Immigration + Hispanic News Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

August 24, 2009

Chertoff’s Strategic Partnership with “PR Firm from Hell” – Chertoff Group, founded by former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, has formed a “strategic partnership” with the controversial public-relations firm Burson-Marsteller to carry out the crisis-management part of its homeland security business.

May 22, 2008

What will become of Postville’s undocumented students? – Iowa

April 16, 2008

Mesa Police Chief Gascón speaks out against Arpaio crime sweeps – Arizona

Man gets 30 years for immigrants’ deaths – Texas

Arizona deportation policy a model, feds say

Police Worry Immigrants’ Help in Cases Will Dry Up (after new immigration law) – Virginia

Arrests of immigrants at campsite blasted – Arizona

April 15, 2008

Illegal immigrants pay billions in taxes

April 14, 2008

Bill targets illegal immigrants – Iowa

Are Illegal Immigrants Entitled to Organ Transplants in the U.S.?

Central America Migrant Flow to US Slows

At tax time, many illegal immigrants are paying too

More Cubans abandoning communist island in ’silent exodus’

Immigrant tells of hard choices – Flor Crisostomo

The ugly Mexican-American immigration debate

Did You Know? About two-thirds of immigrants in the Rockies are Hispanic, but more than 60% of Hispanics in the region are not immigrants. There is not a single state in the Rockies in which the immigrant Hispanic population outnumbers the native Hispanic population.

Phoenix Mayor Asks FBI to Check Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Michael Ramos-Lynch ‘09: Gov. Carcieri’s new immigration order: one step closer to a police state – Rhode Island

April 12, 2008

Arizona Anti-Defamation League calls on U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bogus “crime suppression sweeps.”

Villaraigosa on immigration – The mayor is right to ask DHS to focus on crime-fighting instead of workplace raids.

Rhode Island Gov.’s Hispanic commission asks him to rethink immigration order – (but he won’t)

Legal Immigrants, Until They Sought Citizenship – (why does the immigration process have to be so difficult?)

April 10, 2008

San Francisco Welcomes Illegal Immigrants With New Ad Campaign

Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to keep public benefits from illegal immigrants

Bill would punish countries who refuse to take back illegal immigrants

Guess what media focus is on with Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration? The big picture? Nah.

Immigration, Outsourced

Immigrant crawled over mountains, won lottery to find good life in Asheville, North Carolina

Assault Over Immigration Poster Refuted – + video link – (this Texas middle school incident was picked up by many bloggers and other sites but I held back for some reason – now I am glad I did)

Missouri House backs curbs on illegal immigrants – (looks like Missouri might be going the way of Oklahoma – makes me want to move out this state)

Local residents learn specifics of immigration law – Georgia

April 9, 2008

Did You Know? The U.S. Border Patrol said Tuesday that the number of apprehensions dropped 17% to 347,372 between Oct. 1, 2007, and March 31, 2008, from the same period in late 2006 and early 2007.

DCYF director, Patricia Martinez issues apology to Rhode Island’s Governor – (but was she really wrong?)

‘Jamiel’s Law’ Targets Illegal Immigrant Gang Members – Los Angeles

April 8, 2008

Guest Voz: Hollywood Filmmaker Examines the Day-Laborer Issue From a New Angle (Latina Lista)

Immigration debate heats up in the House – Florida

Border Patrol Works To Recruit Thousands of New Agents – want to hire 6,000 new agents by the end of the year

Arkansas State Police to receive federal immigration training

Commission hears testimony on US immigration raids – Massachusetts

Study Shows Economic Downside Of Illegal Immigration Crackdown, Coalition Says – Arkansas

Electronic Dragnet for Undocumented Immigrants Nets Citizens

Van rolls, dozens of illegal immigrants injured, one killed – Arizona

States’ crackdowns on immigration slow

Blogger, filmmaker join forces to protest immigration policies

Illegal Immigrant Births – At Your Expense, Taxpayers Foot Bill For Roughly 300,000 Children Born Into Citizenship When Their Parents Are Illegal – (non-biased headline, don’t you think)

