Sponsors of the healthcare reform bills in Congress have tried hard to steer the legislation around the hot-button issues of abortion and illegal immigration, but to no avail; controversies about both continue to threaten the measures. Continue »
The 2010 census will not include a controversial question about citizenship that critics said could have led to significant undercounts in Arizona and other states with large immigrant populations. Continue »
06/11/09 a 11:56am por Maribel Hastings *The first part of a series “Americans want a solution to our immigration dilemma, as do law enforcement officials across this nation. But the solution isn’t turning every local police department into an arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” That isn’t a quote... Continue »
Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens. The proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter was aimed at excluding non-citizens from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional representatives for each... Continue »
06/11/09 a 11:55am por Maribel Hastings *The first part of a series about the players involved in the fight for comprehensive immigration reform, and what makes this time different from past attempts. Read more Introduction WASHINGTON, D.C. – When people talk in the abstract about undocumented immigrants – or,... Continue »
05/11/09 a 2:12pm por Maribel Hastings Primera parte de serie especial: La reforma migratoria y sus protagonistas “Los estadounidenses quieren una solución a nuestro dilema migratorio… Pero la solución no es convertir a cada departamento de policía local en una extensión del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE)”. Esto... Continue »
Before Tuesday's special election in New York's 23rd Congressional district, we reported that the nativist extremist Minuteman PAC had predicted third-party Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman was "positioned to win a landslide victory." The Minutemen -- and the rest of the right-wing fringe groups that endorsed Hoffman over moderate Republican Dede... Continue »
05/11/09 a 2:06pm por Maribel Hastings Hoy Iniciamos serie sobre los protagonistas de la lucha por una reforma migratoria y cuáles son las diferencias esta vez con respecto a los debates previos Introducción Cuando se habla en abstracto de los indocumentados, los que algunos llaman con desprecio “ilegales”, no... Continue »
About 50 immigrant rights activists have shown up at an Orange County campaign fundraiser to protest an appearance by the self-proclaimed"toughest sheriff in America." Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio spoke Thursday at the fundraiser for former sheriff's Lt. Bill Hunt, who is challenging Sheriff Sandra Hutchens in June. Continue »
This post is a weekly feature by Nezua, Media Consortium Blogger: While many pundits and political analysts are musing about what Tuesday's mixed bag election results mean for Obama administration, New America Media reports that "there's another trend to watch; the surprising prominence of immigration politics." Continue »