By Axel Caballero Cuéntame Agreed, the window of opportunity is wide open for the passage of substantial immigration reform. Immigration reform is, after all, the next big ticket item. It’s the coveted prize that allegedly holds the key to millions of Latinos nationwide who will soon fall in line with whatever the powers that be [...]
Guest Voz: Congress must address real roots of immigration
By Rev. David Beckmann Religion News Service “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” WASHINGTON (RNS) This passage from the Gospel of Matthew inviting us to welcome strangers into our midst could not be more salient than [...]
Tech industry preparing for virtual immigration march on Washington
LatinaLista — Advocates for immigration reform have steadily expanded beyond the friends, families and clergy of the undocumented who lead those impressive mass marches of 2006 demanding Washington fix a broken immigration system. Nowadays, business owners, in all sectors, have joined in demanding that Congress act sooner rather than later to address immigration reform. Of [...]
Immigration Reform 2013: THE UPDATE for Monday Feb. 25
By Linda Hartke LIRS.org Immigration reform: Will we see it in 2013? That’s the burning question on everyone’s mind this year. A complicated debate and legislative process lie ahead. Here to decipher the headlines for you every Monday is THE UPDATE, a weekly blog series whose panel of experts will analyze how recent events affect [...]
Guest Voz: The fight among Latinos over immigration reform shows we are not a community
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) strongly criticized the first draft of President Obama’s immigration reform plan saying “It’s a mistake for the White House to draft immigration legislation without seeking input from Republican members of Congress… ,” predicting that “if actually proposed, the President’s bill would be dead on arrival in [...]
Civil Rights Coalition Files Lawsuit to Block Alabama from “Black Listing” Immigrants: Case Is Latest Example of State Attempting to Target and Drive Out Immigrants
La Costa Latina Montgomery, Ala. — A coalition of civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit on February 7 to block a portion of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law requiring state officials to publicly post an online list of immigrants who may be undocumented. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court on behalf of four Latino immigrants [...]
