The first episode of Enfoque, a weekly program on Telemundo anchored by José Díaz-Balart, featured several top political figures discussing immigration policy and reform, but headlines indicate that the Spanish-language media is losing hope that reform will pass. Meanwhile, the criminalization bill in Arizona continues to raise alarm in...
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As the Spanish-language press continues to express alarm at the possibility that Arizona will criminalize undocumented immigrants, an ICE raid in that state also makes a splash; and El Diario calls out New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for failing to put his money where his mouth is on immigration...
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The Arizona House of Representatives' passage of a bill criminalizing undocumented immigrants sends shock waves through the Spanish-language press; one First Lady asks another to take care of undocumented children; and over the weekend, two Congressmen told Jorge Ramos that with enough White House leadership immigration reform could pass...
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Apr 14, 2010
Imagine every cop in your state was forced to do their job like that controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio or risk getting sued?
That's what a new bill in Arizona, which could be signed into law by the Governor in a matter of days, would do! It would force cops to...
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This week the progressive blogosphere (see: Kos on the politics, including Reid’s statement that he had 56 votes, (and the Senate picture), Atrios for the skeptics, and Digby with the arithmetic) began commenting on the resurgence of immigration reform, after Majority Leader Reid’s statements at a rally in Las...
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On April 15, thousands of people associated with the Tea Party movement are expected to rally around the nation, demanding lower taxes and less government. These so-called "tea parties" stand in stark contrast to larger rallies and other events that have cropped up across the nation calling for...
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Many eyes in the Spanish-language media are turned to Arizona, which is one step away from passing a bill criminalizing undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, comments from Harry Reid about immigration reform in the Senate garner attention, and a trial for the murder of undocumented immigrant Marcelo Lucero is coming to...
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Today, the Spanish-language press covers a Center for American Progress report on the state of the U.S.-Mexico border; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) remarks from Saturday continue to make news; and some "malevolent ideas" are coming out of Arizona lately.
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In case you missed the major rallies for immigration reform over the weekend, check out the New York Times From Senate Majority Leader, a Promise to Take Up Immigration Overhaul: "The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, told an exuberant crowd at an immigration rally Saturday in Las Vegas that...
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The Spanish-language media highlights mobilizations performed during the weekend for immigration reform in Las Vegas, Seattle, Chicago, El Paso, Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and San Diego
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