EFE issues a dispatch from Atlanta, where the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) is heading a boycott of Wal-Mart, due to start on March 20th, to ask the company to take a stand in support of immigration reform. “The point of this initiative is to call attention to Wal-Mart, who, with its large quantity of Latino customers, has a moral obligation to support reform,” a GLAHR representative said.
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‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Lets March; Rise in Hate Groups; Anti-Immigrant Laws in Arizona
The Spanish-language press continues to highlight the importance of the March 21st march for immigration reform. The EFE reports that “Once, President George W. Bush was accused of failing to spend sufficient political capital on passing immigration reform. Now Obama confronts similar complaints, and the drama threatens to repeat itself;
‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Inefficient Border Tech; TPS; Swindlers
A La Opinión article covers the inefficiency of using high-tech tools to patrol the border. The article cites an analysis by the TransBorder Project at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for International Policy which says that the cost of, for example, remotely-piloted unmanned planes (or “drones”) is too high for the return on investment.
‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Action Across the Country; NY’s Latino Voters; Checking Students’ Status
Across the country, efforts to pressure Congress and President Barack Obama to pass immigration reform this year are taking shape, including the March 21st march in Washington, DC.
‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: E-verify; Detention Centers; & The Hope for Reform
A report commissioned by the Department of Homeland Security and conducted by the research firm Westat reveals defects in E-Verify, the immigration status verification system. E-Verify “doesn’t get it right half the time,” the AP writes, while Univision.com headlines its article “E-Verify’s certainty in doubt.”
