May 20, 2011
Signs point to an exodus in Vidalia onion country. Fliers on a Mexican storefront advertise free transportation for workers willing to pick jalapenos and banana peppers in Florida and blueberries in the Carolinas. Buying an outbound bus ticket now requires reservations.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder told an audience of Hispanic business leaders that the state doesn't need an Immigration enforcement law like the one causing controversy in Arizona. Snyder told members of the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Thursday in Detroit that such a law would "encourage a divisive atmosphere."...
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May 19, 2011
"Officially a Doctor of Law! This J.D. degree is for the DREAM movement. Victory will be ours!" César Vargas wrote on his Facebook wall this past weekend after receiving his law degree. Graduation ceremonies are held all throughout the country and among these students, who through immense effort are...
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Civil rights leader Cesar Chavez will in fact have a new Navy cargo ship named after him, despite Republican protest that the honor was too "political" a move. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus confirmed yesterday that the last of the 14 Lewis and Clark-class cargo ships built by NASSCO...
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Texas State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D-McAllen) used a procedural tactic to derail an anti-immigration bill that was moving in that state's legislature. The bill could be brought back, but time is running out. The legislative session ends on May 30th.
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The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General plans an investigation of an immigration enforcement program that purports to target "serious convicted felons" for deportation but has ensnared many illegal immigrants who were arrested but not subsequently convicted of crimes or who committed minor offenses, a letter obtained...
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With a re-election campaign looming, President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to overhaul the immigration system, but lawmakers seems to have little appetite to take on the issue.
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A majority of Americans correctly view the Dream Act and its pathway to citizenship as economically and morally fair. The law allows a route to citizenship for children brought to the U.S. illegally as long as they pursue a college education or military service.
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Presidents and chancellors from 12 universities expressed their support on Wednesday for the Illinois version of the long-stalled federal DREAM Act to use private funds to help undocumented students pursue their studies as the first step toward nationwide immigration reform.
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Tea Party Manatee member Linda Neely drove to Tallahassee to push for the recent immigration bill to pass. And even though it didn't get approved, she hasn't stopped showing her support for the issue.
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