By Linda Valdez
TUCSON -- Arizona's habit of immigrant-bashing has morphed into Latino-bashing. It isn't just Latinos who will suffer if it continues.
Consider this: According to 2010 census data, 43 percent of Arizonans under age 18 are Latino.
This is a fact and an opportunity. Arizonans should support schools that will prepare these young people to help lead the state into a bright new dawn.
Posted by Diana Rosendo
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
SB 1070 backlash spurs Hispanics to join Democrats
By Daniel Gonzalez
In the seven weeks since Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signed Arizona's tough new immigration law, there has been a sharp increase in the number of Latinos registering to vote as Democrats, party officials say, jumping from about 100 a week before to 500 now.
Many of those registering are young Latino citizens whose parents may be undocumented.
Posted By Diana Rosendo
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In the seven weeks since Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signed Arizona's tough new immigration law, there has been a sharp increase in the number of Latinos registering to vote as Democrats, party officials say, jumping from about 100 a week before to 500 now.
Many of those registering are young Latino citizens whose parents may be undocumented.
Posted By Diana Rosendo
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Arizona Immigration Law: A look at bill's impact one year later
By Daniel Gonzalez
The neighbors pointed at a small green house on the west side of Phoenix and said the man who cut off part of his finger lived inside. Sure enough, a man came out with toilet paper wound around the index finger of his left hand.
He said he had been cutting meat at a restaurant around the corner when he accidently sliced off a hunk of his flesh. More than 24 hours later, blood kept soaking through the toilet paper, and his finger still throbbed. This raised an obvious question: Why didn't he go to the hospital?
"Because I don't have papers," said the man, who would give only his first name, Ramon.
Posted by Diana Rosendo
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The neighbors pointed at a small green house on the west side of Phoenix and said the man who cut off part of his finger lived inside. Sure enough, a man came out with toilet paper wound around the index finger of his left hand.
He said he had been cutting meat at a restaurant around the corner when he accidently sliced off a hunk of his flesh. More than 24 hours later, blood kept soaking through the toilet paper, and his finger still throbbed. This raised an obvious question: Why didn't he go to the hospital?
"Because I don't have papers," said the man, who would give only his first name, Ramon.
Posted by Diana Rosendo
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MARCHA MIGRANTE VI
MARCHA MIGRANTE VI Friendship Park/Playas de Tijuana to Calexico/Mexicali
(Feb 2-6) 2011 countdown update “Trail of Tears”
We will have a planning meeting tomorrow Saturday 11AM at Angels Haven in Lemon Grove.
As March Migrante VI approaches we will have activities on both sides of the border every day..on the Mexican Side there will be a walk from Playas to Mexicali with vigils along the way.
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posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
(Feb 2-6) 2011 countdown update “Trail of Tears”
We will have a planning meeting tomorrow Saturday 11AM at Angels Haven in Lemon Grove.
As March Migrante VI approaches we will have activities on both sides of the border every day..on the Mexican Side there will be a walk from Playas to Mexicali with vigils along the way.
For full article click here.
posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
Anti-Hispanic assault kicks off the New Year
Editorial:
We have all been through some tough years lately, for some, the years have been very tough. Yet as we start the New Year there are signs of hope and of better things to come with an improving economy. While we hang in there and wait for the good times to come about, we can’t ignore that there is still a knot in the pit of our stomach – there are troubling signs on the horizon.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
We have all been through some tough years lately, for some, the years have been very tough. Yet as we start the New Year there are signs of hope and of better things to come with an improving economy. While we hang in there and wait for the good times to come about, we can’t ignore that there is still a knot in the pit of our stomach – there are troubling signs on the horizon.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
“LIGHT UP THE BRIDGE TO OPPORTUNITY: PASS THE DREAM ACT”
Hundreds of DREAM Act students and supporters are expected to light up San Diego County with colorful banners displaying the word “DREAM” and a candlelight vigil, during rush-hour on Monday, November, 29, from 5:30—7 p.m. They are raising awareness for the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) bill, which will come to a vote in Congress as early as Tuesday, November 30.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
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Posted by Montzerrat Garcia.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Study: Arizona immigration law pushes workers underground
Arizona's 2007 law designed to squeeze illegal immigrants from the workplace has reduced the illegal immigrant population and the number of illegal immigrants in wage and salary jobs. But it has also resulted in many workers simply going underground and receiving money either under the table or as contract workers, according to a new study by the Public Policy Institute of California.
The report warns that the trend could result in negative societal and economic repercussions.
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Posted by Izabel pintor.
The report warns that the trend could result in negative societal and economic repercussions.
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Posted by Izabel pintor.
Deportation divides Orange County family
As Martha Morales stood before the altar at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Tijuana her thoughts were focused on one thing – her children.
"Make sure that they have everything they need," she prayed. "Make sure that nothing happens to them because they are going to be all alone."
That was May 8, 2008.
A day earlier, Martha had been separated from her six children – then ages 1 to 23 – when she was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At 6 a.m., at the family's Orange County home, she was handcuffed and taken to the ICE facility in Santa Ana.
Her husband, Juan Manuel, a welder, was already at work, but he was also ordered to appear at the facility. By day's end, the couple – in the United States for 19 years – were deported to Tijuana. They left behind their six children, three undocumented and three U.S. citizens, on their own.
Increasingly, as more undocumented parents are deported, such separations are becoming common, leaving families with a painful decision – leave U.S. citizen children behind, or pull them out of the only country they've ever known.
In the past decade, the number of U.S. citizens born to undocumented immigrants more than doubled, to 4.5 million, according to data released last month by the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization.
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Posted by Izabel Pintor.
"Make sure that they have everything they need," she prayed. "Make sure that nothing happens to them because they are going to be all alone."
That was May 8, 2008.
A day earlier, Martha had been separated from her six children – then ages 1 to 23 – when she was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At 6 a.m., at the family's Orange County home, she was handcuffed and taken to the ICE facility in Santa Ana.
Her husband, Juan Manuel, a welder, was already at work, but he was also ordered to appear at the facility. By day's end, the couple – in the United States for 19 years – were deported to Tijuana. They left behind their six children, three undocumented and three U.S. citizens, on their own.
Increasingly, as more undocumented parents are deported, such separations are becoming common, leaving families with a painful decision – leave U.S. citizen children behind, or pull them out of the only country they've ever known.
In the past decade, the number of U.S. citizens born to undocumented immigrants more than doubled, to 4.5 million, according to data released last month by the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization.
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Posted by Izabel Pintor.
SB 1070: What To Do If Police Pull You Over
Although many of the most offensive sections of the proposed new SB 1070 legislation were blocked from going into effect last Thursday, July 29th, some local Arizona authorities are taking the law into their own hands. We spoke to MALDEF lawyer Nina Perales—who was instrumental in winning the injunction against the laws—and asked her how to handle the situation if you do get pulled over by the police in Arizona.
