Immigration + Blogante News Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 24, 2009
When will immigration be loved?
November 23, 2009
U Visa: Protection for illegal immigrants – Visa U: Protección para inmigrantes ilegales víctimas de delitos
November 19, 2009
Members of Franklin County’s Hispanic community meet with Immigration officials to discuss becoming legal residents – Pennsylvania
From the Bookshelves: And You Welcomed Me: Migration and Catholic Social Teaching
Immigration, Yet Another Issue: How Many Hard Votes Can Congress Take?
November 18, 2009
Partying Across the Nation for Immigration Reform – Families, Freedom and Faith: A Call to Action for Immigration Reform
The Utah Forensics Team is hosting a debate Thursday centered around the issue of immigration reform in Utah. – The event, titled “Broken Borders: Debating the State of Immigration,” will feature Tony Yapias, the former director of the Utah State Office of Hispanic Affairs; Utah Reps. Mike Noel and Chris Herrod; and Dee Rowland, a government liaison for the Utah Catholic Diocese
Immigration legislation recognizes new reality
The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies announces the publication of the first fieldwork-based study of the impacts of the U.S. economic crisis on Mexican migration to the United States
November 16, 2009
A Chicago City Council committee wants federal officials to halt deportation proceedings against immigrant students. – The Human Relations Committed on Friday approved a resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security to allow immigrant students to stay in the U.S. – Rigo Padilla
CAUSA: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Needed To Keep Country Secure, Administration Committed to Reform says Napolitano
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday reaffirmed President Obama’s determination to pass comprehensive immigration reform that includes the touchy issue of legalizing 12 million undocumented immigrants.
The Center for American Progress applauds Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s push to move forward with the congressional debate.
Statement on Sec. Napolitano’s First Speech on Immigration Reform
November 13, 2009
CAUSA: Lou Dobbs Departure Brings us Closer to Rational Debate on Immigration Reform
November 12, 2009
3a parte serie especial – Los anti inmigrantes: el coro de la intolerancia
Las Redadas Silenciosas
AILA WELCOMES SEN. MENENDEZ (D-NJ) INTRODUCTION OF THE MILITARY FAMILIES ACT
November 11, 2009
The House Health Care Reform Bill and Immigrants
November 10, 2009
A man who helped load smuggled immigrants into a tractor-trailer in which 17 of them later died in Victoria was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison Monday. – Abelardo Flores Jr in Texas
November 7, 2009
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Symposium:
San Francisco’s Role in Shaping National Immigration Policy – November 9, 2009
November 5, 2009
Coalition calls for public oversight in new San Bernardino 287(g) agreement
A lesson in effecting change — and compassion — on immigration front
New Immigration Article: Of Hope and Humility: Christian Realism, Immigration Reform and Executive Leadership
November 4, 2009
New Immigration Book on the Politics of Immigration Reform
39% of NY Immigration Detainees Have Meritorious Claims
Tom Wolfe’s upcoming book explores immigration in Miami
November 2, 2009
Remembrance at the border: Migrants killed while crossing remembered – About 200 attended the vigil hosted by the Border Network for Human Rights to honor the memory of undocumented immigrants who have died while trying to cross the border.
October 30, 2009
Senator Reid States He Is Keeping Anti-Immigrant Vitter Amendment From the Senate Floor
Ten New Haven residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing federal agents of violating their rights during an immigration raid they say was in retaliation for a city program that provided ID cards to foreigners in the country illegally — the first of its kind in the nation.
October 29, 2009
Immigrant Hispanic community protests law-enforcement action in Ohio’s far northeast corner
October 28, 2009
Pobre Pecos, Pobres Presos—Justicia Penal para los Inmigrantes en el Condado de Reeves en Texas
Immigrant Children Lost in Education Reform – interview with Ruby Takanishi, president and chief executive officer of Foundation for Child Development
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
October 27, 2009
Rep. Crowley and Members of Congress to President: We Need Immigration Reform Now
Well-Intentioned Brookings Report Falls Short on Solutions
Senator Vitter’s Amendment is Gumming Up the Census
Obama’s Dirty War On Immigrants
Discussions, Debates or Outrage, Which of These Should Immigrant Issues Incur?
