Immigration – Page 14

Global Views, Immigration, Multimedia, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Documentary “Train to Nowhere” relives the harrowing last journey of 11 undocumented immigrants

Sep 20, 2010, 12:25 PM 0

LatinaLista — Before we had daily reports of indiscriminate murders of undocumented Central American immigrants committed by Mexican drug carteles, Americans weren’t so accustomed to hearing about mass deaths of undocumented immigrants. The first such report that brought this…

Education, Government, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

DREAM Act student: “I am ‘in (immigration) line’ but my real wait is more like 18 years.”

Sep 16, 2010, 9:22 AM 0

LatinaLista — Next week, it is widely anticipated that the DREAM Act will come up for a vote on the Senate floor as an attached amendment to the Defense Reauthorization bill — IF there are 60 votes to support…

Children, Health, Immigration, Social Justice, Youth

TX report finds undocumented children five times more likely in state care due to sexual abuse

Sep 15, 2010, 10:42 AM 0

LatinaLista — By now, even the most casual observer of the news knows about DREAM Act students, or at least has heard the term, in reference to those students who are undocumented and have grown up in this country….

Education, Government, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Deported DREAM Act student reaches out from Bangladesh and pleads to be returned home to the United States

Sep 15, 2010, 9:12 AM 2

LatinaLista — For the past month, letters to President Obama written by DREAM Act students have been posted to Latina Lista. It’s part of an ongoing campaign to get Congress to pass the DREAM Act. Well, yesterday two things…

Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

For the sake of the DREAM Act students, Latinos must come together

Sep 14, 2010, 2:43 PM 3

LatinaLista — For the thousands of undocumented students who have been working tirelessly for passage of the DREAM Act — staging hunger strikes, peaceful sit-ins in the offices of Congressmen and women, organizing protest marches, creating petitions, Facebook pages,…

General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Two Latino brothers, and Vietnam vets, are latest victims of broken immigration system

Sep 13, 2010, 5:00 PM 1

LatinaLista — Colorado Springs residents Manuel and Valente Valenzuela are brothers, Vietnam veterans, Mexican-Americans and facing deportation to Mexico — a country that by all rights is not their home. Though the two men were born in Mexico over…

Education, General, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Undocumented student takes control of his own destiny by making the hardest decision of his life

Sep 10, 2010, 7:53 PM 2

LatinaLista — In our ongoing show of support and solidarity with the thousands of undocumented youth who qualify to stay in the United States under what is known as the DREAM Act, Latina Lista continues publishing the DREAM letters…

Education, Immigration, Palabra Final

Economist draws the wrong conclusion between Latino students and failure in online courses

Sep 8, 2010, 2:15 PM 0

LatinaLista — Over the last few years, whenever there has been talk about immigration or undocumented immigrants, there has been a blurring between Hispanic immigrants and Latino citizens. People talk as if it is all one group. Some will…

Education, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: “I firmly believe that we, the undocumented youth, are standing on the right side of history”

Sep 3, 2010, 9:43 AM 0

Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

Federal Reserve economic report disputes claims of immigrants taking away jobs from Americans

Sep 2, 2010, 5:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — A non-political report was released earlier this week that surprisingly received little media attention. It was published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and titled The Effect of Immigrants on U.S. Employment and Productivity. After…

Immigration, Politics, Southwest

Poll finds majority of Arizona voters favor key provisions of immigration law

Sep 2, 2010, 7:37 AM 0

By Jennifer A. Johnson Cronkite News Service PHOENIX _ Arizona voters overwhelmingly favor even the most controversial provisions within SB 1070, according to a poll released Wednesday Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy. The electronic poll, conducted…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Pew Hispanic report delivers the proof the GOP wants, but will they accept it?

