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

The Obama administration can jumpstart promise of immigration reform by overhauling ICE

Jan 9, 2010, 7:35 PM 1

LatinaLista — While the story that broke in the New York Times over the weekend Officials Hid Truth of Immigrant Deaths in Jail, may have been a wake-up call for the Obama Administration and countless politicians, law enforcement officials…

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

Obama administration is expanding a flawed immigration enforcement measure that runs contrary to immigration reform

May 19, 2009, 4:02 PM 9

LatinaLista — It was reported today that the Obama administration is expanding an immigration program that was started under the Bush administration. It entails checking the immigration status of people booked into local jails. The idea being that those…

Business, Economy, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Bush Administration now bails out agricultural industry with changes to guestworker program that creates a government sanctioned slave market

Dec 10, 2008, 1:41 PM 2

LatinaLista — When it comes to the statement: Undocumented migrants do the work Americans won’t do, there’s no industry that better exemplifies this than the agriculture industry. As a matter of fact, while all other industries struggle to prove…

Palabra Final, Politics

Bush team speeds to enact damaging new regulations before Obama can take office

Nov 10, 2008, 11:46 AM 0

LatinaLista — “Change” was the operative word for Barack Obama’s campaign and it seems that there is another word that characterizes what an Obama Administration will bring to Washington “transparency.” (Source: CNN) Just hours after Obama delivered his speech…

Environment, Government, Palabra Final

Ongoing border wall construction is nothing more than perpetuating a false threat

Oct 29, 2008, 5:13 PM 3

LatinaLista — While everyone is naturally excited about the election, there is a group of people who can’t wait for it to be over with so the new President (and fingers, toes and eyes are being crossed for Obama/Biden)…