LatinaLista — It seems there is a flipside to driving undocumented immigrants out of your state. In the past two years, there has been an irrational vengeance by some state legislators to drive undocumented immigrants out of their states. It didn’t matter that these migrants were the main workers in industries that had little appeal [...]
Rep. Gutierrez holds virtual Town Hall meetings tonight to discuss immigration reform
(Editor’s note: The Families Freedom and Faith Call teleconferences will be held tonight, rather than held yesterday as mistakenly reported. In light of the mistake, I am re-publishing the post. I apologize for the confusion.) LatinaLista — What will an immigration reform bill look like? Everyone will get a preview tonight at 8 p.m. [...]
Tucson lawmaker: Career as artist provides flexibility and perspective for work at Capitol
By ELIZABETH SHELL Cronkite News Service TUCSON — “Life’s too short for beige,” Steve Farley said, standing in his backyard looking at the color palette he’s painted his home: sandy peach, Easter-egg turquoise and a rich purple. State Rep. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, makes a living creating works of art such as a tiled saguaro [...]
Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill
LatinaLista — When it comes to Congress undertaking immigration reform, there is one special demographic for whom it will mean a world of difference — undocumented students. It’s known that any type of immigration reform will include a provision called the DREAM Act — an official recognition of those young people, who were brought here [...]
Guest Voz: NJ Mayor says it makes sense to grant citizenship to undocumented immigrants
By Michael Wildes Michael Wildes serves as mayor of Englewood, New Jersey. In addition, he is an immigration lawyer and a former federal prosecutor. As partner of the NYC-based immigration law firm Wildes & Weinberg, established by his father, Wildes has become internationally renowned for having represented the United States government in immigration proceedings. Wildes [...]
GOP should take a cue from Lou Dobbs and resign their attack strategy on illegal immigration
LatinaLista — Since news spread of Dobbs’ resignation from CNN, Latina Lista has received our fair share of comments and e-mails railing against Dobbs’ departure. Each of the commenters see the situation as unjust and forcing a man out of his job for “telling the truth.” What they fail to see is that Dobbs’ version of [...]
