Immigration + Immigration Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 24, 2009
Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Purchase Health Care – New Senate bill includes inhumane provision barring undocumented immigrants from purchasing health care with their own money
As Senate preps for healthcare debate, petition gets underway to include undocumented immigrants
LULAC is asking a judge to prevent Ohio state officials from canceling the registrations of more than 40,000 vehicles apparently driven by undocumented immigrants. – filed the lawsuit against state officials in Franklin County Common Pleas Court this morning.
When will immigration be loved?
November 23, 2009
U Visa: Protection for illegal immigrants – Visa U: Protección para inmigrantes ilegales víctimas de delitos
November 21, 2009
ICE audit plan for employers includes El Paso, draws criticism from rights group
A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges Thursday against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse, at the request of prosecutors who had already won a conviction on multiple counts of financial fraud. – Postville news
LatAm Immigrants Are Changing Spain, Sociologist Says
“They” Are “Us”: The Devastating Effects of Broken Immigration Policy on Children in Immigrant Families
November 20, 2009
Hispanic lawmakers say an old adversary, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, has his fingerprints all over a push to prohibit illegal immigrants from buying health insurance plans in a new market for people who don’t get insurance through their employers.
Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.
Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country – On the call were Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.; Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.; and Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. Immigrant rights advocates from various parts of the country also spoke.
ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announces 1,000 new workplace audits to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices
In Virtual Town Hall with Immigration Reform Activists, Gutierrez Promises Bill By December
Economic Blame Game: U.S. Unemployment is Not Caused by Immigration
November 19, 2009
Members of Franklin County’s Hispanic community meet with Immigration officials to discuss becoming legal residents – Pennsylvania
More Than 60,000 Americans in 45 States Organize for Immigration Reform
From the Bookshelves: And You Welcomed Me: Migration and Catholic Social Teaching
New Report Shines Light on Detainee Rights Violations in Minnesota
There are 16 million children in immigrant families in the United States
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
On November 18 at 8:00 PM Eastern time/5:00 PM Pacific, all across the country people are hosting house parties with their families, friends, neighbors, churches, classmates and anyone else who supports comprehensive immigration reform for America.
After accidental deportation, critics say immigration officials making mistakes – After a Salvadoran man was mistakenly deported, immigration rights activists have complained about toughened enforcement by authorities.
Governor Deval Patrick urged Massachusetts residents today to avoid getting mired in “the usual debate” over illegal immigration as he gave his cabinet 90 days to craft a plan for better integrating all foreign-born residents into the state’s daily fabric.
Video report of Latina forced to give birth while in chains in Maricopa County, AZ courtesy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (en Español)
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
Hundreds of defendants awaiting trial for violent crimes in Dallas County have been deported by federal immigration officials and then set free in their home countries. – The practice goes back to at least 1991 and includes the release of murder, kidnapping and child rape suspects.
Supreme Court Hears Case about Immigrants’ Access to Federal Court Review
Immigrant Advocates Welcome Napolitano Statement, Will Hold House Parties This Week to Support Reform
Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill
Eleventh-hour criticism is arising over President Obama’s nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. – Stephanie Rose
Immigration legislation recognizes new reality
Undocumented workers impact Mississippi’s economy
From a group calling themselves Electronic Civil Disobedience comes the Transborder Immigrant Tool, a simple mobile application intended to aid and abet border-crossers from Mexico to the United States by mapping the safest routes to take. – This GPS app is built to work on the cheapest cell phones available.
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
The Pro-Immigrant Movement: Fighting On, Despite All The Obstacles
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has launched its 13th immigration and crime sweep and reported 27 arrests by Monday night.
November 16, 2009
Where two contentious issues intersect- Immigration and health House measure omits Senate panel’s legal test
Scarlet “A” will dominate immigration reform rhetoric – Greg Tejeda on immigration reform & Janet Napolitano’s speech
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
The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.
