, 31, is mentally handicapped, suffers from mental problems, requires insulin for type II diabetes and has depended on others to care for him his entire life. A U.S. Citizen, he was wrongly determined to be a Mexican, deported to Mexico
April 28, 2009
MAYDAY 2009: List of Marches and Actions - Primero de Mayo 2009: Lista de Marchas y Acciones - (Many thanks to Aurora for compiling this list of 91 events in 26 states)
April 27, 2009
mid the worst U.S. economy in recent history, many immigrants say they have pondered returning to their homelands, but have concluded that — for now, at least — life would be dramatically tougher than here
This year’s immigration marches promise a bigger turnout than 2006
Could legalizing immigrants improve U.S. economy?
Facing budget concerns, non-emergency healthcare for illegal immigrants had been cut from the budgets of a few Northern California counties.
April 22, 2009
The College Board, an association of 5,000 colleges and universities and the creator of the SAT, has publicly endorsed the “DREAM Act,” which would give undocumented students who graduate from high schools in this country and attend college or serve in the military a path toward legalization
Some immigrant advocates are threatening to tell undocumented immigrants to boycott the census in retaliation for immigration crackdowns, a move that would deny recession-starved cities and towns much-needed federal tax dollars, which are allocated based on population.
April 20, 2009
Father and son arrested: the other side of Utah’s stab at immigration reform
April 15, 2009
Nearly 75% of illegal immigrants’ children were born in the USA and are citizens, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center. - (nice interactive map)
April 13, 2009
Stimulus Package: Immigrants! -discusses the postive impact that Obama’s immigration reform bill may have on the economy.
April 10, 2009
As the White House gears up to push an immigration overhaul, advocates are finding they have an unexpected ally in White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
The mayor-elect of a North Shore suburb said Wednesday that he would drop many restrictions against illegal immigrants imposed by his predecessor. “The current mayor was not open to listening to what the community really needed,” said Robert Sabonjian, who on Tuesday defeated the incumbent mayor of Waukegan
April 9, 2009
While acknowledging that the recession makes the political battle more difficult, President Obama plans to begin addressing the country’s immigration system this year, including looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
April 7, 2009
ICE continues targeting Hawaii’s undocumented community with worksite and home raids
