On July 6, he will have a hearing before an immigration judge, almost exactly one year when the U.S Government delayed the deportation of another student, Walter Lara, who like Eric received national attention in his fight to prevent his deportation to a place that he did not...
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This week, the United States Supreme Court struck down a 1996 law that made it possible to deport documented immigrants that were convicted of minor drug-possession. Finally, some good news. At RaceWire, Seth Freed Wessler explains that the ruling could drastically change a law which has "helped drive rising...
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Today, the Spanish-Language press reports on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) priorities for 2010-2014. At the same time, ICE is looking to improve their immigration detention centers; Farmworker Justice and Oxfam release a report that shows farmworkers are still being exploited.
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Via MTV Tr3s' arts and culture blog, Blogamole, Salma Hayek is the latest celebrity to speak out against Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB 1070: "What surprises me is the lack of humanity with which they are treating the immigrants," she said. "What I can't understand is how the United...
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Rep. King's bogus claims about immigrants have served as talking points for the extreme anti-immigrant movement. King has not only stood side by side with anti-immigrant extremists, he has also been a financial beneficiary of their political action committees.
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Evidently, House hardliners have compared notes when it comes to backing the "papers please" Arizona anti-immigrant law. Representatives Steve King (R-IA) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA) are defending the Arizona anti-immigrant law against charges of racial profiling by arguing that footwear is the key to identifying who is in...
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Today, the Spanish-Language press gives significant coverage to Sen. Russell Pearce's proposal to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the country; Civil disobedience continues in North Carolina, Denver, and California. Maribel Hastings of America's Voice, interviews Harvard student and DREAM Act activist Eric Balderas.
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El sistema migratorio del país es tan disfuncional que un estudiante de biología de la Universidad de Harvard enfrenta la deportación La historia de Eric Balderas ilustra la perversidad de nuestro actual sistema migratorio y la necesidad de que la medida DREAM Act avance este verano Washington, D.C. –...
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Our nation's immigration system is so dysfunctional that a Harvard biology major, a stellar student who dreams of curing cancer, is being threatened with deportation...
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This is what it has come to. Our nation's immigration system is so dysfunctional that a Harvard biology major, a stellar student who dreams of curing cancer, is being threatened with deportation by the Department of Homeland Security.
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