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[posted by; Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
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[posted by; Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Area survey highlights need for education More critical than it ever was, sociologist says
Latino immigrants have moved out of poverty and into mainstream American culture at least as quickly as earlier generations of immigrants, he said. About 55 percent of Latino immigrants who have been here 20 years or more speak English. That rises to 92 percent of second-generation Latino residents.
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
Minorities gain ground in Texas suburban counties
RICHMOND, Texas — When Hilmar Moore became mayor in 1949, this Southeast Texas town was surrounded by fertile farmland and inhabited mostly by white people.
More than 60 years later, Moore is still mayor, but almost everything else around here has changed.
Richmond now sits in the center of one of the fastest growing counties in the nation's fastest growing mega-state.
The Houston suburb is also one of the most racially diverse — minorities account for almost two-thirds of its population. In 1950, about three-fourths were white.
Fort Bend County is a convenient microcosm for what's happening across America, where 85 percent of the population growth has come from minorities over the last decade. Rather than take over neighborhoods abandoned by whites, minorities are increasingly the first-time home buyers in neighborhoods drawing multiple ethnicities.
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
More than 60 years later, Moore is still mayor, but almost everything else around here has changed.
Richmond now sits in the center of one of the fastest growing counties in the nation's fastest growing mega-state.
The Houston suburb is also one of the most racially diverse — minorities account for almost two-thirds of its population. In 1950, about three-fourths were white.
Fort Bend County is a convenient microcosm for what's happening across America, where 85 percent of the population growth has come from minorities over the last decade. Rather than take over neighborhoods abandoned by whites, minorities are increasingly the first-time home buyers in neighborhoods drawing multiple ethnicities.
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Comprehensive immigration reform probably doomed
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama revisited a key campaign promise when he hosted a White House meeting of elected officials and experts on immigration. But if a major overhaul of the nation's immigration policy is his goal, Republicans in Congress say he shouldn't hold his breath.
They say any bill that even hints at amnesty or legalization for millions of illegal immigrants already living and working in the United States is dead before it ever makes an appearance in a congressional committee.
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[Posted by Perla Parra]
They say any bill that even hints at amnesty or legalization for millions of illegal immigrants already living and working in the United States is dead before it ever makes an appearance in a congressional committee.
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[Posted by Perla Parra]
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Obama, advocates discuss immigration law overhaul
Under pressure from advocates and the 2012 re-election calendar, President Barack Obama on Tuesday enlisted a diverse group of elected officials and religious, business, labor, civil rights leaders and law enforcers to help build support for a long-stalled overhaul of the nation's immigration laws.
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posted by Flor Parra
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posted by Flor Parra
A Battle Is Won, but the Fight Goes On
April 13 2011
The fight for fair and just immigration policies was bolstered Monday when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the state of Arizona and upheld a lower court’s temporary injunction of the harsh anti-immigrant law known as SB 1070.
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[posted by: Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
The fight for fair and just immigration policies was bolstered Monday when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the state of Arizona and upheld a lower court’s temporary injunction of the harsh anti-immigrant law known as SB 1070.
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[posted by: Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
A partial defeat SB1070
Court reaffirms: four provisions shall not be applied
The already very famous Arizona Act (SB 1070) will not be applied in most of its provisions by the reaffirmation that a panel of the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals made the decision yesterday of a lower federal court.
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Posted By: Mariana Verdin
The already very famous Arizona Act (SB 1070) will not be applied in most of its provisions by the reaffirmation that a panel of the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals made the decision yesterday of a lower federal court.
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Posted By: Mariana Verdin
Undocumented students demand changes
Undocumented college students have opted for a new political strategy and is now shown publicly.
New York (Notimex) .- undocumented college students have opted for a new political strategy and now publicly shown to bring about changes in U.S. immigration policy, revealed the Los Angeles Times.
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Posted by: Mariana Verdin
New York (Notimex) .- undocumented college students have opted for a new political strategy and now publicly shown to bring about changes in U.S. immigration policy, revealed the Los Angeles Times.
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Posted by: Mariana Verdin
Monday, April 18, 2011
Texas Immigration Law Makes Room For House-Mexicans
The worst part about Texas House Bill 1202 is that the authors don’t see how it’s insulting and hypocritical, on the other hand the bill paints a realistic picture of what some folks not only don’t get, they don’t see it at all. So in a house-Mexican and field-Mexican kind of way, it makes perfect sense.
TX HB1202, sponsored by Rep. Debbie Riddle, is, at its core, a very tough immigration bill. CNN.com says:
As proposed, House Bill 1202 would create tough state punishments for those who “intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly” hire an unauthorized immigrant. Violators could face up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
TX HB1202, sponsored by Rep. Debbie Riddle, is, at its core, a very tough immigration bill. CNN.com says:
As proposed, House Bill 1202 would create tough state punishments for those who “intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly” hire an unauthorized immigrant. Violators could face up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
Kansas Rep: Shoot Undocumented From Helicopters Like Hogs
Republican Kansas state Rep. Virgil Peck suggested yesterday that undocumented immigrants be shot from a helicopter, like they do to feral hogs. What is it with Republicans shooting their mouths about shooting things from helicopters?
Peck made his remark at a hearing concerning feral hogs and a plan to rid the state of these pests by flying helicopters with sharpshooters to pick them off from above.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
Peck made his remark at a hearing concerning feral hogs and a plan to rid the state of these pests by flying helicopters with sharpshooters to pick them off from above.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
5 Things To Know About Utah's Immigration Law Model
News last week that the Arizona state senate had rejected five stringent anti-immigrant bills seemed to signal a turning point in the fear-the-immigrant narrative that has been spreading across the country from the SB1070 epicenter. It seemed as if anti-immigrant mongers in all the other states in the union were fanning the flames started in Arizona. But an economic reality has doused the embers. The Arizona Chamber of Commerce issued a terse letter warning of the effects of a continued anti-immigrant rampage: Arizona is looking like a nativist, restrictive and intolerant place, and that’s bad for business.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Meg Whitman: GOP Must Change on Immigration
The GOP immigration rhetoric is political quicksand. It rouses the extreme partisans, who are angry and vote, and it looks like it can sustain a political movement. But many GOP insiders see the talk for what it is: a very precarious line to walk. When she ran for Governor of California Whitman spent many millions of dollars to attract Latino voters; she ran commercials during the Soccer world Cup. But then, to establish her immigration bona fides among the party faithful, leaned on the support of Pete Wilson. It didn’t work for her.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
"Show Me Your Papers," When Your papers are Pesos
The United States has become awfully hostile to immigrants crossing its southern border in recent years—unless you have money.
Wealthy Mexicans fleeing the security crisis there have helped make the Texas border economy the strongest in the nation. The Brookings Institute reported recently that the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area ranked first in job creation among the nation’s 100 largest metro areas.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
Wealthy Mexicans fleeing the security crisis there have helped make the Texas border economy the strongest in the nation. The Brookings Institute reported recently that the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area ranked first in job creation among the nation’s 100 largest metro areas.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
Obama's Political Calculus on Immigration
Just a week before announcing the launch of his reelection campaign President Barack Obama sent a message to selected Immigration activists in congress: cool it.
