The top story in the Spanish-language press today is the local anti-immigrant referendum passed Monday by residents of Fremont, Nebraska. The latest ballot measure continues the battle by anti-immigrant lawyers that started in Arizona with SB 1070, which continues to generate controversy itself. And activists across the country continue...
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A top White House official talks to El Diario about immigration, while a Nebraska town tries to banish undocumented immigrants and hunger strikes continue to spring up around the country for immigration reform.
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The Spanish-language press reports that undocumented Harvard student Eric Balderas will not be deported, and that the federal government plans to challenge Arizona law SB 1070. Meanwhile, local enforcement program Secure Communities continues to expand.
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Today, the Spanish-Language press highlights Clinton's remarks during an interview in Ecuador, in where she states that there will be legal action against Arizona's controversial immigration law. The Father's Day postcard campaign that targets President Obama also receives wide coverage.
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Today, the Spanish-Language press reports on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) priorities for 2010-2014. At the same time, ICE is looking to improve their immigration detention centers; Farmworker Justice and Oxfam release a report that shows farmworkers are still being exploited.
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Today, the Spanish-Language press gives significant coverage to Sen. Russell Pearce's proposal to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the country; Civil disobedience continues in North Carolina, Denver, and California. Maribel Hastings of America's Voice, interviews Harvard student and DREAM Act activist Eric Balderas.
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Today, the Spanish-language press gives significant coverage to the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Oklahoma City, where mayors from around the country condemned SB 1070 and called for action on immigration reform; The Supreme Court ruling in favor of immigrants charged with minor drug posession also received wide...
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The Spanish-Language press covers the Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary meeting in Campeche, Mexico in where Legislators talk about immigration reform. Guatemalans are denied temporary protected status (TPS) while Harvard student who was detained over the weekend, faces deportation back to Mexico.
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A hearing in the Capitol yesterday featured Arizona women and girls speaking out against SB 1070, as activists launch a new wristband campaign to protest the law. Meanwhile, the death of Sergio Adrian Hernández remains a top story in the Spanish-language press as it reverberates on the international stage.
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Today's top story in the Spanish-language press deals with a pair of recent incidents in which Mexican citizens have died in encounters with U.S. Border Patrol agents. A group ofconservative and evangelical leaders calling for immigration reform also gathers some media attention.
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