LatinaLista– The definition of “public domain,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary is: “the realm embracing property rights that belong to the community at large, are unprotected by copyright or patent, and are subject to appropriation by anyone.” These days, that definition easily applies to immigration enforcement where we are continually seeing people outside federal or [...]
LSU researchers underscore negative ramifications for urban blacks from U.S. immigration policy
LatinaLista — Researchers and policy experts have long known that low-skilled undocumented immigrant workers impacted the job prospects of native low-skilled workers, notably blacks. In the past, this competition for jobs between the two groups has contributed to what is reported as tension between blacks and Latinos. Yet, the full and specific extent of the [...]
Study finds 5 million children of undocumented immigrants put at-risk of entering child welfare system
LatinaLista — One of the major arguments for the immediate necessity of passing comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is the fact that current policy is separating families. U.S.-born children are left behind when an undocumented parent(s) is/are captured and deported. Now, a new report, the first of a series of papers entitled Caught Between Systems: The [...]