October 26, 2009
Call for Investigation of Detention of Mexican Official Who U.S. Government Held as an Asylum-Seeker — But Who Never Asked for Asylum
October 17, 2009
The interpretation of immigration – A Kansas City asylum case could provide the impetus for the reform of unfair and inconsistent policy
A Rogue Sheriff Roams in Arizona: FI2W’s Valeria Fernández on The Takeaway
Hispanic leaders in Ohio are reviewing letters sent by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to determine whether the state is engaging in ethnic profiling and improperly delving into federal immigration matters.
October 15, 2009
Some state and local police are having second thoughts about working with the federal government to enforce immigration laws.
Reforma Migratoria: “Sin movilización no ganamos esta batalla”: Congresista Gutiérrez
October 14, 2009
ACLU Comprehensive Immigration Reform Must Protect Privacy And Civil Liberties
SEIU Members Join Thousands at U.S. Capitol to Renew Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform – Joined by legislators, thousands of workers, families and clergy call for an end to divisive, costly immigration policies that separate families, harm all workers
October 13, 2009
Thousands To Participate in Vigil With Members of Congress For Immigration Reform on Oct 12-13 in Washington DC
October 12, 2009
Latinos march in Indio for immigration reform – California
October 9, 2009
NCLR Applauds the Inclusion of Faith Leaders at a A Senate Hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
LULAC Opposes Vitter-Bennett Amendment: Call Your Senator Today!
Immigration advocates protest 287(g) – Mayor attempting to move forward a proposal to deputize local police as federal immigration agents – Morristown, NJ
287 (g): The Abuse of Delegated Immigration Enforcement Authority
A new immigration reality defines state
October 7, 2009
Salvaging Immigration Detention
Detained immigrants could be categorized by risk
An Arizona sheriff known for aggressively cracking down on illegal immigration has been stripped of some of his special power to enforce federal immigration law, and he claims the Obama administration is taking away his authority for political reasons. – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
DHS Plan To Improve Immigration Detention An Encouraging Step – Due Process, Enforceable Detention Standards And Overhaul Of ICE Enforcement Programs Still Needed
October 5, 2009
NCLR Commends Congressional Hispanic Caucus for Calling for an End to 287(g) Agreements
Our Immigration System Needs Solutions, Not Villains
The Headwaters of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment by Steven A. Sklar
September 30, 2009
America’s Voice: Rep. Steve King throws free market under the bus, along with immigrants
Immigration Reform and Racial Tensions
September 29, 2009
A total of 67 of the 78 undocumented Mexicans who were fired upon by U.S. Customs agents last week at a California border crossing accepted voluntary repatriation to Mexico
Leading experts, professionals and immigrants to discuss undocumented immigration at Connecticut College’s three-day conference
September 28, 2009
Latino author discusses stereotyping, racism in US – Raul Ramos y Sanchez warns students about the dangers of extremism in the US immigration debate. – author of the novel “America Libre”
Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class: 2009 Edition
September 24, 2009
San Ysidro Border Shooting: U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing Closed
September 22, 2009
Parsing Obama’s Message to a Hispanic Audience: No Direct Answers on Immigration, Defends Use of “Illegal” Term
Hispanic Evangelicals Push Back on Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in Health Care Debate, Label Exclusion as ‘Xenophobic Health Care Reform’
National Council of La Raza Applauds Representative Gutierrez for Advancing Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Obama takes heat from other side of immigrant healthcare debate – He suggests that those here illegally be kept from taking part in an insurance exchange set up by the government. Some on the left say that’s bad policy that panders to the likes of Joe Wilson.