Sep 1, 2010, 4:31 PM 0

LatinaLista — The latest Pew Hispanic report, U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade reflects several truths that are a result of our current immigration policies. To the casual reader (who especially supports Arizona’s SB1070), all the…

Children, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

New NCLR report illustrates harmful impact of SB 1070 on nation’s Latino youth

Aug 31, 2010, 5:57 PM 0

LatinaLista — With all the rules, guidelines and fines that exist in this country to protect the well-being of children, it is a sad commentary that no politician or activist thinks twice before publicly condemning undocumented immigrants and their…

Education, General, Government, Guest Voz, Immigration, Youth

Guest Voz: Undocumented student arrested in sit-in at Sen. McCain’s DC office faces trial in October

Aug 27, 2010, 9:52 AM 0

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Is political rhetoric fueling attacks on Latino immigrants?

Aug 26, 2010, 5:13 PM 0

LatinaLista — While the focus this past week has been on how the various primary candidates were trying to get voters to vote for them by flaring tempers over illegal immigration, there was another story happening that involved the…

General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Passing immigration reform is now a humanitarian necessity to prevent more needless deaths

Aug 25, 2010, 4:28 PM 1

LatinaLista — Amid the debate over comprehensive immigration reform, arguments have centered over how such a bill would affect the undocumented immigrants who are here. But no one is looking at the bigger picture of how such a bill…

Children, Education, Faith, Guest Voz, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Guatemalan-born teen tries to keep his Christian faith as he faces deportation

Aug 20, 2010, 1:04 PM 0

LatinaLista — The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama” is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM)…

Economy, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Closing Mexican border would be a bad thing for both countries

Aug 19, 2010, 5:24 PM 0

LatinaLista — In a testy exchange between TX Democrat State Rep. Rene Oliveira of Brownsville and Judge Mary Horn, a Republican from North Texas over a new report detailing how much undocumented immigrants cost the state of Texas: Horn…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Finally, some Latino Republicans denounce following AZ lead in immigration hysteria

Aug 18, 2010, 5:14 PM 3

LatinaLista — As more and more Republican state politicians running for office take their cues from Arizona in proposing harsh legislation targeting undocumented immigrants, it has been disappointing as to either how silent or compliant Latino Republicans have been…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Both The Left and The Right are guilty in dehumanizing the border issue

Aug 16, 2010, 6:02 PM 2

LatinaLista — There’s a saying that goes “There are two sides to every story.” It’s a saying that applies even to U.S. -Mexico border security. Now, the popular assumption would be that it’s a them vs. us story. Not…

Education, Guest Voz, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Russian by birth, American by heart, DREAM Act student Ivan Nikolov fights to be an American

Aug 13, 2010, 2:09 PM 3

Business, Education, Immigration, Nonprofit, Social Justice

Spotlight Non-profit: La Luz Center helps immigrants become part of the community

Aug 13, 2010, 10:22 AM 0

LatinaLista — Learning English, getting an education or knowing what the basic rules and laws are of living in the United States can be overwhelming for immigrants new to this country. Yet in California’s Sonoma Valley, immigrants have been…

Children, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Birthright citizenship wouldn’t even be an issue if it weren’t for one thing

Aug 12, 2010, 1:17 PM 9

LatinaLista — I had been planning to blog about something else entirely. I, like I think most readers, are tired of this constant conservative chatter to ban birthright citizenship. Yet, when I read the column of a local writer,…

Children, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

TX GOP Rep. Riddle makes herself look silly by labeling U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants as “terror babies”

Aug 11, 2010, 3:11 PM 3

LatinaLista — Vilifying undocumented immigrants has reached an all-time low among the GOP, Texas GOP in this case, with the release of the latest accusation being lobbed by Texas state House Republican Debbie Riddle. Appearing on CNN’s Anderson Cooper’s…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

New poll shows U.S.-Mexico border insecurity exists only with politicians

Aug 10, 2010, 12:23 PM 0

LatinaLista — When President Obama arrived in Texas yesterday, one of the first people to greet him was the Lone Star State’s Gov. Rick Perry. Waiting on the tarmac at the foot of the steps of Air Force One,…

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