CAUSA: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Needed To Keep Country Secure, Administration Committed to Reform says Napolitano
Hundreds of young people demonstrated on Friday inside city hall to ask for an end to the deporting of undocumented immigrants, in particular a young Mexican man attending the University of Illinois at Chicago. – Rigo Padilla
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
Postville Raid: Eighteen months have passed since immigration agents raided Agriprocessors Inc. meat plant, arrested nearly 400 workers, and sent the plant spiraling into bankruptcy. – On Thursday, the plant’s former vice president – Sholom Rubashkin – was found guilty of 86 of 91 counts of financial crimes. – Verdict brings closure to many in Postville
Dobbs’ CNN departure leaves me cold – (Gregory Tejeda’s insightful post – good read)
Federal authorities have identified more than 111,000 immigrants with criminal records being held in local jails, during the first year of a program that seeks to deport immigrants who have committed serious crimes.
CAUSA: Lou Dobbs Departure Brings us Closer to Rational Debate on Immigration Reform
New Article from SSRN on NAFTA’s Impacts on Immigration
GOP should take a cue from Lou Dobbs and resign their attack strategy on illegal immigration
Stop the deportation of Rigo Padilla
Guest Voz: NJ Mayor says it makes sense to grant citizenship to undocumented immigrants – Michael Wildes mayor of Englewood, New Jersey.
America’s Enduring Exceptionalism
Employment Verification: Repairing our Broken Immigration System
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
Reporting for the Big Bend Sentinel, Sterry Butcher reported on the US Department of Homeland Security’s new mass deportation program taking place in Presidio, Texas.
Lawsuit targets immigration enforcement – Racial profiling alleged in Salvadoran’s arrest in Frederick
“Silent” immigration raid in Minneapolis is more humane but still traumatic for mixed-status families
Domestic Violence In Immigrant Communities: Often Triggered by Stress and Complicated by Immigration Status – This is the first in a special two-part series on domestic violence in immigrant communities by Feet in Two Worlds reporters.
November 10, 2009
Members of a Guatemalan family living in Marin County are now separated by thousands of miles after immigration officials deported the parents of three children overnight. – California
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
One of the largest immigration crackdowns under the Obama administration to date took place in the Twin Cities last month, when 1,200 undocumented janitors were ‘quietly’ fired from their jobs
November 9, 2009
Two women (Latinas) who had applied and been approved under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that gives them permits to be in the country legally report being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, arrests that landed them in jail, in one case for an entire month.
Many illegal immigrants deported in ‘a cloud of uncertainty’
Iraq war veteran’s wife spared deportation – Frances Barrios, who was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child, receives humanitarian parole and can stay in Los Angeles and apply for a green card. Her husband suffers from post-traumatic stress.
November 7, 2009
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Symposium:
San Francisco’s Role in Shaping National Immigration Policy – November 9, 2009
George Mason University Study Shows Deep Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Pockets of Prince William County
Would Mass Deportation Mean More Jobs for U.S. Workers?
November 6, 2009
The closing immigration window
THE LEGALIZATION SOLUTION – IPC Reports Highlight Gains Made From Legalization Programs Past and Explore Future Legalization Proposals
Activists Push for Immigration Reform on Anniversary of Long Island Hate Crime – Marcelo Lucero
Native American corporations, particularly an array of Alaska Native Corporations, have become major defense and homeland security contractors – responsible for a wide range of national security operations, including electronic surveillance on the border, running immigrant detention centers, and supplying security and other services in U.S. overseas wars and energy exploitation.
Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year’s census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens – Vitter’s attempts fail
November 5, 2009
Mixed impressions inside the poll numbers – Texans on immigration
Coalition calls for public oversight in new San Bernardino 287(g) agreement
For immigrants, illness can bring a death sentence
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
Native Americans Profit from Abusive Immigrant Detention and Billions of Dollars in National Security Contracts
A soldier every 3 feet on the US/Mexico border = 6,930,880 soldiers – Immigration Anecdotes
Stop the Deportation of the Mejia-Perez Family; Parents of a Dreamer
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
Board of Immigration Appeals Rules Not to Reopen Old Deportation Cases
The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration’s efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally.
