Various outlets in the Spanish-language press cover a new report from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) documenting how many students would be eligible for temporary legal status under the DREAM Act, and how many of those would be likely to fill the requirements for citizenship. Meanwhile, the United Farm Workers’ “Take Our Jobs” campaign makes it on the Colbert Report, and Arizona is saving up for the legal battle over SB 1070.
The federal lawsuit against Arizona over SB 1070, and the suit’s political and legal ramifications, remains the top story in the Spanish-language press. But as the legal battle heats up, pressure remains on the federal government to find a comprehensive solution to the problems of immigration policy.
The lawsuit filed by the federal government (on behalf of the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security and State) against Arizona and SB 1070 dominates the headlines today in the Spanish-language media.
As the Spanish-language press waits for the Department of Justice to jump into the legal battle over Arizona law SB 1070 and continues to call for comprehensive reform, Arizona Senator John McCain wants to show President Obama the border — and the state’s governor, Jan Brewer, will encounter protesters at this week’s National Governors’ Association in Boston.
The Spanish-language press leads today’s news with coverage of the immigration speech President Barack Obama delivered yesterday from American University in Washington. Meanwhile, a law requiring businesses to check employees’ immigration status went into effect in South Carolina yesterday, and police officers in Arizona are getting ready to enforce SB 1070.