An Ecuadorean couple facing deportation are appealing an immigration judge’s refusal to hear their claim that they were unfairly targeted because their daughter is an immigration activist. – Miami

April 7, 2008

LULAC and the Sierra Club Condemn Bush Administration’s Border Wall Waiver

Tricky issue of immigration played down – Colorado senate race

US immigration raids violated constitution

Size, impact of illegal population in Rhode Island a mystery – (a refreshingly honest headline)

Illegal immigration debate to figure in some Rhode Island church services – Boston.com

Business owners notice drop in immigrant population – Deleon, Florida

South Carolina bill may block college for illegal immigrants

Cambio de Colores speakers explore immigration, diversity – Columbia, Missouri

Research looks at costs, resources for educating immigrants in Carolinas

April 2, 2008

Did You Know? The Bush administration says it’ll bypass dozens of laws to finish construction of a fence along the Mexican border.

Illegal Immigrants Often Die Anonymously

Mexicans deported from U.S. will get free ride home – Free Transport & Services to Illegal Immigrants Expelled by U.S.

Missouri Senate passes immigration bill on voice vote; one more vote will send it to House

Immigration Issues End a Pennsylvania Grower’s Season

Rhode Island Advocates Decry Immigration Order

Environmental Laws to Be Waived for Fence – Lawmaker Accuses Administration of Abusing Authority to Build Barrier at Mexican Border

Immigrants’ Rights Advocates And ACLU File Lawsuit To End Illegal Delays In Processing Citizenship Applications

April 1, 2008

Ferritor Lecturer to Focus on Immigrant Children in Arkansas – University of Arkansas

Arizona guest-worker program hits snag

New Synovate Study Shows Hispanic Voters Have Views Similar to Whites, Blacks and Asians in the US – Except on Immigration and the War in Iraq

March 31, 2008

Mexican drug cartels move into human smuggling – Immigrants as commodities

Desire and Rumors Fuel Migrations to the Golden Land

Socialist policies spur Venezuelans to leave -U.S., Europe take in South Americans who are fleeing Chavez government.

Immigration issue fades, but it may return

Immigrant advocates and religious workers in Illinois are asking that arrested immigrants have more access to spiritual counseling, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Migrant fair growing every year, organizers say – welcoming back migrant families to West Ottawa, Michigan

Anti-illegal immigration groups grow in Florida

March 28, 2008

Illegal immigrant apprehensions in Bisbee area increase – Arizona

Did You Know? ICE has been targeting illegal immigrants with criminal convictions, and the related costs are growing. Last year, 164,000 immigrant criminals were placed into deportation proceedings, up from 64,000 in 2006

304,000 Inmates Eligible for Deportation, Official Says

Immigrant Bashing Is Not a Budget Solution for California

Bloggers Press McCain Adviser on Immigration

Los Angeles Votes Against Anti Immigrant Legislation

Suffern, New York Cops May Soon Be Immigration Officers

Governor Carcieri yesterday signed a six-point executive order he said will enable “a vast array of state government agencies” to address illegal immigration in Rhode Island

Geraldo Rivera Examines Immigration in America

March 26, 2008

Federal Immigrant Detention Policy Needlessly Tears Apart Families (Latina Lista)

Did You Know? A new study estimates that Oklahoma’s anti-illegal immigration law will cause $1.8 billion in economic losses as foreign-born workers flee the state.

March 24, 2008

Special Latina Lista Post: Why Does the Nation Remain Silent While One AZ Sheriff Conducts Immigrant Manhunts? (Latina Lista)

National Guard presence along Mexican border to end this summer

A Primer on Mexico’s Immigration and Emigration Laws

Arizona Legislation Prohibits Renting To Illegal Immigrants

“Casa del Migrante” A Haven For Illegal Immigrants Who Get Deported

3,000 illegal immigrants processed for deportation in Nashville – in the past year

Don’t forget immigration reform

Labor shortage grows desperate for area farmers; Relief sought in state measure, but say U.S. reform needed – Colorado

The roundup begins: the targeting of the Hispanic community – Minneapolis

Visa issue keeps carnival workers from crossing border

Immigrants do assimilate, but not overnight

Immigration law in Kansas brings upheaval for mixed couples, where one is illegal

Did You Know? There are an estimated two million mixed families where at least one member is a citizen or lawfully living in the country and the other isn’t.