The purposely quiet campaign launch made big noise across the country. Obama’s campaign sent an email, en masse, to the millions of people on the campaign mailing list along with a two minute video designed to rouse the partisans.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
The purposely quiet campaign launch made big noise across the country. Obama’s campaign sent an email, en masse, to the millions of people on the campaign mailing list along with a two minute video designed to rouse the partisans.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
Congress to Review Border Patrol Disparity
Take this from a certified border brat, you’re not going to gain traction in a fight against undocumented migration or drug smuggling by putting more bodies along the border, especially when you send the majority of the bodies to survey cacti and guard jack rabbit crossings.
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
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Posted by Sylvia Lopez
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Both Parties AWOL on Immigration Debate
With President Obama and the Democrats stuck in reactive mode, Republicans are driving most of the serious discussions in Washington.
This includes the debate over the budget, more spending cuts, and whether to raise the federal debt limit. But it also includes the recurring discussion about how to enforce the nation's immigration laws and what to do with those who break them.
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Posted by Jessica Damian
This includes the debate over the budget, more spending cuts, and whether to raise the federal debt limit. But it also includes the recurring discussion about how to enforce the nation's immigration laws and what to do with those who break them.
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Posted by Jessica Damian
Democratic Senators Want Help for Young Immigrants
Twenty-two Senate Democrats are pressuring President Barack Obama to delay deportations of certain young immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
The senators ask in a letter for deferrals of any deportations of the young immigrants brought to the U.S. by parents who arrived or stayed illegally.
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Posted by Jessica Damian
The senators ask in a letter for deferrals of any deportations of the young immigrants brought to the U.S. by parents who arrived or stayed illegally.
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Posted by Jessica Damian
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Democrats emulate GOP on immigration enforcement
With President Obama and the Democrats stuck in reactive mode, Republicans are driving most of the serious discussions in Washington.
This includes the debate over the budget, more spending cuts, and whether to raise the federal debt limit. But it also includes the recurring discussion about how to enforce the nation's immigration laws and what to do with those who break them.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Viewpoints: Redistricting Commisions Should Respect Immigrants
Drawing lines on a map may strike some Californians as an academic exercise. But for immigrant families – often divided by national borders and the different opportunities they shape – boundaries hold huge significance. The importance extends to line-drawing within California, as the new Citizens Redistricting Commission holds the fate of our communities in its hands. Read more: The politically balanced 14-member panel held its first public hearing Saturday in Redding. It has begun the once-a-decade task of carving up our vast state into districts of equal population. Immigrant neighborhoods, whether newly created or long-standing, should be sustained, not split up, as the commission sets district boundaries. Read More Posted by Jessica Damian
Appeals court blocks Arizona immigration law
A federal appeals court in San Francisco refused Monday to let Arizona require its police to demand documentation from suspected illegal immigrants, saying the state is intruding into federal authority and harming U.S. foreign policy.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Hotze's immigration surprise
When it comes to immigration reform, some of you Republicans are a stubborn lot.
You won't listen to the professors who document the economic benefits of immigrant labor and the low crime rates in immigrant communities. You won't listen to business leaders calling for comprehensive reform of a broken system.
You won't listen to the pope, or any of those do-gooder interfaith ministers' alliances calling for tolerance and compassion. You won't listen to history, or the voices of your immigrant ancestors, who have more in common with today's Mexican day laborers than you'd ever admit.
And you sure as hell won't listen to me.
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
You won't listen to the professors who document the economic benefits of immigrant labor and the low crime rates in immigrant communities. You won't listen to business leaders calling for comprehensive reform of a broken system.
You won't listen to the pope, or any of those do-gooder interfaith ministers' alliances calling for tolerance and compassion. You won't listen to history, or the voices of your immigrant ancestors, who have more in common with today's Mexican day laborers than you'd ever admit.
And you sure as hell won't listen to me.
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
ON THE ISSUES : IMMIGRATION
President Barack Obama reiterated his call Tuesday for lawmakers to debate and pass comprehensive immigration reform, but his brief remarks amounted to a concession that the issue remains an uphill battle in Congress.
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
McCaul emerges from the GOP's trenches
As House Republicans queue up legislation to repeal the Obama administration's health care overhaul, a newly empowered Texas lawmaker plans to use his perch to add pressure on the White House's flank by launching investigations into an issue of great importance to Texans: border security.
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
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A border fence that never was
The invisible fence once envisioned along the U.S.-Mexico border was born in an era of political opportunity and optimism when then-President George W. Bush and congressional Democrats thought they could strike a deal on immigration reform.
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Posted by J.A.Zzenith
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Son of migrants carrying water on immigration Congressman from South Texas is chosen as the face of reform bill
Born into South Texas poverty as the son of migrant workers, a man who rose from shoeshine boy to sheriff to U.S. congressman is the face of the immigration reform bill set to slog its way through the House of Representatives this year.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
California immigration bills die in committee
A legislative committee on Tuesday rejected twin bills by a Republican lawmaker who sought to crack down on illegal immigration in California, in part by requiring citizenship verification for anyone applying for a job or public benefits.
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posted by Flor Parra
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posted by Flor Parra
Monday, April 4, 2011
Tea Party rallies for Arizona-style immigration law at the Capitol
An Arizona-like law to combat illegal immigration has a snowball's chance in the desert of passing the California Legislature, but freshman Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks (San Bernardino County) is giving it a shot.
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posted by Flor Parra
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posted by Flor Parra
Students against the law in Florida 2040
Authorize the police to investigate suspects'immigration status
Orlando/EFE- Members of the NGO Youth & Young Adult Network (YAYA, for its acronym in English) from Orlando rallied on Friday April 1 outside the office of Florida Senator David Simmons, who asked him to vote against Bill 2040.
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Posted by: Mariana Verdin
Orlando/EFE- Members of the NGO Youth & Young Adult Network (YAYA, for its acronym in English) from Orlando rallied on Friday April 1 outside the office of Florida Senator David Simmons, who asked him to vote against Bill 2040.
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Posted by: Mariana Verdin
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Peck’s Remarks on Immigrants and Feral Hogs Offensive to Kansas, Offensive to America
Kansas State Representative Virgil Peck might think he was being funny yesterday, but to Hispanics everywhere his comments are no joke.
According to today’s Lawrence World Journal, Peck told his state’s House Appropriations Committee, “It might be a good idea to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled—with hunters shooting from helicopters.”
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[posted by: Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
According to today’s Lawrence World Journal, Peck told his state’s House Appropriations Committee, “It might be a good idea to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled—with hunters shooting from helicopters.”
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[posted by: Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Families urge Obama to end deportations
WASHINGTON — Hispanic families and immigrant advocates criticized President Barack Obama Thursday for failing to keep campaign promises to change the U.S. immigration system.
