If Grady Memorial Hospital succeeds in closing its outpatient dialysis clinic, Tadesse A. Amdago, a 69-year-old immigrant from Ethiopia, said he would begin "counting the days until I die." Rosa Lira, 78, a permanent resident from Mexico, said she also assumed she "would just die." Another woman, a 32-year-old...
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The federal government is considering raising fees on applications for immigration-related services to help offset a shortage in revenue.
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A group of high school students will take part in an unusual after-school activity on Wednesday: They will march for immigration reform as part of a national day of youth activism.
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The Obama administration launched a new Web site on Tuesday that officials hope will make citizenship and other immigration services more accessible.
The new Citizenship and Immigration Services Web site was unveiled Tuesday at an event with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, as well as White House and Homeland Security...
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Add another feather in the veritable bird's nest that is Gingrich Inc. The former Speaker of the House, and all-around conservative idea-smith, has launched a news website for Hispanic Americans, the rapidly growing segment of swing voters. It's called The Americano, and it is the bilingual brainchild of Sylvia...
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Sunday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) appeared for the very first time on Univision's Al Punto – the Spanish language equivalent of a high-profile appearance on Meet the Press. His interview followed that of President Obama. What did Boehner say?
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A Miami-based Hispanic group is mounting a national campaign against conservative CNN talk-show host Lou Dobbs, urging the network to restrain what they call ``his disparaging and inaccurate'' remarks about Hispanic immigrants.
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Sep 20, 2009
Immigration reform has become one of the most controversial topics in the political agenda here in the United States of America. However, very few people can agree on a reason why. The issue, in fact, is very basic.
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Local and state representatives joined religious leaders, union representatives, workers and residents to address immigration reform during a community forum on Sept. 19 at the Queen of Peace Church in Aurora.
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Last month the Obama administration announced that it was going to overhaul immigration detention, to impose accountability and safety on a system notoriously deficient in both. This month, the official chosen to lead the effort, Dora Schriro, announced that she was leaving Washington to become the commissioner of correction...
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