March 20, 2008

Univision PAC Contributes To Prominent Foe of Unauthorized Immigration

No penalties for Tucson Panda Express with illegal workers, investigators say

The Mexican American dream – “Under the Same Moon” shines bright light on dangerous journey Mexicans make to U.S.

March 18, 2008

U.S. boosts deportation of illegals

U.S. tries to shut revolving door of illegal reentry

The University of Uncertainty – Virginia Children of Illegal Immigrants Lack In-State Status – (students – US Citizens – have to prove that parents are in this country legally – wtf!)

March a dilemma for Hispanics – (not the month but marches planned for May 1st)

Immigrants urge Kalamazoo City Commission to ease restrictions on undocumented aliens – Michigan

Latino immigrants and their northern exposure – “Under the Same Moon” (La Misma Luna)

Governor signs bill cracking down on illegal immigration – Utah

March 17, 2008

Missouri treasurer misread illegal immigration study – Sarah Steelman

Post-mortems begin for immigration bill – Indiana

Did You Know? President Reagan had the Hispanic vote in mind when he granted roughly 3 million illegal immigrants amnesty in 1986.

McCain Must Appease both Hispanics and Conservatives on Immigration

March 13, 2008

Missouri bill would bar illegal immigrants from colleges

Illegal immigrant program stretches U.S. marshals to the limit

Immigrant rights advocates urging Gov. to kill bill – Mississippi

Immigration Matters: Progressives Fight Back on Immigration – NAM

Legislation would ban sanctuary policies in Maryland

The head of the Homeland Security agency that ushers in new citizens is leaving the job. – Emilio Gonzalez

Latino Group Protests Business Owner – Asked to see Social Security card of a Spanish-speaking customer – Rhode Island

Crackdown on Illegal Immigration Quiets Soccer Fields in Prince William – Virginia

Republicans try to force vote on immigration enforcement bill | The Border Line

March 11, 2008

Over 600 illegal immigrants arrested in Arizona in the last week

Think Progress » Anti-Immigrant Zealots Lose Hastert’s Seat For Conservatives – Illinois

Media Matters – Kondracke claimed McCain’s “position on comprehensive immigration reform” could win over Hispanics — but he’s abandoned it

Unless it gets a last-minute push, a proposed crackdown on illegal immigration appears headed for the legislative graveyard. – Indiana

The Growing Nightmare for Immigrants in Arizona

March 10, 2008

Immigrants target of Arkansas police raids – ‘It feels like it is dangerous to be Hispanic,’ activist Jim Miranda said.

Data is fuzzy in debate on migrants – Assessing burden, benefits of illegal immigration is hard

Illegal immigrants slip as hot voter issue – “With Sen. John McCain clinching the Republican nomination, immigration essentially has become a non-issue in presidential debates”

NPR: ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Takes on Immigration – Joe Arpaio in Arizona

With All the Talk About Illegal Immigration, a Look at the Legal Kind

In-state tuition for immigrants looks safe – Kansas

Penalties for hiring illegal immigrants advance in Legislature – Nebraska

Hate Crimes Linked to Immigration Debate

March 9, 2008

Immigration laws affect mixed families – Kansas

Latinos Seek Citizenship in Time for Voting

Dems use immigration to split McCain, GOP

Immigration crackdowns in Irving, Farmers Branch followed rise in Latino students – Texas

3 immigrants talk about their lives since coming to America – Indianapolis

March 6, 2008

Did You Know? The cost of arresting, incarcerating and housing illegal immigrant criminal suspects had more than doubled since 1999, to $192 million in the 2006 fiscal year