The critics questioned Obama's recent comment that he could not use his executive order powers to suspend deportations because doing so "would not conform with my appropriate role as president." Obama made the comment at a town hall organized by Univision TV network.
The statement has received a lot of attention in immigrant and some Latino communities. Hispanics voted heavily for Obama in 2008 and some have felt he has let Latino supporters down by failing to move an immigration bill providing legal status to some illegal immigrants, while deporting record numbers of immigrants, many of them Hispanics.
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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
The critics questioned Obama's recent comment that he could not use his executive order powers to suspend deportations because doing so "would not conform with my appropriate role as president." Obama made the comment at a town hall organized by Univision TV network.
The statement has received a lot of attention in immigrant and some Latino communities. Hispanics voted heavily for Obama in 2008 and some have felt he has let Latino supporters down by failing to move an immigration bill providing legal status to some illegal immigrants, while deporting record numbers of immigrants, many of them Hispanics.
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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Bill to end tuition break for illegal immigrants dies in Assembly
Legislation to prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving a break on college tuition fees died this week in an Assembly committee.
Assembly Bill 63 by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, was rejected Tuesday by the Higher Education Committee, receiving only two votes of support from the nine-member committee.
The bill targeted a select group of illegal immigrants entitled under a state law passed in 2001 to pay in-state resident tuition rates at California state and community colleges. The University of California complies voluntarily.
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Posted by Jessica Damian
Assembly Bill 63 by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, was rejected Tuesday by the Higher Education Committee, receiving only two votes of support from the nine-member committee.
The bill targeted a select group of illegal immigrants entitled under a state law passed in 2001 to pay in-state resident tuition rates at California state and community colleges. The University of California complies voluntarily.
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Posted by Jessica Damian
A Classic Flip Flop on DREAM Act
Move over John Kerry. The Senate has a new master of the flip-flop.
Sen. John Cornyn recently told a roomful of Hispanic conservatives who support immigration reform that he was in favor of the Dream Act — before he voted against it. Then, the Texas Republican did a rhetorical pirouette and declared he would favor the legislation again if it were part of a comprehensive immigration reform plan.
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Posted by Jessica Damian
Sen. John Cornyn recently told a roomful of Hispanic conservatives who support immigration reform that he was in favor of the Dream Act — before he voted against it. Then, the Texas Republican did a rhetorical pirouette and declared he would favor the legislation again if it were part of a comprehensive immigration reform plan.
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Posted by Jessica Damian
Ariz. immigration law pushes workers underground
"Arizona’s 2007 law designed to squeeze illegal immigrants from the workplace has reduced the illegal immigrant population and the number of illegal immigrants in wage and salary jobs. But it has also resulted in many workers simply going underground and receiving money either under the table or as contract workers, according to a new study by the Public Policy Institute of California."
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posted by izabel pintor.
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posted by izabel pintor.
Ackerman, Mexican consul to discuss immigration
Former state Senator Dick Ackerman, Dr. Tibor Machan of Auburn University and Mexican Consul Alejandra Garcia Williams will get together Thursday for a panel discussion titled “U.S. Immigration Policy in the 21st Century: The Landscape Today and Beyond.”
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Immigration rally in Atlanta draws thousands
Immigration rally in Atlanta draws thousands, organizers say
Republican lawmakers issue response to protest
ATLANTA - About 30 Middle Georgia Hispanics are among thousands from across the state attending a rally at the state Capitol Thursday to protest two immigration bills before the Legislature.
Thursday's rally drew 9,000 people, according to organizers.
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[Posted by prof montejano]
Republican lawmakers issue response to protest
ATLANTA - About 30 Middle Georgia Hispanics are among thousands from across the state attending a rally at the state Capitol Thursday to protest two immigration bills before the Legislature.
Thursday's rally drew 9,000 people, according to organizers.
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[Posted by prof montejano]
Monday, March 28, 2011
Atlanta Massive Migrant Claims
It discusses two bills that would punish illegal
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) .- Thousands of people demonstrated yesterday outside the Georgia Capitol to protest anti-immigrant projects, similar to Arizona's controversial law SB1070, which drives the Republican majority in the state legislature.
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Posted by: Mariana Verdin
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) .- Thousands of people demonstrated yesterday outside the Georgia Capitol to protest anti-immigrant projects, similar to Arizona's controversial law SB1070, which drives the Republican majority in the state legislature.
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Posted by: Mariana Verdin
Georgia passes law similar to SB 1070
Georgia Senate approves a bill similar to Arizona's anti-immigrant
ATLANTA, Georgia (EFE) .- The Georgia Senate today approved SB40, a measure similar to SB 1070 Arizona law that criminalizes illegal immigration.
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Posted by: Mariana Verdin
ATLANTA, Georgia (EFE) .- The Georgia Senate today approved SB40, a measure similar to SB 1070 Arizona law that criminalizes illegal immigration.
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Posted by: Mariana Verdin
Friday, March 25, 2011
Activist Dolores Huerta: Why Immigrants Come to the US
Huerta expresses her opinion on the Immigration Reform and the Dream Act.
You're a big supporter of Zack de la Rocha's SoundStrike campaign. What's he doing right?
He's raising money for legal organizations that are fighting the Arizona law like MALDEF and ACLU, but he's also helping out the junior community organizations.
He's covering the field and he's very passionate about what he's doing. He really believes in it. He's not just lending music; he's also organizing. Music is great because it's not only a way of communicating what's going on, but it's also a way of engaging, particularly the young people, to stop that stupid law.
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[posted by: Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
You're a big supporter of Zack de la Rocha's SoundStrike campaign. What's he doing right?
He's raising money for legal organizations that are fighting the Arizona law like MALDEF and ACLU, but he's also helping out the junior community organizations.
He's covering the field and he's very passionate about what he's doing. He really believes in it. He's not just lending music; he's also organizing. Music is great because it's not only a way of communicating what's going on, but it's also a way of engaging, particularly the young people, to stop that stupid law.
to read more, click here
[posted by: Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
Hot line will tell of immigration raids
"Responding to a refusal by city leaders to declare the city a sanctuary for illegal immigrants, more than a dozen people gathered outside City Hall on Monday night to denounce recent immigration raids, accusing federal officials of "terrorizing" immigrant communities and breaking up families."
For complete article, click here.
Posted by Isabel Pintor
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Posted by Isabel Pintor
Rep Loretta Sanchez: It is a fallacy that the federal government has not acted on illegal immigration
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez said that it is a fallacy that the federal government has not acted on illegal immigration, specifically securing the border, while speaking at a luncheon in Orange County this week. She said a lot has been done. She talked about border security which she said included the coasts and airports and she also mentioned the problem with illegal immigration by the Irish.
Video.
posted by Izabel Pintor
Video.
posted by Izabel Pintor
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Undocumented worker who became quadriplegic is moved to Mexico against his will
For almost four months, doctors and nurses at Advocate Christ Medical Center cared for the young Mexican laborer who had fallen from a roof and lost the ability to speak, breathe or move most parts of his body.
