As Pennsylvania grapples with a budget deficit brought on by the current recession, state and local policy makers would do well to keep in mind that immigrant communities are a potent force for economic recovery. Continue »
The White House is hosting an immigration discussion Thursday with advocates, religious groups, businesses and law enforcers as part of an effort to bring all parties to the heated debate into one room. Continue »
Arizona law enforcement is once again spending precious time and resources protecting the community from dangerous criminals. On Tuesday, Walt Staton was sentenced to 300 hours of community service and one year of probation. The crime? Dangerous water bottle violations. Continue »
Immigrants facing deportation say they must cope with poor living conditions and substandard medical care. The Obama administration has been reluctant to set standards. Continue »
President Obama is wrong to postpone immigration reform. And his own immigration policy is causing concern and dismay among many of those who supported his election. At the recent North American summit in Mexico, Obama said that immigration reform would have to wait in line behind health care and the... Continue »
In yesterday's Dallas Morning News, we found an unexpected ally in conservative writer Reuben Navarette, who added his voice to the chorus of groups and leaders demanding the federal government hold Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona accountable for his outrageous abuses of authority under the 287(g) program.... Continue »
Federal officials say guards from the private company that runs the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma used pepper spray to control immigrant detainees who were refusing to follow orders. Continue »
Phoenix is the only city that has federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents embedded in its police department, Gordon said. And each year, Phoenix police arrest 15,000 violent criminals who are in the country illegally, those involved in human, guns and drug trafficking, he said. "What we don't do is take... Continue »
Right now, much of the nation's attention is on health insurance reform and the accompanying side-show generated by vitriolic opponents of the President's proposal. As immigrant advocates, we're all too familiar with those angry, ugly attacks. We'll no doubt see some of those characters, led by Lou Dobbs and... Continue »
These days Janet Napolitano has been singing a different tune on immigration than she did as a border state governor, and it's a bit off key. This week, at the 2009 Border Security Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Secretary Janet Napolitano was reported as saying: …we're taking a common-sense, comprehensive look... Continue »