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General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

“Silent” immigration raid in Minneapolis is more humane but still traumatic for mixed-status families

Nov 10, 2009, 5:29 PM 4

LatinaLista — Last month in Minneapolis, over a thousand janitors were fired from their jobs with a janitorial cleaning service. Not because they didn’t do their jobs well. From all accounts, they did their jobs just fine. No, they…

Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

Will the Short-Sightedness of US Immigration Policy be the Downfall of our Economy?

Oct 22, 2007, 5:12 PM 21

LatinaLista — A news item that didn’t make the front/home pages of news sites today was a piece about the new labor agreement between Mexico and Spain. While those who are against undocumented Mexican immigrants in the United States…