November 2, 2009
Latinos need more than lip service – Families are being torn apart by America’s broken immigration system. President Obama needs to show leadership and fix it – (the view from England)
The 287(g) policy has become a perverted version of its original intent in Tennessee
More than 200 bodies recovered at Arizona/Sonora border
Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.
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.
Immigrant Jail Tests U.S. View of Legal Access – City Bar Justice Center is calling for all immigrant detainees to be provided with counsel.
October 30, 2009
Detained immigrant’s death leaves far-reaching questions – the case of Dominican Pedro Tavarez in Massachusetts
Los que se quedan (”Those who remain”,) a film about migration
Labor Pains: How Our Broken Immigration System Hurts All Workers
Senator Reid States He Is Keeping Anti-Immigrant Vitter Amendment From the Senate Floor
U.S. May Be Open to Asylum for Spouse Abuse – Immigration lawyers said the administration had taken a major step toward clarifying a murky area of asylum law and defining the legal grounds on which battered and sexually abused women in foreign countries could seek protection here.
San Francisco mayor vetoes new city sanctuary law
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
Not a healthy state for all Latinos in the US – Undocumented foreign-born Latinos face serious financial and language barriers to quality health care
Immigrant Hispanic community protests law-enforcement action in Ohio’s far northeast corner
Obama Official: Immigration Reform Will Be Introduced Once Votes to Pass It Are Assured
October 28, 2009
CNN Columnist Ruben Navarrette: Immigration Reform Must Wait – response to Rep. Luis Gutierrez
Pobre Pecos, Pobres Presos—Justicia Penal para los Inmigrantes en el Condado de Reeves en Texas
New Perils In Mexico For U.S.-Bound Migrants
National Law Journal Online Advocates for ‘braceros’ wore opposition down – eight years of heavily defended litigation that required the plaintiffs to win reversal of three trial-court dismissals
Immigrants sue feds over 2007 raid – Residents allege 2007 immigration raids in New Haven were unconstitutional
Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez: Immigration Reform Cannot Wait
Immigrant Children Lost in Education Reform – interview with Ruby Takanishi, president and chief executive officer of Foundation for Child Development
Another reason for immigration reform: military spouses
After Arpaio is Stripped of Immigration Powers, Conservatives Counter With A New Anti-Immigrant Bill
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
Sanctuary journey ends – 1st Elvira Arellano left y now Flor Crisostomo has left the church in Chicago
American Rights at Work – Immigration Study Finds Enforcement Has Undermined Workers’ Rights
October 27, 2009
Immigrants and Children of Immigrants Comprise Nearly One-Quarter of the U.S. Population
Police Leaders from Across the Country Call For Immigration Reform – Law Enforcement Officials Describe Impact of Broken System on Public Safety and Community Trust
Impractical and Unconstitutional – Sen. Vitter Tries to Use the Census to Further Anti-Immigration Agenda
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
Detained immigrant children face legal maze in U.S. – 7,211 children entered the U.S. illegally in 2008 by themselves – As many as 50% of those kids went before judges with no lawyer
Call for Investigation of Detention of Mexican Official Who U.S. Government Held as an Asylum-Seeker — But Who Never Asked for Asylum
Second Obama Immigration Detention Official Leaves Abruptly
In Mexico, An Eritrean Man Sets His Sights On U.S.
More Hondurans Leaving Their Country To Find Work
20 years after amnesty, lives reshaped – Ricardo Magallanes – 1 of the nearly 3 million undocumented immigrants to be granted amnesty under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
October 17, 2009
The interpretation of immigration – A Kansas City asylum case could provide the impetus for the reform of unfair and inconsistent policy
Immigrant Gulag Larger Than Homeland Security’s Detention Centers – The Obama administration is trying to wiggle its way out of the immigration crisis created by the Bush administration without taking any decisive steps to distance itself from its predecessor’s immigration policies and enforcement practices.