But Quelino Ojeda Jimenez was in the U.S. illegally, and just before Christmas he was taken from the Oak Lawn hospital, loaded on an air ambulance and flown to Oaxaca, capital of the Mexican state where he was born.
His abrupt departure, which Ojeda says was undertaken without his consent, outraged a group of Mexicans living in Chicago who had rallied to his aid, tending to him in the hospital and encouraging him not to give up.
To read more click here
-Posted by Marcy Pineda
But Quelino Ojeda Jimenez was in the U.S. illegally, and just before Christmas he was taken from the Oak Lawn hospital, loaded on an air ambulance and flown to Oaxaca, capital of the Mexican state where he was born.
His abrupt departure, which Ojeda says was undertaken without his consent, outraged a group of Mexicans living in Chicago who had rallied to his aid, tending to him in the hospital and encouraging him not to give up.
To read more click here
-Posted by Marcy Pineda
Monday, March 14, 2011
Government Wrongly Tries to Deport US Army Veteran
See, this is why the immigration issue is important to all Latinos. Not that Latinos should become a single-issue political block or cultural force, but the nature of it is such that what affects some affects us all.
Case in point: Rennison Castillo. According to Fox News Latino he’s a US Army vet, I’ll say it again, a US Army vet, who spent seven months locked up in an immigration detention center because officials didn’t believe he was a US citizen.
How in the friggin’ world does that happen!!!
click here for complete article
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
Case in point: Rennison Castillo. According to Fox News Latino he’s a US Army vet, I’ll say it again, a US Army vet, who spent seven months locked up in an immigration detention center because officials didn’t believe he was a US citizen.
How in the friggin’ world does that happen!!!
click here for complete article
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
Okla. House panel passes illegal immigrant bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma House committee has approved anti-illegal immigrant legislation that would give Oklahoma law enforcement officials new authority to assess the immigration status of motorists.
The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill Monday and sent it to the full House for action.
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[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill Monday and sent it to the full House for action.
Read more: click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
New AZ Bill Requires Hospitals to Check Citizenship
The Arizona Republic reports:
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing today on a bill that would require hospitals to check patients’ immigration status.
It’s called sb1405, and here are a few highlights:
1. It would require hospitals to confirm an individual is a legal resident before admitting him or her for non-emergency care.
2. The hospital would have to notify federal immigration officers if the individual was not in the country legally.
3. It would allow hospitals to provide emergency care to illegal immigrants, but it would require them to report the individuals once the care was completed.
for more, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing today on a bill that would require hospitals to check patients’ immigration status.
It’s called sb1405, and here are a few highlights:
1. It would require hospitals to confirm an individual is a legal resident before admitting him or her for non-emergency care.
2. The hospital would have to notify federal immigration officers if the individual was not in the country legally.
3. It would allow hospitals to provide emergency care to illegal immigrants, but it would require them to report the individuals once the care was completed.
for more, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
Colorado Lawmaker Kills His Own AZ-type Immigration Bill
Here’s a new twist in the plot where immigration meets reform and the courts.
In Colorado an Arizona-type immigration bill was scuttled because the bill’s sponsor figured it would cost too much to defend it in court.
According to the Denver Post Rep. Randy Baumgardner withdrew the bill he introduced that
would have required all local police to attempt to determine whether a person being questioned was in the country illegally. The bill also would have criminalized acts such as stopping to hire an illegal street worker or knowingly concealing an illegal alien.
for more, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
In Colorado an Arizona-type immigration bill was scuttled because the bill’s sponsor figured it would cost too much to defend it in court.
According to the Denver Post Rep. Randy Baumgardner withdrew the bill he introduced that
would have required all local police to attempt to determine whether a person being questioned was in the country illegally. The bill also would have criminalized acts such as stopping to hire an illegal street worker or knowingly concealing an illegal alien.
for more, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
The Truth About the Immigration Side-Show
We at News http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifTaco have been wondering how all of these state level immigration laws were going to happen. What with budget shortfalls, unemployment, redistricting and such, what is the enforcement of these laws going to look like?
My inclination has been to think that it’s a matter of side-show politics taking center stage. State legislators have been lining up to propose and debate Arizona-type immigration bills (in 19 states at last count) because they made campaign promises and because it’s the kind of issue that politicians like. Newt Gingrich famously said that conservative politicians should find issues with 80 percent approval, stand next to them and wave. And Lamar Smith, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, recently called immigration a 70 percent issue. They’re playing the odds.
for more, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
My inclination has been to think that it’s a matter of side-show politics taking center stage. State legislators have been lining up to propose and debate Arizona-type immigration bills (in 19 states at last count) because they made campaign promises and because it’s the kind of issue that politicians like. Newt Gingrich famously said that conservative politicians should find issues with 80 percent approval, stand next to them and wave. And Lamar Smith, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, recently called immigration a 70 percent issue. They’re playing the odds.
for more, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
Few Immigrants Cross Border to Give Birth
The vast majority of illegal immigrants who had children in the United States in 2010 had entered the country several years earlier, according to a new report.
The report in question was done by the Pew Hispanic Center and here’s why it matters. Those immigrants who have babies in this country do so, by and large, several years after coming here, and that throws the “anchor baby” logic out the porthole.
for more, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
The report in question was done by the Pew Hispanic Center and here’s why it matters. Those immigrants who have babies in this country do so, by and large, several years after coming here, and that throws the “anchor baby” logic out the porthole.
for more, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
Racial Profiling Feared in New Mexico
One of the first things that Susana Martinez, the newly elected and installed Republican Governor of New Mexico, did was undo what her predecessor had done. Five years ago then governor Bill Richardson, a Democrat, issued a resolution that barred state law enforcement officials from asking people about their immigration status. Gov. Martinez has signed an order of her own obligating state police to do the opposite. Its a red flag on the place where rights and discrimination intersect with immigration for Latinos.
for complete article, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
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[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
How Latinos Are Redefining America
A correction I find myself making often, especially to those who don’t agree with my particular point of view, is that the term Latino does not refer to a race. Some people like to say that Latino is an ethnicity, but I’ve settled on calling it a culture – it just makes more sense to me that way.
Most Latinos understand the vagueness of it all. We’re brown, black, native, white, Asian, as well as wonderful mixtures of everything in between. We know that what binds us is culture with many varying traditions. It’s really not a problem for us. Researchers, though, are having fits at putting us in their empirical boxes. They need to define us before they can track us and project us into the future. Good luck to them.
For full article, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
Most Latinos understand the vagueness of it all. We’re brown, black, native, white, Asian, as well as wonderful mixtures of everything in between. We know that what binds us is culture with many varying traditions. It’s really not a problem for us. Researchers, though, are having fits at putting us in their empirical boxes. They need to define us before they can track us and project us into the future. Good luck to them.
For full article, click here
[posted by Sylvia Lopez]
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Guarantee Law Similar to SB 1070
The Initiative must be signed by Republican Gov. Gary Herbert
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Notimex) .- The Utah Legislature approved a bill to strengthen immigration and other temporary workers, following an agreement between the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate from that state.
