Immigrant Children

Cindy Y. Rodriguez

All They Want For Christmas Is Their Parents

HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 12.09.2011

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Some children didn't write to Santa with their most heartfelt wish this holiday season. Instead, more than 5,000 sent letters to the nation's politica...

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Ray Sanchez

Wave Of Deportations Leaves Thousands Of Children In Foster Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Ray Sanchez | Posted 01.02.2012

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An unprecedented increase in the deportation of undocumented immigrants has left an estimated 5,100 children languishing in U.S. foster homes -- a tro...

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Mi Jefe and the Ivory Tower: A Close Reading of Familial Ties

Adrián Aldaba | Posted 10.29.2011

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Adrián Aldaba

My all-nighters seem like a breeze in comparison to my father's 10-12 hour arduous work nights. We both struggle to stay awake, but while I'm writing papers, he's slaving away on the highways and on the loading docks.

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Reducing Spending Through Immigration Reform

Lucia Zegarra | Posted 10.17.2011

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Lucia Zegarra

The DREAM Act isn't just the right thing to do to give immigrant children dignity and hope; it gives them a chance to become productive, tax paying American citizens.

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'Birth Tourism' Only Accounts For Tiny Percentage Of Immigrant Babies

AP | BOB CHRISTIE and PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN JUAN, Texas — When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and...

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SB 1070 Hits Schools: The Disappearing Children of Arizona

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Chen

Local public schools anticipate steep drops in enrollment that may be tied to swelling fears about the new anti-immigrant law.

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Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of Our Country

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debate.

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