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.
The Homeland Security Department said Friday that it has revamped pacts that allow for greater cooperation between federal immigration authorities and local law enforcement in 55 states and cities, including Carrollton and Farmers Branch.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched a sweep in Phoenix on Friday, a half day after officials in Washington limited his powers to make federal immigration arrests.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio cited a non-existent federal law and included a legal interpretation taken from an anti-immigration Web site in a document he distributed during a news conference last week.
Question just a tactic, but revealing of feelings – (re proposed census question about immigration status)
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
A 21-year-old Montgomery County man Hector Hernandez whose criminal case helped trigger new police policies in Montgomery Count regarding illegal immigration was sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday for killing a 14-year-old honor student aboard a transit bus last year
New York Needs More Immigrants, Says Bloomberg
U.S. Supreme Court Considers “Collateral Consequences” for Immigrants in Criminal Cases
Thousands of immigrants came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of lobbying and an afternoon rally calling for comprehensive immigration reform.
Forcing the debate over immigration reform starts now
ACLU Comprehensive Immigration Reform Must Protect Privacy And Civil Liberties
5 Former Census Directors Warn that Vitter Amendment would Severely Damage 2010 Census, Cost Billions – would add a new question on citizenship and immigration status to the 2010 census.
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
Hispanic lawmakers in the House are writing an immigration reform bill that will outline the minority community’s position before the debate begins in Congress.
The Pecos Insurrection – How a private prison pushed immigrant inmates to the brink. (a must read)
Latinos march in Indio for immigration reform – California
Angered by President Obama’s lack of success in legalizing illegal immigrants, some Hispanic activists are urging all Hispanics to boycott the 2010 census as a sign of displeasure.
U.S. Can’t Trace Foreign Visitors on Expired Visas – about 40% of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States came on legal visas and overstayed. (of course they weren’t all Latinos)
No Samaritans Allowed: U.S. Prohibits Helping Migrants
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
Department of Homeland Security should revoke the 287(g) program until there is immigration reform
287 (g): The Abuse of Delegated Immigration Enforcement Authority
Manhattan Institute Report: Measuring Immigrant Assimilation in the United States – How has the recession impacted immigrants and where they choose to live? Do immigrants learn English more quickly now than one hundred years ago? What impact have hurdles on the path to citizenship had on naturalization rates?
Republican Senators Want Census to Identify ‘Illegal Aliens’
Over 3000 undocumented military veterans battling deportation orders
Julio Maldonado : Hate Crime Survivor Scheduled for Deportation
A new immigration reality defines state
U.S. Shifts Strategy on Illicit Work by Immigrants – (more on the American Apparel layoffs)
October 7, 2009
New measures to improve detention policies of undocumented immigrants doesn’t go far enough
Between Here and There: How Attached Are Latino Immigrants to Their Native Country?
Salvaging Immigration Detention
Migrants Give More than They Take, Says U.N. – Often vilified and mistreated, migrant workers benefit both the countries they move to and the ones they leave behind, says the latest Human Development Report released Monday.
Ideas for Immigrant Detention Include Converting Hotels and Building Models
Detained immigrants could be categorized by risk
Amid an overall drop in arrests of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S-Mexico border, an intriguing anomaly has cast a new light on human smuggling: Authorities report an almost tenfold spike in the number of Chinese people caught in the southern Arizona desert, the busiest smuggling corridor on the international line.