For full article, click here.
Posted by: Mariana Verdin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Notimex) .- The Utah Legislature approved a bill to strengthen immigration and other temporary workers, following an agreement between the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate from that state.
For full article, click here.
Posted by: Mariana Verdin
U.S. Police Chiefs Reluctant to Migration Tasks
Police from various places in the U.S. are concerned that the legislature will order them to undertake tasks of immigration.
New York, 4 Mar (Notimex) .- A Special Report reported that the police chiefs of U.S. cities are concerned that the legislature will order them to undertake tasks of immigration, since this would affect relations with the community, reported The New York Times.
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Posted by: Mariana Verdin
New York, 4 Mar (Notimex) .- A Special Report reported that the police chiefs of U.S. cities are concerned that the legislature will order them to undertake tasks of immigration, since this would affect relations with the community, reported The New York Times.
To view for full article, click here.
Posted by: Mariana Verdin
Immigration and pro bono
The passage earlier this year of the controversial Arizona state law that criminalizes not carrying immigration documents and broadens local police authority to enforce immigration laws has established immigration as one of the most divisive and prominent issues in our nation. Although U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton recently enjoined some aspects of the law, the heated debate around immigration continues to raise ire in Arizona and beyond. Regardless of one's political views, the issue — and Arizona's law in particular — further highlight some serious flaws that have long been present in the current immigration system. And these flaws are underscored by the significant need for legal assistance in this area. Fortunately, we are seeing law firms undertaking immigration pro bono work in record numbers.
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[posted by: Blanca Chavez Herrera]
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[posted by: Blanca Chavez Herrera]
Saturday, March 5, 2011
The Arizonification of America
Roll Call executive editor Morton Kondracke wrote the same month that we are seeing "the Arizonification of America," a reference to the state that last year passed the harshest anti-immigrant law in memory. "It has become a state of Minuteman vigilantism, death threats against politicians and judges, talk-radio demagoguery, and bullying of Latinos and rival politicians," he said.
For complete article, click here
[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
Investors for Immigration Reform
The last twelve months have been dispiriting for advocates of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). First CIR didn't make it onto the 2010 legislative agenda. Then Arizona passed SB 1070, and other states expressed interest in following suit. Then the DREAM Act failed to pass the Senate and the new House of Representatives leadership changed direction in terms of that body's approach to immigration reform. And, through it all, the national conversation kept getting nastier, going as far as proposals to repeal the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship provision.
For complete article, click here
[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
The Three Amigos on Immigration: Reps. Smith (TX), Gallegly (CA), and King (IA)
The leaders of House Mass Deportation Caucus, Reps. Smith, Gallegly, and King, are not only driving the GOP immigration strategy, they are driving their party off of a political cliff.
Those “Three Amigos” are proving to be the GOP’s lead strategists not only on immigration reform – but Latino politics. Saner heads have tried to prevail on the Republican side, but to no avail. The efforts of Jeb Bush, Tom Ridge, and even Newt Gingrich to get the Republican Party to move away from anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric alienating Hispanic voters has hit a brick wall -- built by Smith, Gallegly and King.
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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
Those “Three Amigos” are proving to be the GOP’s lead strategists not only on immigration reform – but Latino politics. Saner heads have tried to prevail on the Republican side, but to no avail. The efforts of Jeb Bush, Tom Ridge, and even Newt Gingrich to get the Republican Party to move away from anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric alienating Hispanic voters has hit a brick wall -- built by Smith, Gallegly and King.
For complete article, click here
[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
Friday, March 4, 2011
Group seeks to limit legal immigration
Here's a doozy of a debate.
A group called Californians for Population Stabilization has launched a TV ad campaign arguing the government needs to stem the tide of temporary workers and immigrants -- not illegal immigrants, all immigrants -- until California's unemployment improves.
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[Posted by Perla Parra]
Saturday, February 26, 2011
UC Students Lobby for California DREAM Act
University of California students are campaigning in favor of two bills that would allow some undocumented immigrants to get financial aid while they attend college.
Throughout February, UC's Student Association is urging students on campuses statewide to write postcards to Gov. Jerry Brown asking him to sign Assembly Bills 130 and 131 by Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles.
Read more:
Posted by Jessica Damian
Throughout February, UC's Student Association is urging students on campuses statewide to write postcards to Gov. Jerry Brown asking him to sign Assembly Bills 130 and 131 by Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles.
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Posted by Jessica Damian
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Bill would make hiring illegal workers a felony
Back to Basics, a political group dedicated to holding politicians accountable, called the bill a "laundry loophole."
"That's not sensible immigration policy," the organization said in a news release. "It's indentured servitude"
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
"That's not sensible immigration policy," the organization said in a news release. "It's indentured servitude"
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Senator Cornyn's Immigration Reform Hypocrisy
Imploring readers to “focus our attention on the president's actions rather than his words,” Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) recently took to the pages of the San Antonio Express-News to slam President Obama on immigration issues. While doing so, however, he portrayed himself as a tireless supporter of immigration reform.
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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
Deeper Into the Shadows: The Unintended Consequences of Immigration Worksite Enforcement
President Obama's budget request, now before Congress, aims to continue an immigration enforcement policy whose unintended consequences are pushing tens of thousands of people deeper into the shadows and into the underground economy. While the president has long advocated an immigration plan that would bring illegal immigrants "out of the shadows," his administration's enforcement strategy is doing exactly the opposite.
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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
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[Posted by Ariana Hernandez]
Monday, February 21, 2011
Groups march in Oakland over immigration law
OAKLAND, CA (KGO) -- A big march and demonstration got underway in Oakland Friday morning. Young people are taking a stand against Arizona's tough new immigration law.
It's the latest protest in the Bay Area against Arizona's new bill. It requires local law enforcement to check the legal status of people they suspect might be illegal immigrants.
The beats and the blessings began early Friday morning in Oakland in preparation for a March calling for immigrant rights.
