Arizona is expected to set off another seismic immigration wave on Thursday, when both chambers of its legislature expect to hear the introduction of bills denying citizenship to U.S.-born babies of undocumented immigrants.
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A new Southern Poverty Law Center report criticizing attempts by states and cities to crack down on illegal immigration focuses on Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
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Leaders of top labor groups on Monday denounced the Republican immigration agenda as detrimental to American workers, citing a new report by the pro-immigration America's Voice that says the legalization of undocumented immigrants would be a boon to the US working class.
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Last week's Republican-backed Hispanic Leadership Network conference in South Florida overflowed with chatter about how the GOP needs to improve its positioning with Latino voters. Amidst all the discussion, however, few voices at the conference admitted the simple truth that appealing to Latino voters will not simply...
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You may recall the case of Marcelo Lucero, who was beaten to death in Patchogue, NY, by a group of teens out "beaner hopping" – slang they used for hunting down and assaulting Latino residents. The brutal murder of Marcelo Lucero in 2008 sent shock waves through Long Island...
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It sits beside Mexico's deadliest city, Ciudad Juárez.
Nearly a third of its residents are foreign-born, many of them from Mexico and undocumented and struggling financially.
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After Saturday's horrific tragedy in Arizona, there have been several reports of threats and violent rhetoric directed at members of Congress and legislators across the country. Unsurprisingly for those of us who have followed the red-hot immigration debate in this country, some of these threats have been coupled...
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Jan 10, 2011
Years before 'tea party' entered the political lexicon, conservatives took over the state's Republican Party. Some have long warned that the heated rhetoric could have grim consequences.
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In a state where sheriffs are larger-than-life figures, Pima County's Clarence Dupnik is being cast in a role usually reserved for his Maricopa County counterpart — Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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Of the 50 or so women bused to this border town on a recent morning to be deported back to Mexico, Inez Vasquez stood out. Eight months pregnant, she had tried to trudge north in her fragile state, even carrying scissors with her in case she gave birth in...
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