Perhaps there’s no compromise on immigration
Loving Thy Neighbor – Immigration Reform and Communities of Faith
Recession Hits Immigrants Hard – Survey Shows First Decline in Foreign-Born U.S. Residents in Nearly 40 Years
September 21, 2009
NY Senator Serrano Report: Immigration Reform Starts Here
Tension flares over ID requirement at Grand Prairie mobile home park – Texas
Your Turn: Contra Costa Times’ headline about illegal immigrants was misleading
September 18, 2009
Immigration Reform: Congress’s Perennial Pothole
September 17, 2009
Latino Broadcasting Company’s ‘Immigrant Archive Project’ joins forces with the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
End the 287(g) Program in Nashville
Made in America: Myths & Facts about Birthright Citizenship & Citizenship by the Numbers
September 15, 2009
“Deportation without Representation” NJ Law Journal calls for “corps of competent lawyers” to represent immigrants in removal proceedings
When in doubt, blame the illegals
Evo Morales rallies for immigrants’ rights
Neither walls or moats can hold them back…
New Book: Ethical Borders: NAFTA, Globalization and Mexican Migration
September 14, 2009
Sebelius: Illegal immigrant debate a ‘red herring’ – concerning health care bill
September 11, 2009
UNDOCUMENTED HISPANIC MIGRATION CONFERENCE – CONNECTICUT COLLEGE – OCTOBER 16-18, 2009
September 10, 2009
Immigration, Southern Manners, and South Carolina Demographics
CAUSA: South Carolina Congressman brings disgrace on Republicans during President’s Healthcare Speech
Report urges US immigration officials to keep better records on sprawling detention system
Deport U.S. immigration policy
September 9, 2009
Time for Obama to break with current detention policy and enact one worthy of a world-class champion of democracy
Dividing or Converging? – Political Loyalties, Transnational Organizations, and the Incorporation of Latin American Immigrants in the United States – Lecture and Discussions with Alejandro Portes, Princeton University – Monday, September 21st at 4:00 PM University of Southern California
September 8, 2009
Town hall meeting hits on 287(g) program – Albertville
Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference Dec. 6-8
Immigration activists urge census boycott – Hope effort spurs legislation – Massachusetts perspective
September 2, 2009
Following this month’s bust of 14,500 marijuana plants that allegedly were in part being grown by Mexican migrant workers, a Colorado Springs senator is calling on Gov. Bill Ritter and the General Assembly to take aggressive action on illegal immigration in Colorado, though immigrant rights’ groups say lawmakers shouldn’t blame entire communities for the actions of a few individuals.
USCIS Issues Guidance for Surviving Spouses of U.S. Citizens
Will Florida’s New Republican Senator Focus on Immigration Reform?
September 1, 2009
Michael A. Olivas, Undocumented College Students, Taxation, and Financial Aid: A Technical Note, 32 Review of Higher Education 407 (2009)
The fight for immigration reform goes on in the name of Ted Kennedy
August 27, 2009
Albertville’s request that its police officers be federally certified in enforcing immigration law is scaring Hispanic people into moving away, according to an advocate for the local Hispanic community. -Alabama
Health care, immigration, energy and other issues were among the topics of discussion as U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., met on Friday with members of the Grand Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
August 25, 2009
NEW AMERICANS IN THE PALMETTO STATE:
Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are an Economic Powerhouse in South Carolina
Arizona Leads in Repatriations of Undocumented Minors to Mexico
Immigration reshaping the political landscape – New citizens help minority groups gain clout in elections – New Mexico
August 24, 2009
Surfaced video sets the tone of what to expect in immigration reform debate
The North Alabama Hispanic Committee is upset over letters concerning the 287(g) program sent from the city of Albertville to leaders in Washington, D.C.
Threats from a street gang, MS-13, forced Pablo, Rene and Silvia Mira to flee to the U.S. in 2004 from their native El Salvador. – Now, the question is whether the government will consider resistance to joining gangs as grounds for asylum
August 21, 2009
President Obama and Secretary Napolitano Reaffirm Commitment to Advancing Immigration Reform and Bringing Accountability to Current Practices
Statement by LULAC National President Rosa Rosales on White House Meeting on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Good Immigrant-Bad Immigrant: codifying a caste system
Obama drops by immigration meeting, promises reform
CHIRLA to Napolitano: we expect immediate action on immigration reform
Health Care Debate: Immigrants Land On Sacrificial Altar
Heading to White House Meeting on Immigration, Paging Governor Napolitano
August 18, 2009
Immigration Reform Postponed ’till 2010: FI2W’s Diego Graglia on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
How Brazilian migration transformed Martha’s Vineyard
Napolitano liderará una reunión sobre la reforma migratoria en la Casa Blanca
August 17, 2009
Immigration Reform Slides to Obama’s Backburner – What is the difference between President Obama and President Bush when it comes to how we, as a nation, deal with the plight of undocumented immigrants? Unfortunately, there really is no difference.
August 16, 2009
New NYU Press Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas
August 12, 2009
Health care reform takes on immigration overtones
Immigrants Are ‘Greening’ our Cities, How About Giving them a Break?
