Blogante Headlines + Oklahoma Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
March 26, 2008
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.
Oklahoma immigration bill will cost state – according to a new study by the Oklahoma Bankers Association
March 20, 2008
‘Say it in English’ bill moves forward – Oklahoma
February 25, 2008
Immigration laws send Hispanics elsewhere – 2 states (Arizona & Oklahoma) that approved crackdowns have seen an exodus of illegals – Is Indiana Next?
February 18, 2008
Hispanic student enrollment declines – Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 14, 2008
Oklahoma’s crackdown on illegal immigration draws Texas lawmakers’ interest
February 11, 2008
Strict Oklahoma law on immigration will affect Kansas
Where have the immigrants gone? – Oklahoma law targeting illegal workers had some unforeseen results
January 31, 2008
Oklahoma business leaders have a word of advice for Kansas lawmakers rushing to impose harsh new anti-immigrant penalties and mandates on businesses: Don’t go there.
January 24, 2008
Builders’ Hispanic workers leaving – Tulsa, Oklahoma
January 10, 2008
Republican state Rep. Shane Jett, who opposed 1804, offers a more dire prediction. Without changes, the law “will be the single most destructive economic disaster since the Dust Bowl,” he says. – Oklahoma
Did You Know? Since 1804 was approved in Oklahoma, 15,000-25,000 illegal immigrants have left Tulsa County, the Greater Tulsa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce says
Strict immigration law rattles Oklahoma businesses – (will other states pay attention what happens in Oklahoma and Arizona?)
January 4, 2008
Hispanic school population increases in Oklahoma City – (now 10% Hispanic was 4.5% 10 years ago)
January 2, 2008
Law pinches some Oklahoma City businesses
Immigration law opponents continue appellate battle – Oklahoma
December 28, 2007
Tulsa ICE Officials Use 16-year-old Son as Bait to Trap Undocumented Family (Latina Lista)
December 4, 2007
Oklahoma Attorney General Edmondson doubts immigration law will be overturned
November 26, 2007
Oklahoma Immigration Bill Hitting Business – (Is this really a suprise?)
November 6, 2007
New immigrant law a reminder of 1850 Fugitive Slave Act – Oklahoma
November 4, 2007
Anti-illegal immigration law affecting agriculture sector – Oklahoma
November 1, 2007
Did You Know? One apartment manager who just paid for a roofing job complained that with so many Hispanics having already left Oklahoma City, the crew he hired was able to double the price for the job, said Jason Thompson, operations manager for D&S Property Management Inc. – effects of immigration law in Oklahoma
October 30, 2007
Almost 1,100 pledge resistance to state immigration law – Oklahoma
October 26, 2007
Illegal Immigrants Leaving Area Before New Law Takes Effect – Latino groups said upward of 20,000 illegal immigrants have fled Tulsa alone in recent weeks. – Oklahoma
October 23, 2007
Federal judge tosses Hispanic group’s lawsuit against state – Oklahoma
October 22, 2007
New DVD Chronicles Hispanic History In Oklahoma
September 30, 2007
Oklahoma City doctor first Hispanic to head group – Doctor Tomas Patricio Owens (landed with only $6)
September 18, 2007
Immigration crackdown called devastating to economy – Oklahoma
QUOTE: “Meat packers are going to go out of business. Farms are going to move to Mexico. Even if you can pay better wages, it’s going to be difficult to find enough American workers to fill all those jobs,” Jacoby said. “It will be devastating for the economy.” – Oklahoma
August 28, 2007
Did You Know? This past weekend, Hispanic community leaders claimed that, fearing the effects of 1804, as many as 25,000 Hispanics have already left Oklahoma
Immigration Reform Already Affecting Hispanic Businesses – Tulsa, Oklahoma
August 2, 2007
Group Uses Billboards To Protests Immigration Legislation – Oklahoma – “We expect the government to make law that prevent discrimination, not require it”
July 30, 2007
About 100 arrests made after horse track raided in southern Oklahoma
