An article by Julian Aguilar at Texas Tribune about Roxann Lara, a pregnant woman detained by Border Patrol agents, raises many more concerns about how that agency is complying with the Obama administration's new deportation policy. Continue »
Nearly three-fourths of the debate passed before MSNBC trotted out Telemundo anchor Jose Diaz-Balart to ask the immigration questions of the night. We live-tweeted the segment here (spoiler: not much was said beyond the boilerplate 'we must focus on the border'). Here's a roundup of commentary from... Continue »
Tonight, the President announces to the nation his much-awaited jobs plan. Many Republicans are already protesting; they think they have it all figured out. They're moving ahead with their very own jobs plan, crafted by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), in the form of a... Continue »
On the day of the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, we are reminded of President Reagan's immigration legacy and his vision for America. Yet at tonight's debate, according to experts on immigration and Latino politics who participated in a press call held earlier today,... Continue »
A new report released today probes into the federal H-2A agricultural guest worker program designed to provide farmers and harvesters with a legal workforce, and discovers that the program has grown rife with abuse and is sorely lacking in legal protections for these guest workers. Continue »
Two important must read posts from Markos Moulitsas on the Latino vote and its implications for 2012, especially for Obama. One is titled, Obama's waning Latino support, and the other is: What drives Latino approval ratings of president Continue »
The latest Republican presidential debate, being held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, will undoubtedly feature endless paeans from the candidates to our nation's 40th President. Yet on the issue of immigration, the Republican 2012 field has a lot to learn from the Gipper. Continue »
In honor of Labor Day yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis wrote this piece reminding readers that "immigration reform is an economic imperative." Immigrants have founded or co-founded 18% of the 2010 Fortune 500 companies, she writes, producing $1.7 trillion dollars in revenue and employing more than... Continue »
"I began to wonder why immigrants had to be chased like animals, and why I was being paid to chase them" says John Randolph, a former border patrol agent, in his piece at the Huffington Post last Thursday. "'What are we doing here? Why am I chasing these people?',... Continue »
In New Mexico, where Gov. Susana Martínez and her GOP buddies are pushing to repeal a law enacted in 2003 that allows all residents of New Mexico to apply for a driver's license, an immigrant advocacy group Somos Un Pueblo Unido is mobilizing their members to take action against... Continue »