In an empty sanctuary on a cool weekday morning, Federico Jaimes prays for amnesty.
The 57-year-old Mexican immigrant kneels as he clutches a string of rosary beads in a solemn petition to the Almighty.
"I am desperate, mainly for my family because I can't give them what they need," Jaimes said...
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This devastating piece appeared on the front page of the New York Times yesterday. It's a blunt reminder of just how broken our immigration system has become-- and that every day we wait to fix it, the stakes get higher and higher. Real, enforceable standards for how we detain...
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Jan 10, 2010
10/01/10 a 11:46am por Maribel Hastings Necesitamos su ayuda. Durante las próximas semanas y meses nos urge que aporten su granito de arena para mantener la presión sobre el Congreso y sobre la administración de Barack Obama para que cumplan con su promesa de reformar nuestro sistema migratorio y conceder...
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In the latest development in the Sheriff Joe Arpaio saga, the Department of Justice is convening a grand jury to look into various allegations that "America's Toughest Sheriff" has been abusing his power.
According to Zachary Roth at Talking Points Memo:
The probe appears focused on two related but different areas....
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The pro-immigration group Reform Immigration For America plans rallies across the state to keep the issue on top of President Barack Obama's agenda this year.
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Here are some of the best immigration tidbits from around the internets today -- oh, and leave us some Friday comment love if you get a second. Andrea Nill at the Wonk Room reports on Lou Dobbs' sprint to dump the toxic brand image he's built up for himself...
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She was 14 when her mother smuggled her into Los Angeles. She met her future husband, a legal resident, two years later. He had all the cards, and played them cruelly, as she recalls. He would not let her go to school or work, dragged his feet on supporting...
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07/01/10 a 4:58pm Washington, D.C. – Algunos críticos argumentan que no hay posibilidades de que la legislación de una reforma migratoria integral se apruebe este año porque no tiene ningún sentido legalizar a millones de trabajadores indocumentados durante un periodo difícil para la economía. Un nuevo reporte del Center...
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"Is it ever 'the right time' to pass immigration reform and a path to legalization?" asks Maribel Hastings at New America Media. The short answer? Yes. Our national economic situation dictates that we are smart about the resources available to us all. It's also a moral imperative to adjust...
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Some inside-the-beltway pundits argue that comprehensive immigration reform legislation has little chance of being brought up this year because it makes no sense to legalize millions of undocumented immigrant workers during a down economy. A new report by the Center for American Progress and the Immigration Policy Center proves...
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