For complete article and video click here
posted by: angie ngo
Friday, February 18, 2011
States inspired by Arizona illegal-immigration law face tough fiscal policies
"As state legislatures convene this month, lawmakers across the country who had vowed to copy Arizona's strict measure cracking down on illegal immigrants are facing a new reality." This article focuses on the effect the Arizona SB1070 has had on the federal government and other states which have mocked a similar law to that of Arizona's. "Georgia, Mississippi, Indiana, Florida, Nebraska, Kentucky, Utah, Pennsylvania, Texas and South Carolina are among the states where Arizona copycat bills have been drafted." Although, they have followed the steps behind Arizona's anti immigrant initiative, the federal government has ruled that despite state laws, federal laws supersede what should be enforced, causing these states to lose money when it comes to enforcing these laws. Read more here
[Posted by: Wendy Hernandez]
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Racism through mail
California: Ex-Candidate Gets Prison For Lying About Mailer to Latinos
A former Congressional candidate accused of sending a mailer to Latino voters in 2006 warning that immigrants could not vote was sentenced Monday to a year and a day in prison for obstruction of justice. Tan Nguyen, a Republican who ran against Representative Loretta Sanchez, was convicted in December for lying to investigators about his knowledge of a letter sent to 14,000 registered Democrats with Latino surnames. The letter said, “If your residence in this country is illegal or you are an immigrant, voting in a federal election is a crime that could result in jail time.” Immigrants who have become naturalized citizens are eligible to vote. Mr. Nguyen declined to comment on the sentencing hearing except to say it did not go well.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/us/15brfs-EXCANDIDATEG_BRF.html?scp=1&sq=latinos&st=nyt
amy de la fuente
A former Congressional candidate accused of sending a mailer to Latino voters in 2006 warning that immigrants could not vote was sentenced Monday to a year and a day in prison for obstruction of justice. Tan Nguyen, a Republican who ran against Representative Loretta Sanchez, was convicted in December for lying to investigators about his knowledge of a letter sent to 14,000 registered Democrats with Latino surnames. The letter said, “If your residence in this country is illegal or you are an immigrant, voting in a federal election is a crime that could result in jail time.” Immigrants who have become naturalized citizens are eligible to vote. Mr. Nguyen declined to comment on the sentencing hearing except to say it did not go well.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/us/15brfs-EXCANDIDATEG_BRF.html?scp=1&sq=latinos&st=nyt
amy de la fuente
'Voluntary' immigration program not so voluntary
WASHINGTON—A voluntary program to run all criminal suspects' fingerprints through an immigration database was only voluntary until cities refused to participate, recently released documents show. The Obama administration then tightened the rules so that cities had no choice but to have the fingerprints checked.
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
Immigration bill concerns Kentucky's Latino community
Immigration bill concerns Kentucky's Latino community
BY JACK BRAMMER
THE LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER
Faced with the possibility that state lawmakers might pass a bill to crack down on illegal immigrants, more than 100 people, mostly Latinos, turned out Sunday to learn more about the measure.
Many of the answers they received did nothing to relieve their anxiety.
"There is a sense of fear, a sense of rejection in the Latino community about this bill," said Andrés Cruz, editor and publisher of La Voz, an English/Spanish newspaper with a circulation of 10,000 that reports on Central Kentucky's Latin American community. "To me, the bill is simply political pandering."
Cruz and Marilyn Daniel, a volunteer attorney for Maxwell Street Legal Clinic, held a two-hour informational meeting about the controversial bill at the Lexington Public Library.
During the meeting, the group also learned about a rally at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 8 at the Capitol in Frankfort to oppose the legislation.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/24/2030965/immigration-bill-concerns-kentuckys.html#ixzz1E5D9TRYH
Illegal immigration declines dramatically in South Carolina
Illegal immigration declines dramatically in South Carolina
BY JAMES ROSEN
MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
WASHINGTON — As South Carolina considers enacting its own version of Arizona's tough immigration law, the number of illegal immigrants in the state has dropped significantly in recent years.
While the national total has dropped only slightly since 2007 — from 12 million to 11.2 million, or 6.7 percent — South Carolina's share of illegal immigrants has declined by 21.4 percent — from 70,000 to 55,000 — in the same period.
Jeff Passell, a demographer with the Pew Research Center who wrote the Washington group's report released Tuesday, said economic woes in South Carolina and beyond have slowed the influx of undocumented workers from Mexico and other countries.
(Posted by Haley Gordon)
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/01/2045783/illegal-immigration-declines-dramatically.html#ixzz1E5CP9eFB
Immigration and pro bono
The passage earlier this year of the controversial Arizona state law that criminalizes not carrying immigration documents and broadens local police authority to enforce immigration laws has established immigration as one of the most divisive and prominent issues in our nation. Although U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton recently enjoined some aspects of the law, the heated debate around immigration continues to raise ire in Arizona and beyond. Regardless of one's political views, the issue — and Arizona's law in particular — further highlight some serious flaws that have long been present in the current immigration system. And these flaws are underscored by the significant need for legal assistance in this area. Fortunately, we are seeing law firms undertaking immigration pro bono work in record numbers.
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[posted by: Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
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[posted by: Blanca Chavez - Herrera]
Border activist convicted in home invasion
Associated Press
TUCSON- The leader of an anti-illegal-immigrant group was convicted on Monday in a home invasion that left a 9-yr old and her father dead in what prosecutors said was an attempt to steal drug money to fund the group's operations.
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Posted by Diana Rosendo
TUCSON- The leader of an anti-illegal-immigrant group was convicted on Monday in a home invasion that left a 9-yr old and her father dead in what prosecutors said was an attempt to steal drug money to fund the group's operations.
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Posted by Diana Rosendo
Sunday, February 13, 2011
New Poll a Warning to GOP: Immigration continues to surge in importance with Latino voters
"In a January-February 2010 survey of 500 registered Latino voters, 47% chose immigration as their top issue, while 34% selected either jobs or the economy (21% for jobs and 13% for the economy)."
Click here
posted by Izabel Pintor
Click here
posted by Izabel Pintor
Unitarians turn tragedy into lesson in tolerance
Unitarian tragedy shapes the beginning of a protest to U.S Senators to call and protest the deportation of unaccompanied children. Read more here
[Posted by Wendy Hernandez]
Originalists: Uphold Constitution by Changing It
I’m starting to think that the new leadership in Congress didn’t think their plan through very well; and by extension, neither did the people who voted for them. Case in point: their much touted orginalist idea of a strict interpretation of the US Constitution includes going back to change the 14th Amendment. It isn’t original enough for them?
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[Posted by Sylvia Lopez]
Feds Sending Mixed Messages on Who Gets Deported
The last thing you need in a heated argument is confusion and mixed messages. If we’re going to bicker we should be able to do it with the same set of facts and rules. That’s the decent thing to do.
We’ve been arguing about immigration for too long to remember and the one thing both sides of the argument have in common is that each feels that the system needs to be fixed. Our differences are in our definitions of fix. So far the politicians who can put us on the path to making it better have opted to leave things as they are because immigration is a wonderful wedge to drive among voters; it’s a way to get people angry enough to go to the polls. As a convenient hot button issue immigration is not broken, so why fix it?
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[Posted by Sylvia Lopez]
We’ve been arguing about immigration for too long to remember and the one thing both sides of the argument have in common is that each feels that the system needs to be fixed. Our differences are in our definitions of fix. So far the politicians who can put us on the path to making it better have opted to leave things as they are because immigration is a wonderful wedge to drive among voters; it’s a way to get people angry enough to go to the polls. As a convenient hot button issue immigration is not broken, so why fix it?