August 11, 2009
CHC Leader ‘Disappointed’ in Obama’s Immigration Delay – Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
August 10, 2009
Obama Pushes Immigration Reform to 2010, Jokes About Being Called “an Illegal Immigrant”
August 6, 2009
Latino Groups Criticize Obama On Immigration Raids
August 5, 2009
Hostage house in Compton an example of the increasing dangers for illegal immigrants
August 4, 2009
NCLR Applauds Introduction of Legislation on Immigration Detention Standards
August 3, 2009
The self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America” has never gotten so much resistance from the federal government. The Homeland Security Department wants Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., to stop arresting illegal immigrants whose only crime was crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without documents.
July 28, 2009
Routine traffic stop leads to detention of undocumented immigrant whose life has been a model of goodness – Fredy Avellaneda – Palm Beach County, Florida
July 20, 2009
Old Anti-Immigrant Ideas, Even Bad Ones, Die Hard
Kansas Lawyer Leads Local Fight Against Illegal Immigration – Kris W. Kobach
July 15, 2009
The first talks between the Obama administration and Cuba ended Tuesday with an invitation for U.S. diplomats to visit Havana in December, marking the official beginning of the first dialogue between Havana and Washington in six years.
July 14, 2009
“Out-of-Touch Beltway Republicanism” plagues Gingrich and others who want to send 12 million people packing
National Council of La Raza Urges Administration and Congress to Get Serious about Comprehensive Immigration Reform
July 13, 2009
Migration talks with Cuba to begin Tuesday in New York
June 29, 2009
Republicans Focus on Guest Workers in Immigration Debate
Huge immigrant population brings blessings and challenges to Catholics in Arkansas, part 2
Immigration reform takes courage – Ruben Navarrette
June 28, 2009
Interfaith Immigration Coalition Applauds President Obama’s Commitment to Fixing America’s Immigration Laws
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
CAUSA: Historic White House Meeting on Immigration a Complete Success – Roadmap to Immigration Reform makes a strong and positive beginning
June 24, 2009
Tunnel Network Sends Border Patrol Underground
June 23, 2009
Sharpton in Arizona Evokes Civil Rights Struggle in Fight for Immigration Reform
June 22, 2009
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
Immigrant of the Day: Feniosky Peña-Mora (Dominican Republic)
Weekly Immigration Wire: Why Are Hate Crimes on the Rise?
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”
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
June 11, 2009
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.
June 8, 2009
The Soul of the Border Crisis – Local churches are key in fixing the immigration mess.
June 4, 2009
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
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.
June 1, 2009
Cuba acepta negociar con EEUU el tema migratorio
May 20, 2009
CHC, CAPAC and Progressive Caucus Discuss Immigration Reform with Community Leaders
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
April 13, 2009
Stimulus Package: Immigrants! -discusses the postive impact that Obama’s immigration reform bill may have on the economy.
April 7, 2009
ICE continues targeting Hawaii’s undocumented community with worksite and home raids
April 1, 2009
House Hearing Will Examine Illegal Profiling and Police Misconduct By Local Law Enforcement Acting As Federal Immigration Agents – U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Should Suspend Agreements With Local And State Law Enforcement, Says ACLU
March 24, 2009
‘They moved away’ Immigrants leave area amid legal crackdown, economic lag – Northwest Indiana
March 23, 2009
Immigrant’s hope, disillusionment both have a place in ‘Cultural Studies’ – book by Kevin A. González
The recession may have reversed the flow of immigration in northeastern Indiana as immigrants, both legal and illegal, leave the area to look for jobs, a newspaper reported.
March 21, 2009
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling on the White House to end immigration raids that split up families. Cardinal Francis George
March 20, 2009
Salvadoran President-Elect Pledges to Work With U.S. on Immigration
March 19, 2009
National Council of La Raza Lauds Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Obama’s Commitment to Immigration Reform
Ten Republican congressmen — including one from North Carolina — said Wednesday that a civil rights investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office could have a chilling effect on other state and local police agencies that seek to crack down on illegal immigration.
As the topic of immigration and workplace raids begins to heat up again in a new administration, a new study (from the right Center for Immigration Studies) finds that wages and employment grew for legal workers after a series of 2006 raids.
CIS Inadvertently Makes the Case for Legalizing Undocumented Workers
blankAs America’s Voice continues its work towards enacting comprehensive immigration reform, we are pleased to announce the addition of Maribel Hastings to the team as Senior Advisor.