The Burden of Immigration Laws on Business
A Losing Proposition — How Immigration Enforcement Hurts Women and Communities
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
The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services on Tuesday dropped its claim that Maria Gurrola’s four children be removed from her care filed after allegations that Gurrola and her husband knew of a plan to sell the baby before the Sept. 29 kidnapping. – Yair Antonio Carrillo saga
ICE Should Terminate Maricopa County 287(g) Agreement – Scaling Back Sheriff Arpaio’s Immigration Enforcement Authority Does Not Go Far Enough, Says ACLU
DHS Plan To Improve Immigration Detention An Encouraging Step – Due Process, Enforceable Detention Standards And Overhaul Of ICE Enforcement Programs Still Needed
October 6, 2009
“Toughest Sheriff in America” Stripped of ICE Agent Status – According to a statement released by MCSO, the new 287(g) agreement has “stripped Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies of their ICE agent status to act as federal immigration authorities.”
October 5, 2009
Joe Arpaio Re-signs 287(g) Jails Agreement, According to Sources; ICE Vague on Specifics
NCLR Commends Congressional Hispanic Caucus for Calling for an End to 287(g) Agreements
Police: Maria Gurrolla’s immigration status was “not relevant” to solving assault and abduction of Gurrolla’s days-old son – If someone posing as the IRS attacked you at work, would the press interview your accountant? – The case of Yair Anthony Carillo abduction
Our Immigration System Needs Solutions, Not Villains
Immigrants & Health Care: MPI Analyzes Health Reform Eligibility, Verification Issues and Provides New Estimates of Coverage by Legal Status, Poverty, Firm Size and for Select States
Immigration advocates hoping to see comprehensive reform move through Congress this year now acknowledge they will probably have to wait until 2010, thanks to the all-consuming health care debate.
The Headwaters of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment by Steven A. Sklar
In Defense of the Undocumented – Guest essay by Álvaro Huerta at La Bloga
Why Boycotting the Census will not force the Immigration Issue
October 2, 2009
Census “boycott” is self-defeating – The people who think that Latinos will benefit politically by having some of us ignore an attempt to be counted in the population speak with a contradiction that makes absolutely no sense.
Holding the US Census ransom to force action on reforming immigration is a bad idea
With the 2010 census 6 months away, the Commerce Department said Thursday it won’t seek a halt to immigration raids as it did in the previous census in hopes of improving participation in hard-to-count communities.
Although President Obama has put off an immigration overhaul until next year, the federal agency in charge of approving visas is planning ahead for the possibility of giving legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, the agency’s director said Thursday.
Upcoming Supreme Court Session to Decide Two Critical Immigration Issues
October 1, 2009
1st 9 months of 2009 = 441,942 repatriated Mexicans :: Durante los primeros nueve meses de 2009 fueron repatriados desde Estados Unidos 441 mil 942 mexicanos a través de los 26 puntos fronterizos y el Programa de Repatriación Voluntaria al Interior firmado por los gobiernos de México y Estados Unidos, informó ayer el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM)
A U.S. government task force (Southwest Border Task Force) recommended Wednesday that the federal Department of Homeland Security scale back an initiative – 287(g) – that allows local authorities to enforce the country’s immigration law.
September 30, 2009
Does the U.S. Constitution defend the rights of undocumented immigrants?
Police in Framingham, Mass., say an illegal immigrant from Guatemala entered a police station, told officers he had stolen another man’s identity and asked to be deported because he could no longer make ends meet in America.
With little movement on Immigration reform among lawmakers, the debate is entering a new space: museums. From New York to San Francisco, a network of museums will address tough questions on Immigration, including health care, borders and citizenship.
America’s Voice: Rep. Steve King throws free market under the bus, along with immigrants
Immigration Reform and Racial Tensions
Grupo anti-inmigrante ataca movimiento Judeo-Cristiano pro reforma inmigratoria tachándolos de ‘desconectados’
Immigration Crackdown With Firings, Not Raids
U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing Deaths Are A Humanitarian Crisis, According To Report From The ACLU And CNDH – Death Rate Climbs Despite Economic Decline And Drop In Migration And Apprehensions
September 29, 2009
Filmmakers document consequences of U.S. immigration raid – “In the Shadow of the Raid” – Postville, Iowa
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
The number of deaths of undocumented immigrants in the Arizona desert increased by 20% during the 2009 fiscal year, despite extreme vigilance and the efforts of humanitarian organizations.
