SB1070

El debate legislativo sobre el polémico programa E-Verify no sólo pone de manifiesto la intransigencia republicana de promover medidas llenas de fallas que no resuelven el problema de fondo, sino que supone una primera prueba de fuego para los demócratas en este nuevo Congreso sobre el papel que jugarán... Continue »

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed into law a new "papers, please" immigration bill that is a new low point for state-based immigration policy, an unfortunate reminder of Alabama and the South's tortured racial history, and another wake-up call to Washington to fix the broken immigration system. Continue »

The news that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) signed into law a new "papers, please" immigration bill is a new low point for state-based immigration policy, an unfortunate reminder of Alabama and the South's tortured racial history, and another wake-up call to Washington to fix the broken immigration system.... Continue »

As if Arizona, with its SB 1070 law that cost $750 million and turned the state into a pariah wasn't enough. As if Georgia, with a new immigration law that criminalized all individuals who harbored or transported undocumented immigrants wasn't enough. As if Indiana's not one, but... Continue »

31/05/11 a 8:55am por Maribel Hastings WASHINGTON – El fallo de la Suprema Corte avalando la ley de Arizona que penaliza la contratación de indocumentados pone de manifiesto la necesidad de que de una vez y por todas el Congreso y la Casa Blanca diriman sus diferencias para poder... Continue »

We want actions, not words. For nearly two decades I've called the United States of America my home. I emigrated from Ecuador with my family, grew up in Miami and attended public schools, where I was a high-achieving student who eventually made it to college. I am also an... Continue »

09/05/11 a 8:34am por Maribel Hastings WASHINGTON – Aún en un ciclo noticioso dominado por la muerte del terrorista Osama Bin Laden, el tema migratorio sonó, algunas veces con un buen tono y otras no tanto, desde ciudades y estados hasta la Casa Blanca. Lo bueno es que en... Continue »

27/04/11 a 9:46am por Maribel Hastings WASHINGTON – Mientras Florida, el tercer estado con mayor población indocumentada en Estados Unidos, quiere seguirle los pasos a Arizona aprobando leyes antiinmigrantes, una coalición de organizaciones inició una campaña de anuncios radiales en el Sur del estado cuestionando la postura de algunos... Continue »

One year after Arizona's infamous SB 1070 immigration bill was signed into law, chief architects Governor Jan Brewer and Senate President Russell Pearce are convinced their legislation is an unqualified success. Pearce told the East Valley Tribune last week: "They're leaving in caravans,'' he said of illegal immigrants. ... Continue »

Immigration advocates scored a major victory in Arizona's battle against SB 1070 today when a federal appeals court refused to lift a ban blocking the most extreme elements of the legislation. Continue »