March 18, 2009
Obama recibe a la bancada latina del Congreso (CHC) – Discusión se centra en la reforma migratoria y los pasos a tomarse para abordar el tema este año
March 17, 2009
Pocos derechos para indocumentados detenidos en Estados Unidos
March 16, 2009
Activistas en Carolina del Norte buscan detener la aplicación del programa de inmigración 287g
Una vez más el Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) manipula cifras para fomentar sentimientos antiinmigrantes
Citizenship Workshop Saturday, March 28th in Purcellville, VA
Deportations alarm migrant advocates – Many from indigenous groups speak neither English, Spanish – Washington State
March 15, 2009
Tour aiming to change immigration policy stops in Dallas
Immigrants didn’t cause your problems
March 14, 2009
Immigration reform movement looks to evangelicals, children of deported parents
Latino leaders promote immigration reform; Baca holds ‘Family Unity’ event at church as protesters rally outside – California
March 13, 2009
The Los Angeles Superior Court and the county’s Department of Children and Family Services yesterday renewed an agreement with the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles to cooperate to provide assistance to Mexican families in pending court proceedings.
Immigration Matters: Bolstering Mexico with Immigration and Economic Reforms
The federal government’s decision to investigate Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for alleged civil rights abuses was praised Thursday by two immigrants’ rights activists, who said they expect the Obama Administration to act quickly on comprehensive immigration reform.
March 11, 2009
Arrestos en frontera Estados Unidos-México bajaron a niveles de 1970
March 10, 2009
The failure of ICE
March 3, 2009
Why Skilled Immigrants Are Leaving the U.S.
February 16, 2009
Michael Chertoff, the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is writing a book about his experiences at the department and his previous time as the head of the Justice Department’s criminal division
February 4, 2009
Conservative Group Tries to Make Obama’s Aunt an Immigration Issue
February 1, 2009
Texas lawyer, university professors discuss Hispanic immigration impact – Hispanic Heresy: What is the Impact of America’s Largest Population of Immigrants?
Judge Prohibits Anti-Immigrant Measure from Taking Effect in Columbia County, Oregon
January 29, 2009
Los abogados de más de 600 niños estadounidenses presentaron hoy una demanda contra el presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, para que suspenda las deportaciones de sus padres indocumentados hasta que se apruebe una reforma migratoria.
January 28, 2009
Taking Back The Streets: ICE And Local Law Enforcement Target Immigrant Gangs
January 26, 2009
Missouri immigration restrictions take effect in 2009
January 21, 2009
Politics of immigration, from FDR to Obama
State Senator Files Illegal Immigration Bill – Indiana
December 29, 2008
Gov. Janet Napolitano — President-elect Barack Obama’s pick to run the Homeland Security Department — has strongly advocated using advanced security technology as a law enforcement tool, drawing praise from police and raising concern among civil liberties groups that warn about privacy invasion.
With fewer jobs, fewer illegal immigrants – The US recession and stricter law enforcement are keeping many Hispanics from coming.
December 28, 2008
Mal año para inmigrantes
It’s way too early to tell whether the United States under President-elect Barack Obama will restore realism, sanity and lawfulness to its immigration system. But it’s never too early to hope, and the stars seem to be lining up, at least among his cabinet nominees.
El New York Times se manifestó optimista el viernes de que el gobierno entrante de Barack Obama enfrentará de manera más eficiente y humana el problema de la inmigración ilegal después de un manejo “desastroso” y “retrógrado” por el gobierno de George W. Bush.
Mexican Migrants’ Return Home Not As “Massive” As Expected
December 23, 2008
Los indocumentados enfrentarán más restricciones en Carolina del Sur a partir de enero
December 22, 2008
Kansas legislators who want to crack down on illegal immigration are changing their strategy for getting something passed. – to deal with illegal immigration through smaller bills next year
December 19, 2008
Texas gains 3,100 new border agents, Arizona fewer
December 18, 2008
Minnesota bishops urge ‘compassionate dialogue’ on immigration reform
December 17, 2008
Nebraska revisa leyes de inmigración – Critican al Congreso reforma inconclusa
December 10, 2008
Advocates for immigrants in Miami demanded an investigation Tuesday into a series of federal raids last month that they said left at least six Guatemalan men bloodied and bruised in a roundup of nearly 100 people.
