Aug 24, 2009
As you sit in air-conditioned comfort and read this, desperate people are dying in Arizona's southern deserts. The death toll since October 2008 is 161, the Border Patrol says.
These were men, women and children in search of hope.
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New Feature: Must Read News Roundups on Immigration, by America's Voice Founder and Executive Director, Frank Sharry. So lots happened last week – an eventful meeting last Thursday with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano at the White House produced a number of mixed reactions, some hopeful and some cynical. Here...
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In a city with a "don't ask, don't tell" approach to immigration status, it may come as a surprise to many that the New York Department of Correction routinely gives a list of foreign-born inmates at Rikers Island to immigration authorities, who use it to question, detain and try...
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24/08/09 a 9:27am por Maribel Hastings Uno de los detalles que captó mi atención sobre la reunión migratoria en la Casa Blanca el pasado jueves, fue la forma en que muchos participantes del encuentro describieron al término cómo, sin previo aviso para ellos, Barack Obama se personó en el...
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Aug 23, 2009
President Obama should have tackled immigration reform first. His drop in the polls probably wouldn't have been any worse than the dip he's received in attempting comprehensive health-care reform.
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Even before he was the Maricopa County sheriff, Joe Arpaio's brand of politics was combative and aggressive, personal and bold.
He held grudges. He lashed out at perceived enemies. He has faced criticisms of using official investigations as vendettas against rivals and detractors for 30 years, dating to his days...
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For undocumented residents, a call demanding ransom for a kidnapped loved one can lead to an equally fear-inducing call to federal immigration authorities.
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Many of the 130 immigration reform advocates and leaders who attended a White House meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano last Thursday thought it was productive. Or so they said.
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Aug 22, 2009
The millions of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. include young people who are studying hard and achieving academic success — only to find the doors of opportunity closed to them when they reach college. Education professor William Perez records their plight in a series of portraits in his...
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Aug 21, 2009
Immigrants detained for more than six months without a bond hearing can sue the federal government in a class action aimed at getting a court to recognize their right to a swifter appearance before a judge, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
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