To read more, click here
[Posted by Sylvia Lopez]
Friday, February 11, 2011
SJSU students rally to urge passage of Dream Act
Posted: 11/30/2010 04:53:57 PM PST
Updated: 11/30/2010 09:51:08 PM PS2
For years, college students Christian Poblano and Luis Romero had quietly supported the Dream Act. On a sunny but chilly Tuesday afternoon in downtown San Jose, the two undocumented immigrants stood in front of a line of news cameras and finally spoke out
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Posted By: Angie Ngo
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Ariz. governor countersues federal government
Gov. Jan Brewer sued the federal government Thursday for failing to control Arizona's border with Mexico and enforce immigration laws, and for sticking the state with huge costs associated with jailing illegal immigrants who commit crimes.
Ariz. senator changes tactics on citizenship bill
PHOENIX—An Arizona lawmaker who is challenging automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants is changing his tactics.
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
6 Arcadia Students Tackle Immigration by Making a Film
by Mary Beth Faller
The Arizona Republic
When six Arcadia High School students embarked on their project, their goal sprang from the pure idealism of the young: Reaveal a solution to the problem of illegal immigration by making a documentary.
After five months, dozens of interviews and more than 40 hours of video, "The Border" reflects the nature of their subject: complicated with many different perspectives.
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Posted by Diana Rosendo
The Arizona Republic
When six Arcadia High School students embarked on their project, their goal sprang from the pure idealism of the young: Reaveal a solution to the problem of illegal immigration by making a documentary.
After five months, dozens of interviews and more than 40 hours of video, "The Border" reflects the nature of their subject: complicated with many different perspectives.
To read whole article, click here
Posted by Diana Rosendo
Monday, February 7, 2011
Agent: No physical evidence in Cuban militant Posada Case
BY ALFONSO CHARDY
ACHARDY@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM
EL PASO, Texas -- A federal agent acknowledged Monday in the Luis Posada Carriles trial that investigators never obtained physical evidence linking the Cuban exile militant to the converted shrimper Santrina, and never obtained a court order to search the vessel for fingerprints or other evidence that Posada traveled on it from Mexico to Miami.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/07/2055097/agent-no-physical-evidence-in.html#ixzz1DLJotZoB
(Posted by Haley Gordon)
Man pleads guilt in actress marriage fraud case
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES -- A musician accused of marrying a Mexican-born actress so she could remain in the United States has pleaded guilty to lying on an immigration form.
U.S. attorney's spokesman Thom Mrozek says Kent Ross appeared in court Friday and will be sentenced April 25.
He has admitted to lying about living with actress Fernanda Romero, who had a bit part in the film "Drag Me to Hell" and is best known for her role on the Mexican soap opera "Eternamente Tuya."
Prosecutors are not seeking prison time for either Ross or Romero, who pleaded guilty to making a false statement in a Jan. 28 immigration proceeding.
The pair were arrested in April 2010 and accused of marriage fraud. A trial last year ended when jurors failed to reach a verdict.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/04/2051371/man-pleads-guilty-in-actress-marriage.html#ixzz1DLGHwxS0
(posted by Haley Gordon)
Letters: Immigration, redevelopment, a memoriam
Several letters to the Editor with opinions on immigration.
Toughen enforcement of immigration laws
I am not surprised by “Report: 11.2 million were in the U.S. illegally” (Feb. 2). This administration is not really doing enough to enforce our immigration laws. If illegal immigrantsare caught, they are sometimes let go for what is called humanitarian reasons; in other words, they know they have a family at home that’s here illegally.
by Ana Zuniga-Maus
Twice recently, Congressman Brian Bilbray has been given space in the Union-Tribune to present his views on illegal immigration (“Costs of illegal immigration are threat to lives, economy” Dialog, Dec. 26, and “The human, financial costs of illegal immigration,” Dialog, Jan. 30).
by Bob McCleary
Poway
I agree with Brian Bilbray’s conclusions in his Jan. 30 Opinion piece.
There is one incontestable fact – if there are 12 million to 20 million illegal or undocumented aliens living in the U.S., they have jobs or they wouldn’t be here.
by E.P. Mitchell
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posted by Montzerrat Garcia
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Border Patrol: 8men came ashore illegaly
SAN CLEMENTE – Border Patrol agents arrested eight Mexican nationals who landed by boat on the San Clemente shoreline early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
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posted by Izabel Pintor
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posted by Izabel Pintor
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Migration Flow is Stabilized
Totaled 11.2 million illegal immigrants in 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - "No significant changes. " So described, the Pew Hispanic Center, on Tuesday, the number of undocumented immigrants in 2010, a new report. There are a total of 11.2 million.
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Posted by Mariana Verdin
Arizona Sheriff Amid Controversy
Hundreds were in favor and against the Arizona sheriff who said he was mecca of prejudice
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) .- Hundreds of people demonstrated today outside the offices of the Pima County Sheriff in favor and against official said Arizona had become the "Mecca" of prejudice and intolerance in the United States .
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Posted by Mariana Verdin
Hispanic Republicans tone down immigration talk
AUSTIN, Texas — As a Republican, Rep. Aaron Pena is expected to take a hard line on immigration. But as a Latino who represents a heavily Hispanic district along the U.S.-Mexico border, the South Texas lawyer finds some of the anti-immigrant proposals in the Legislature to be unfair and unnecessarily harsh.
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posted by Flor Parra
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posted by Flor Parra
11.2 Million Illegal Immigrants in U.S. in 2010, Report Says; No Change From ’09
About 11.2 million illegal immigrants were living in the United States in 2010, a number essentially unchanged from the previous year, according to a report published Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington.
Despite continuing high unemployment among American workers, record deportations by the Obama administration and expanding efforts by states to crack down, the number of unauthorized immigrants in the work force — about eight million — was also unchanged, the Pew report found. Those workers were about 5 percent of the American work force.
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Posted by Perla Parra
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
HATE CRIME
3 Ex-Officers on Trial in Obstruction Case
Three former Pennsylvania police officers went on trial Thursday on charges of obstructing justice in the beating death of a Mexican immigrant in 2008, a prosecution that Hispanics have come to view as a national test case for treatment of Latinos
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/us/14trial.htmlscp=1&sq=mexican+hate+crime&st=nyt
Three former Pennsylvania police officers went on trial Thursday on charges of obstructing justice in the beating death of a Mexican immigrant in 2008, a prosecution that Hispanics have come to view as a national test case for treatment of Latinos
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/us/14trial.htmlscp=1&sq=mexican+hate+crime&st=nyt
Report: Immigration law not enforced consistently
ATLANTA—Some local law enforcement agencies, particularly in the Southeast, are turning over illegal immigrants who commit even minor offenses to federal authorities for deportation, while others are focused on deporting more violent criminals, according to a report released Monday.
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
Monday, January 31, 2011
Arizona Targets Automatic U.S. Citizenship
"Arizona is again leading the nation in anti-illegal immigration initiatives.
The desert state's lawmakers this week introduced a bill that aims to take away automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of people who are in the country illegally."
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Posted by Izabel Pintor
The desert state's lawmakers this week introduced a bill that aims to take away automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of people who are in the country illegally."
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Posted by Izabel Pintor