For years, while the rest of the city teemed with immigrants from across the world, Staten Island remained a bastion of native New Yorkers and first- and second-generation Europeans. Continue »
Thousands of immigrant rights advocates marched in front of a county jail in Phoenix Saturday in a protest that was aimed at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration efforts and was marked by a clash between a small group of protesters and police officers. Continue »
17/01/10 a 9:32pm por Maribel Hastings Barack Obama ha tenido un primer año complicado como presidente de Estados Unidos. Hace un año, el 20 de enero de 2009, cuando todo era esperanza y optimismo pocos sospechaban que los demócratas marcarían la fecha luchando (y perdiendo) el escaño que por medio... Continue »
About 250 people marched in Everett to support an immigrant bill soon to be debated in Congress. Immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, Kenya and Laos were among the crowd on Friday. They support a new attempt at immigration reform is expected to stir up debate in the U.S. House of Representatives. Continue »
Today I'm proud to team up with Sarahi Uribe from NDLON, and Adam Luna from America's Voice, as well as our many blog-migos in the twitter-verse, to chronicle the massive anti-Arpaio march and rally happening right now in Phoenix, Arizona! Expect updates every 15 minutes or so (displayed in... Continue »
15/01/10 a 11:00pm Washington, D.C. – America’s Voice aplaude a la administración de Barack Obama por conceder el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) a los inmigrantes haitianos radicados en Estados Unidos. Se trata de una decisión bienvenida y oportuna que refuerza los valores y el humanismo de Estados Unidos.... Continue »
"Deporting some 30,000 Haitian immigrants to Haiti at time when that country is reeling from a devastating earthquake would have only compounded the crisis and made it impossible for the Haitian government to absorb these immigrants, much less help them get settled," said Frank Sharry, Executive Director of... Continue »
Earlier today we urged you to Stand with Haiti by donating to the post-earthquake relief effort and calling for a crucial protection, called Temporary Protected Status (TPS), for Haitian men and women living in the U.S. Well, here's to a long-overdue victory! President Obama deserves praise for granting TPS,... Continue »
The US census has targeted Waltham's immigrant and cultural communities for outreach programs to encourage all residents, including undocumented citizens, to be counted. Continue »
Rallies by Nebraskans to urge changes in national immigration laws are not new. But there were some new voices speaking out today at a press conference calling upon Congress to update laws and create a path to citizenship for many of the 12 million illegal immigrants in the country today. Continue »