President Obama has placed the immigration reform community at the back of the bus.
With No Progress on Immigration Reform, Activists Ready to Take to the Streets Again
Does ICE’s Criminal Alien Program (CAP) Target Serious Criminals?
Immigration officials consider more fee increases – Immigrant rights groups fear that further fee hikes would cut many out of the citizenship application process. The immigration agency, which must be self-supporting, faces a $118-million shortfall.
Leading experts, professionals and immigrants to discuss undocumented immigration at Connecticut College’s three-day conference
September 28, 2009
With swine-flu vaccinations set to begin next month, public-health officials are mobilizing to ensure that the nation’s estimated 11 million-plus illegal immigrants are vaccinated.
California Senator Cedillo Tells the Truth About Immigration Enforcement in the Obama Era
Health insurance and immigrants: Weapons of mass distraction uncovered
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”
Eight neo-Nazis demonstrating against illegal immigration in Riverside left the scene after just 45 minutes when hundreds of counter-protestors shouted them down and tore up their swastika-covered flags.
The head (Thomas Saenz) of the nation’s leading Latino legal advocacy group (MALDEF) said if comprehensive immigration legislation seems unlikely in 2010, Congress should make down payments by passing smaller-scale reforms.
Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class: 2009 Edition
Liberals seek health-care access for illegals – Fearful that they’re losing ground on immigration and health care, a group of House Democrats is pushing back and arguing that any health care bill should extend to all legal immigrants and allow illegal immigrants some access.
September 24, 2009
America’s Voice Launches Campaign to Air New Ad on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” – watch it here
Cubans tell of capture and torture on Mexican journey
Sooner Than Expected: Latino Congressman to Introduce Immigration Bill Ahead of White House – Luis V. Gutierrez
Most Mexicans See Better Life in U.S. – one in three would immigrate to the United States if they could – new Pew Research report
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
Mexico’s violent drug gangs are increasingly kidnapping illegal migrants for ransom and forcing them to carry narcotics into the United States as they muscle into the lucrative trade of smuggling people across the border.
Obama overreaches on immigrant care
ICE refuses to cross-deputize Davis County deputies – Utah politicians angry that the police agency was turned away.
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
When using term “illegal” words do matter, but pick and choose your battles
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
One Home Owners Association checking legal status before allowing new residents in neighborhood
Tension flares over ID requirement at Grand Prairie mobile home park – Texas
Billions for a US-Mexico border fence, but is it doing any good? The cost for adding 600 miles of new barriers is $2.4 billion so far. The new fencing has been breached more than 3,000 times, a government report finds. – also says $6.5 billion will be needed to maintain the new fencing over the next 20 years
Save Our Trailer Parks from Immigrants!?
Illegal Immigrants embroiled in health care debate
Thousands of Young People from California to New York Stage Events to Raise Awareness of DREAM Act
The Intersection Of Health Care And Immigration or an interview with Rev. Luis Cortes Jr.
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
E-Verify Seems Here to Stay: Obama’s Immigration Chief Vouches For Status Verification System
End the 287(g) Program in Nashville
CAUSA: 10 Questions Legislators Should Ask FAIR Representatives
Mexican American astronaut isn’t changing course on immigration stand – NASA went ballistic when Jose Hernandez advocated legalization of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. shortly after his return to Earth. The California-born son of migrants isn’t backing down.
Is This the Best They Can Do? Anti-Immigrant Group Rally Fizzles – FAIR Claims 200,000 Members; Only 50 People Show Up
New Study Finds Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws Led to Racial Profiling – UC Berkeley
A new team of federal agents operating in Iowa this year has arrested immigrants with previous convictions for sex crimes, cocaine possession, kidnapping and carjacking. – But arrests of such criminals have been the exception, not the rule, new statistics obtained by The Des Moines Register show.