Arizona Panel OKs Sanction Law Changes

A year after raid, immigration cases drag on for many – New Bedford, Massachusetts

Border Counties Shortchanged in Immigrant Costs, Study Says

Republicans Propose New Package of Immigration Enforcement Proposals – Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum

LA Times noted McCain touts his work on immigration bill as appealing to Latinos — but not that he no longer supports it

SENATOR MENENDEZ CHALLENGES SEN. McCAIN TO REJECT NEW REPUBLICAN PACKAGE OF IMMIGRATION BILLS

A bushel of immigration bills met with mixed reviews – Virginia

Bills control college future of illegal immigrants’ kids – Tennesse

Ruben Navarrette: The role of local police in immigration – Phoenix

Activists look to jump-start immigration debate for election – Carpentersville, Illinois

March 5, 2008

The USA and Mexico: Election Fencing and Immigration

Did You Know? Sometime in the coming months, a single music label, Universal Music, will control almost half of the U.S. Latin music marketplace. – because of recent laws

Illegal immigration foes won’t consider amnesty for McCain

New Mexican Town Split Over Immigrant’s Removal

Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman declares illegal immigrants cost state at least $26 million a year – (immigration playing part in race for Governor)

Immigration: New bills, old borders

NPR: Geraldo Rivera Takes on Anti-Immigrant Fervor in ‘His Panic’ + His O’Reilly Factor ‘explosion’ on YouTube

Measures on illegals to face council – Clarksville, TN

February 28, 2008

Solving Illegal Immigration Means Business NOT as Usual (Latina Lista)

Immigration Matters: Mexican Strawberry Pickers Seek African American Help – Louisiana

Prince William County police to begin crackdown on illegal immigrants next week

Judge Wants Courts To Keep Tabs On Illegal Immigrants – Ohio

Controversial immigration bill argued in Utah House

Immigration: No Correlation With Crime – (even TIME magazine picked up this story)

A Los Angeles man with mental problems, who spent three months lost in Mexico after being deported despite being a U.S. citizen, sued homeland security and immigration officials on Wednesday.

Immigration vote today puts House in spotlight – Indiana

Fewer workers, fewer summer festivals – Amusement companies can’t get workers, who can’t get visas

Immigration officials conduct enforcement action in Worthington, Minnesota

February 27, 2008

Wyoming House approves limits on services for illegal immigrants

Illegal immigrants taxing legal system

225 illegal immigrants arrested as part of 6-state operation

Immigration Agency Accused of Illegal Searches – ICE is violating the constitutional rights of US workers by conducting illegal searches and seizures in workplace raids to find illegal immigrants

Illegal immigrant debate twists on drivers’ license bill – Maryland

Wait May Foil Immigrants’ Right To Vote

Immigrants to Keep Driver Privilege Cards – Utah

February 26, 2008

Kansas opens debate on illegal immigration

U.S. naturalization applications surge – study

Some illegal immigrants in Oklahoma feel heat from new laws

Immigration backers rally near State House – Maryland

Senate passes anti-illegal aliens measure – Utah

The Difference Between an Illegal Immigrant and Me – A Little Memoir and Some Questions It Raises

February 25, 2008

New Tactics to Control Immigration Are Unveiled – (virtual fence, tech and high fines)

Mexican archbishop praises American Catholics for reaching out

Immigration laws send Hispanics elsewhere – 2 states (Arizona & Oklahoma) that approved crackdowns have seen an exodus of illegals – Is Indiana Next?

