Today, the Spanish-language press gives significant coverage to the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Oklahoma City, where mayors from around the country condemned SB 1070 and called for action on immigration reform; The Supreme Court ruling in favor of immigrants charged with minor drug posession also received wide...
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Few stories more dramatically demonstrate the counterproductive nature of our broken immigration system than that of Eric Balderas. Balderas, a 19-year old Harvard biology student with aspirations of becoming a cancer researcher, may face deportation after being detained earlier this month while trying to board a flight.
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15/06/10 a 10:06am por Rafael Prieto Zartha Este fin de semana los familiares de Sergio Adrián Hernández descendieron al lugar donde el menor se desplomó por el impacto de una bala disparada por un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza debajo del llamado Puente Negro de la frontera y de...
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15/06/10 a 10:04am por Maribel Hastings WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Tengo la aspiración de encontrar una cura para el cáncer…Ojalá algún día pueda lograrlo porque de esa manera me gustaría contribuir”. Esto dijo a America’s Voice Eric Balderas, de 19 años de edad, un estudiante de biología celular y molecular...
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Jun 14, 2010
Though SB 1070 doesn't go into effect until late July, it's already wreaking havoc on the state's economy. The latest Arizona business to suffer from the controversial immigration law is an already battered market: real estate.
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At their party convention this weekend, Texas Republicans embraced a hard-line anti-immigration stance by calling for an Arizona-like anti-immigrant law, endorsing a mass-deportation policy, and pledging support for a repeal of the birthright citizenship component of the 14th Amendment. Unfortunately for Texas Republicans, the state's changing demographics ensures...
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The Spanish-Language press covers the Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary meeting in Campeche, Mexico in where Legislators talk about immigration reform. Guatemalans are denied temporary protected status (TPS) while Harvard student who was detained over the weekend, faces deportation back to Mexico.
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14/06/10 a 10:17am por Maribel Hastings WASHINGTON, D.C. – La ley SB1070 de Arizona ha exacerbado el sentimiento anti-inmigrante y anti-hispano en un lugar donde ya una organización de derechos humanos incluso recibió quejas de que un banco de sangre se habría rehusado a aceptar donaciones de latinos. Otra...
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"The immigration law creates a difficult situation for both legal and illegal residents," said Jay Butler, director of realty studies at Arizona State University. "Some illegal residents may have planned on leaving the Valley anyway because they can't find jobs. But I have talked to young Hispanics who are...
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Washington, DC – America's Voice has prepared detailed backgrounders on the California gubernatorial race, the California Senate race, and the Nevada Senate race. The reports document the crucial role Latino voters will play in deciding the outcomes, the importance of immigration in influencing Latino voting behavior.
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