NAHJ Urges News Media to Stop Using the Term “Illegals” When Covering Immigration
Common Sense and Immigration Reform: Uniting Behind an Accurate Census
Obama links healthcare, immigration reform – “My commitment is real and so is my desire to get this (immigration reform) done,” Obama said Wednesday during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 32nd Annual Awards Gala.
Made in America: Myths & Facts about Birthright Citizenship & Citizenship by the Numbers
September 15, 2009
“Joe Wilson ganó”, afirma congresista demócrata Luis Gutiérrez
“Deportation without Representation” NJ Law Journal calls for “corps of competent lawyers” to represent immigrants in removal proceedings
A class-action lawsuit recently filed by the undocumented employees of a local cleaning company underscores that workers who are in the country illegally have many of the same workplace rights that U.S. citizens have.
Latino Lawmaker Rips Obama for Making It Harder for Illegals to Buy Private Insurance – The criticism was leveled in Spanish by Rep. Luis Gutierrez
When in doubt, blame the illegals
Evo Morales rallies for immigrants’ rights
The astronaut José M. Hernández said the United States needed to legalize its illegal immigrants — a rare public stand for an American astronaut on a political issue.
Neither walls or moats can hold them back…
Religious Leaders Face Deportation: Detention Reignites Churches’ Call for Immigration Reform
The White House strengthened its stand against health-care coverage for illegal immigrants Friday, and a pivotal Senate committee looked ready to follow its lead.
President Obama’s usage of the term “illegal immigrants” is more than just semantics
New Book: Ethical Borders: NAFTA, Globalization and Mexican Migration
Immigrants with Mental Disabilities Are Deprived Their Day in Court
New Report Holds Immigration Detention System Up to the Light
September 14, 2009
In Defense of the Undocumented: Immigrants and the Healthcare Debate By Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D. Student
Sebelius: Illegal immigrant debate a ‘red herring’ – concerning health care bill
September 12, 2009
Joe Wilson Voted to Provide Taxpayer Money for Illegal Immigrants’ Healthcare in 2003 – (can you say hypocrite)
September 11, 2009
UNDOCUMENTED HISPANIC MIGRATION CONFERENCE – CONNECTICUT COLLEGE – OCTOBER 16-18, 2009
NYTimes Editorial – Immigrants, Health Care and Lies
September 10, 2009
Video: Obama Heckled by GOP During Speech to Congress
Immigration, Southern Manners, and South Carolina Demographics
The Visceral Reaction when “illegal immigrants” are mentioned
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
A Green Bay business is questioned for selling a photo ID card to thousands of immigrants in Green Bay and Appleton.
Rinku Sen: “Illegal” Word is a Gateway to Racism and Exploitation
How volatile is immigration in DC – In Lawmaker’s Outburst, a Rare Breach of Protocol – South Carolina GOP Rep Joe Wilson interrupted President Obama’s speech Wednesday night with a shout of “You lie!”
September 9, 2009
Time for Obama to break with current detention policy and enact one worthy of a world-class champion of democracy
As the health care debate draws more hate against “illegal immigrant coverage”, the Democratic Senator charged with introducing immigration reform legislation is making more excuses instead of moving forward. – Sen. Charles Schumer
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
A study released Tuesday says that without enforcement, undocumented immigrants could get health care coverage through the president’s proposed plan, costing Americans more than $30 billion annually.
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But that’s if all undocumented immigrants seek care — something another immigration expert and the study say is unlikely.
Laid-off Undocumented Migrants Seek End to Crackdown and E-Verify
September 8, 2009
E-mails on illegal immigration are eye-opening – A deeper look at the facts contained in chain letters reveals hyperbole, exaggerations and misstatements by opponents.
Town hall meeting hits on 287(g) program – Albertville
Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference Dec. 6-8
287(g): Motivations, Impact and History – Nezua, The Unapologetic Mexican goes on video to explain
Migration Slowing as Recession Bites – Report from Migration Policy Institute