February 21, 2008

The newest frontier – Immigrants are transforming some surprising parts of America

February 20, 2008

Illegal immigration is crux of Dallas conference – National Council of Jewish Women hopes to produce report for city

National Guardsman gets 3 years for smuggling illegal immigrants – Texas

South Carolina illegal immigration proposal draws criticism from Latino group

Indiana immigrant bill altered

Obama in San Antonio: immigration shouldn’t be “political football”

Anti-illegal immigration bill getting kinder, gentler overhaul – Utah

Does immigration law unfairly affect state students? – Oklahoma

Minutemen Fight Change in Highway Cleanup Site – San Diego

February 19, 2008

Fetishizing for Fun and Profit: Kayak.com Promotes Racist, Anti-immigrant Blogging « Of América

Bill would let police seize vehicles driven by illegal immigrants – Georgia

U.S. immigration law drives husband, wife apart

Sí se puede! Immigrants and allies march for immigrant rights – Minneapolis

Bill would suspend licenses for hiring illegal immigrants – New Jersey

Utahns benefit much from the economic impact of immigrants

Local company at center of illegal immigration investigation – Hampton, Virginia

2007 Retrospective: The Local War on the Undocumented – Phoenix, Arizona

Hispanic leaders oppose bill targeting illegal workers – Indiana

Feared Sweeps for Illegal Workers Found Just One – Suffolk County

February 18, 2008

Senator vows to target New Jersey businesses hiring illegal immigrants

Is Immigration Genuinely a Presidential Campaign Issue?

Student’s deportation roils New Mexico town

‘Border Angels’ want Latinos to get involved in political process – Group organizes rally in Salt Lake City, one of its last stops on tour to promote activism on behalf of immigrants

Immigration Reform Takes a Village

A Mexican view of U.S. immigration debate – Former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda shares his perspectives on U.S. immigration policy — what works, what doesn’t and what people ignore.

Immigration will confront next Mesa mayor

Phoenix Police to Check Arrestees’ Immigrant Status

Immigration is not just simple arithmetic – Delaware

Crackdown on illegal immigrants spurs debate – Wisconsin

Has the GOP lost Latino voters?

Mayoral races in Irving and Farmers Branch may put immigration policies to the test

Winston-Salem wants illegal immigrants off private payrolls – North Carolina

February 14, 2008

ELVIRA ARELLANO DENIED ENTRY IN CANADA

A Lesson to be Learned from the IRS: Legal Status and Working are Two Separate Issues (Latina Lista)

Feds admit jailing citizens as illegal immigrants

US judge throws out immigration lawsuit filed against Tyson Foods

Bill Would Seize Illegal Immigrants’ Cars – Georgia

Immigrant labor vital to area businesses – Wisconsin

Immigration bill draws heated House debate – Indiana

Immigration debate gets emotional – Discussion in Topeka centers on Sen. Peggy Palmer’s proposed Kansas Illegal Immigration Relief Act.

Using term ‘illegals’ reveals the speaker

Mexico president says U.S. should not close its doors to migrants

Oklahoma’s crackdown on illegal immigration draws Texas lawmakers’ interest

February 13, 2008

House votes to repeal in-state tuition for illegal immigrants – Utah

Senate committee approves ban of state benefits to illegal immigrants – Pennsylvania

No vote on illegal immigration bill – Indiana

New York lawmaker wants ICE in jails

Virtual Fence on Border to Get Approval – Arizona

Purdue and Ivy Tech to Discuss Immigration – Indiana

McCain can’t pacify both sides on immigration

House rejects illegal immigration bill – Wyoming

Latino Leaders Outspoken Against Immigration Bills – Utah

February 12, 2008

Central Florida Roads Are Pipelines For Illegal Immigration

Immigration officers banned from making raids at weekends – to save cash – (in England)

Sheriff’s hopefuls want jail to check for illegal immigrants – Dallas County

Chile gives visas to over 30,000 illegal Peruvian immigrants

Illegal immigration tops Irving campaign issues – Texas

Immigration bill will see some changes – Indiana

Illegal Immigration Fractures House Republicans – Utah

Arizona Senate Bill Drafts Temporary Worker Program

Local immigration activists to meet with Calderon in Los Angeles

Arizona Seeing Signs of Flight by Immigrants

Perry says fencing the entire Texas-Mexico border “not the answer”