December 9, 2008
Since 2000, the Dominican Republic, China and Mexico have sent the most people to New York: 81,000, 77,000 and 69,000
Since 2000, the Dominican Republic, China and Mexico have sent the most people to New York: 81,000, 77,000 and 69,000
A coalition of immigrant advocates are demanding that the U.S. attorney’s office in Miami investigate the arrest of dozens of Mexicans and Guatemalans who were taken into custody last month during a raid targeting a separate group of alleged sex-trade traffickers in Homestead. – Florida
December 8, 2008
Napolitano proyecta imagen moderada sobre inmigración
December 7, 2008
Pueblo de Guatemala se llena de deportados de EEUU
December 6, 2008
Tom Tancredo deja Washington con pocos aliados
December 5, 2008
It’s looking less likely that Los Angeles voters will consider sweeping changes to the Los Angeles Police Department policy on dealing with illegal immigrants suspected of crimes.
Twenty-one Guatemalan immigrants told authorities they were abducted from a Texas smuggler’s safehouse and threatened, beaten and in some cases raped.
Luis Gutiérrez: Obama debe aprobar la reforma
Mexico is sending illegal Cuban migrants home for the first time under a new accord aimed at cutting off an increasingly violent human-trafficking route to the United States, an official said Thursday.
Inmigrantes tienen menor acceso a vivienda en Nueva York
December 3, 2008
Homeland security pick Janet Napolitano expected to reassert federal authority on immigration
Tougher patrol of Mexican border cuts crossing attempts
Rep. Loretta Sanchez says Obama’s homeland pick has tough border record
December 2, 2008
Search for Work and Workers at Heart of Migration in This Century, Says IOM’s World Migration Report 2008
Napolitano, Muñoz appointments: Why immigration may go forward
Rep. Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino, said immigration reform will be “one of our top priorities” after Obama takes office Jan. 20. During the congressional recess, Latino leaders plan to meet in Chicago with Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s chief of staff, to discuss immigration, Baca said.
November 25, 2008
Salvadoran President Tony Saca will be traveling to the United States to urge Salvadoran immigrants there to reregister in a temporary visa program.
November 21, 2008
La emigración mexicana descendió 42% durante los últimos dos años, mostró un informe gubernamental difundido el jueves, lo cual confirmó que Estados Unidos se ha vuelto menos atractivo después que cayó en una crisis económica y aumentaron las redadas anti inmigrantes.
GOP stares down immigration divide
November 19, 2008
mmigrant rights’ groups in Wisconsin say they’ll try again next year to get Congress to pass state educational residency status for illegal immigrants.
ICE Partners With San Diego County, Seeks Presence in 3,100 Jails
November 18, 2008
Living in the Shadows-Illegal Immigration In Indiana Part 1
Many immigrants’ kids remain in Latin America
A Wal-Mart truck driver and two women were arrested, accused of attempting to smuggle illegal immigrants through a Border Patrol checkpoint in the rig’s trailer.
Cárcel de Texas deja libres a miles de inmigrantes
Hispanic Turnout May Spur Immigration Overhaul
November 17, 2008
Rules of deportation – Immigration authorities need to release the guidelines they use in deciding ’stipulated removal’ cases.
November 6, 2008
Postville streets empty as immigration officials return – Iowa
Lawyers representing a group of immigrants facing deportation are aggressively challenging the tactics used by federal immigration agents in raids last summer in New Haven.
Chertoff’s Challenge to Obama
November 3, 2008
Ongoing border wall construction is nothing more than perpetuating a false threat
Immigrants from Central and South America countries who have moved to Los Angeles say the Mexican culture is a dominant force in the U.S. city.
October 27, 2008
The American Promise needs a shot in the arm when it comes to immigrant rights
Federal Court Of Appeals To Hear Arguments On Hazleton Anti-Immigrant Law Thursday
October 20, 2008
Immigration agencies moving from iconic Miami headquarters
October 7, 2008
N. Carolina House Republican wannabe illustrates what’s wrong with Republican rationale on immigration enforcement
October 1, 2008
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday that its local fugitive operations teams arrested a total of 78 illegal aliens during a week long operation in Pennsylvania and Delaware
September 24, 2008
As We See It: Immigration: Pushed into the background
September 22, 2008
blankFarmers Branch, Texas Anti-Immigrant Ordinance Is Blocked While Challenge Continues
September 21, 2008
Indigenous Peoples battle for their lives, and others, on US borders – Mike Wilson, Tohono O’odham, replaces missing water tanks for migrants on the southern border
September 18, 2008
A Broward teenager fighting deportation with help from classmates and his art teacher could learn Thursday whether he can stay or must go back to his native Mexico. Meynardo Garcia
September 17, 2008
Panel Gets Few Cost Answers on Illegal Immigration – Lawmakers who want to know how much money illegal immigration is costing public services in Indiana got few answers Tuesday.
