Oct 8, 2009
After the shadowy Bush years, the emergence of reasonable policy can be a little surprising. Immigration law has suffered from a lack of planning and is often influenced by fear rooted in the Sept. 11 attacks. But the national dialogue on immigration has begun to grow healthier. Activists, immigration...
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Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, D-Norwalk, is urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign into law a bill that would prohibit school districts from asking about students' citizenship status.
Assembly Bill 132 was introduced by Mendoza after several high-profile immigration raids in 2008.
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We realize Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immediate reaction to any possible challenge to his authority is to defiantly promise he will not bend one inch. But will a prideful Arpaio truly ignore an opportunity to review the last two years of his office's immigration enforcement and refine his...
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Oct 7, 2009
Earlier this year, McCain called on the Rupublican Party to adopt a new outreach strategy towards America's growing Hispanic population, advocating for positive messages instead of the inflammatory rhetoric which has created a negative opinion of the GOP.
Shortly after, Senator Mel Martinez, FL-R, announced that he would be resigning...
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In the debate over immigration policy, there are 3.1 million defenseless U.S. citizens who are being ignored. They are constantly in danger of government agents sweeping in to take from them most precious thing in their lives. These are the children of undocumented immigrants who have been born in...
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As the White House begins to prepare for opening a debate on immigration reform later this year or perhaps early next year, Democrats worry that the controversy could be one more challenging political issue in a tough political climate.
But the challenge could be even greater for Republicans, given that...
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An Arizona sheriff known for aggressively cracking down on illegal immigration has been stripped of some of his special power to enforce federal immigration law, and he claims the Obama administration is taking away his authority for political reasons.
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The Obama administration is curbing the powers of an Arizona sheriff who has led one of the most contentious fights against illegal immigrants.
Under an agreement involving local enforcement of federal immigration law, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies will no longer have the authority to arrest suspected illegal immigrants in the...
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Oct 6, 2009
06/10/09 a 7:48pm por Rafael Prieto Zartha Bitácora Por enésima vez la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos (NAHJ) está solicitando a los profesionales de la comunicación y a los medios de difusión que no estigmaticen a los indocumentados radicados en Estados Unidos con el término despectivo de “ilegales”. Iván...
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The Obama administration today revealed their plans for the anticipated immigration detention make-over -- much-needed reform of a system that is itself primarily based on a broken immigration system.
This is, no doubt, a step in the right direction.
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