Illegal workers targeted in Rhode Island

Migratory visa measure taken for wild ride

Cupid’s arrows bounce off immigration laws

February 11, 2008

Speech: National Security and the Birth of the Anti-Immigrant State or Immigrants and the Birth of the National Security State? « Of América

$1.2 billion fence adds little or no security

Debate continues over in-state tuition for illegal immigrants – Massachucetts

House approves legislation to ban illegal immigrants from getting driver’s licenses – Michigan

Apple demand increasing, guestworker program needed

New immigration law bars citizen complaints – Tennessee

Artist Humberto Saenz deals with immigration in Irving exhibit ‘The Réel’ -Texas

Immigration debate should turn from money to people

Year after raid, Cache mightily divided over immigrants – Utah

NEXT PRESIDENT WILL TONE DOWN ANTI-IMMIGRATION RHETORIC

Swift raid aftermath: Success or human tragedy – Utah

McCain’s rise might provide boost for immigration change

Objections to immigration bills growing – Kansas

Businesses need immigrant workers but extremists ‘are stirring the pots of hatred’ – Utah

Judge upholds illegal immigrant hiring law – Arizona

Strict Oklahoma law on immigration will affect Kansas

Undocumented students share their stories – watch the video about the book “Documented Dreams”

Citizen or illegal? Children of two worlds

Media Hype and Immigration Questions for the Candidates

Illegal immigration bill is about human rights, not racism, author says – Indiana

Election-year politics: Why immigration reform will have to wait | csmonitor.com

Where have the immigrants gone? – Oklahoma law targeting illegal workers had some unforeseen results

NPR: Calderon to Visit Mexican Immigrants in U.S.

February 7, 2008

CENSORED NEWS: Nogales residents: US building border wall on Mexico’s land

Clarity Sought on Electronics Searches

The Latino Vote, California and Immigration

Council approves ICE plan – Danbury, Connecticut

Federal judges split on local crackdowns on illegal immigration – Pennsylvania vs Missouri decisions??

February 6, 2008

Contest collects tales of Mexicans’ migrations across the globe – - The Mexican government wants to put a human face on the process

Former Mexican president discusses illegal immigration issues – Oklahoma City

Rich illegal immigrants in U.S. hide in shadows – up to 20,000 illegal immigrants earning upward of $100,000 a year as entrepreneurs

Council to vote on ICE partnership – Danbury, Connecticut

New guest-worker rules intended to ease farm industry worries

Immigration Information Site Prepares to Answer Questions on New Michigan Law

U.S. threatens to sue over access to UT Brownsville campus for border fence – Regents to discuss issue today after campus president refused to allow surveys.

Funding for Illegal Immigrant Crackdown – Prince William County, Virginia is now trying to figure out how they are going to pay for the Illegal Immigration reforms they passed

Hillary Si! Obama No! — Que? – (good read on Hillary’s immigration policies)

State Reps Offer a Slew of Bills To Combat Illegal Immigration – Florida

Hallelujah, Immigrant Bashing Didn’t Work! Latinos To Decide Next President

Senator Ingebrigtsen leads meetings to get input about illegal immigration issues – Minnesota

Memo to media on immigration coverage – Janet Murguia

Immigrants Are Big Winners In Super Tuesday Contests

February 5, 2008

Is Illegal Immigration the Knock-Off Purse of the Labor Market? (Latina Lista)

Immigration Misfire

Van Hollen To Issue Guide On Dealing With Illegal Immigrants – Wisconsin

Can I sue rivals for hiring illegal immigrants? – Fortune Small Business question

House OKs bill banning illegal immigrants from public colleges – Virginia

Federal judge upholds Missouri town’s ordinance punishing businesses that hire illegal immigrants – Valley Park

Pawlenty’s immigration plan contradicts King’s values – Minnesota

Man, 49, dies after being shot (in the head) by Border Patrol

Illegal Immigration In Eastern Carolina Part 1: Interview With An Illegal Immigrant