September 12, 2008
51 illegal immigrants, 2 others arrested in raid at Palm Springs bakery
The Fair Haters
September 9, 2008
Crackdown leaves Mexican border town with nothing but ghosts – Sásabe, on the Arizona-Mexico border
Rhode Island’s prison system has entered an agreement with federal immigration authorities that would allow for the early release of illegal immigrants imprisoned for nonviolent offenses if they agree to be deported.
Dallas suburb’s move on illegal immigration being fought – Measure to keep illegal immigrants in Farmers Branch from housing has some seeking restraining order
September 8, 2008
Mayor Randy Chastain minced few words in saying that an increasing illegal immigration presence is sapping his city of resources and adding a heavy burden on the backs of Oconee County taxpayers. – Walhalla, South Carolina
September 5, 2008
Federal immigration agents arrested a total of 23 people illegally working in the United States in several raids throughout the day on Wednesday. – Northern California
Immigration arrests spark fear among South Carolina poultry workers
Sheriff’s immigration training plan delayed over grant – Allen County, Indiana
Two Hispanic men on their way to Knoxville as part of the deportation process were released Tuesday before they arrived, Unicoi County authorities said Thursday. County Jailer Rita Williams said superiors of two Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees ordered Gregorio Estala Rodriguez and Primitivo Estala Rodriguez to be let go because the New Orleans office, where the men eventually were headed, had been closed temporarily due to Hurricane Gustav.
September 3, 2008
Immigration group drives billboard through Twin Cities – “Deport illegals, secure our borders, save America.”
A crackdown has identified 170 illegal immigrants in Beaufort County’s jail, and the sheriff said he has heard the extra scrutiny is causing a number of people in the U.S. illegally to leave the area.- South Carolina
Opponents of a Dallas suburb’s latest effort to force out illegal immigrants filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to stop a city ban on apartment and home rentals to tenants who can’t prove they are legally in the country. – Farmers Branch
August 28, 2008
An Olympic spotlight shone on the harsh reality of mixed-status families
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer told Florida delegates about an illegal immigrant who made a contribution to her community and state – his grandmother.
August 19, 2008
Fremont Leaders Continuing Push For Immigration Law – Nebraska
August 17, 2008
Why ICE’s self-deport program is a bust
Crackdown on Smugglers Needed, Chertoff Says
Tucson’s police chief is revising his department’s policy on dealing with illegal immigrants officers encounter.
In a heated debate over immigration, four Colorado candidates for the U.S. Senate traded barbs over who had the best ideas for dealing with the controversial matter.
August 14, 2008
Some groups of immigrants leaving Utah
Illegal immigrants from Africa and Latin America increase in Latvia
August 12, 2008
Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement this morning raided a Woodfin manufacturing plant, arresting 57 people on charges related to immigration violations. – North Carolina
August 11, 2008
The National Immigrant Bond Fund launched its national debut and fundraising campaign on Monday. Founder Bob Hildreth said Monday the goal is to raise $500,000.
Human Smuggling Still Busy, Profitable
August 7, 2008
Raid rumors roil undocumented community – Burlington, North Carolina
August 6, 2008
Hispanic activists are accusing Chicago police of turning over suspected illegal immigrants to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency despite city and county bans on such activity.
El fervor anti-inmigrante en EEUU se cobra víctimas
Una definición alternativa – Inmigración – Juan pasa nueve horas al día, de la medianoche a las nueve de la mañana, asegurándose que brille uno de los mayores centros comerciales del condado de Orange.
Una familia que pelea su caso – María Duarte, casada y madre de dos hijos, parecía tener todo perdido. Los agentes de Inmigración habían llegado a su hogar en diciembre del año pasado, se habían llevado a su esposo y a su hija de 12 años
August 5, 2008
Illegal Immigrants Urged To ‘Schedule Departure’
August 4, 2008
Jump in fast-track deportation orders raises alarm among immigrant advocates Many detainees don’t understand their rights, supporters say
August 3, 2008
Immigrants joining the ranks of New Jersey’s homeless
August 1, 2008
Study finds 11% drop in illegal immigrants – Conservatives hail the report as proof Bush’s controversial policy of enforcement via workplace raids is working.
