Immigration Debate

On May 1, 2006 millions of immigrants and their supporters took to the streets in 140 cities in 39 states across the United States as part of a wave of mass marches that spring in repudiation of extreme anti-immigrant legislation, passed by Republicans in the House of Representatives. The vast...

The battle for immigrant rights rages daily in the heart, mind and lanky 10 year-old frame of Chelsea resident and May Day marcher, Norma Canela. Norma's mother Olivia illegally crossed the borders of Guatemala, Mexico and the U.S. almost eleven years ago from Honduras. Born shortly after her mom came...

Through his typo-ridden decision that declared illegal the presentation of voter information in any language other than English, Iowan Polk County District Judge Douglas Staskal joined the Civil Rights Rollback Hall of Shame.

On March 31st, Judge Staskal upheld the claim of petitioners that it was illegal for...

When I hear the word "raid" these days, the first thing I think of us the war in Iraq. Something like, "US Forces Raid Shi'ite Stronghold of Sadr City." I have images of American forces going home by home, banging down the doors, threatening anyone they find...

The most interesting thing to come out of the Austin debate?

I thought that the most interesting development was the discussion around the border fence, better known as "El Muro de La Muerte" (The Wall of Death).

Asked about their previous votes for the infamous wall, both Obama and Clinton...

As a Hispanic immigrant, who came on a boat from South America at age four, I am so thrilled that the jingoistic feeding frenzy that raged during the fall election debate has now subsided, with three of the remaining candidates supporting a path to citizenship.

Deporting 12 million people...

One of the major media narratives since the Nevada caucuses, when entrance polls showed Clinton winning widely among Hispanic-Americans (64 percent to 25 for Obama), has been the presumption that the New York senator had the Latino vote similarly locked up on Tsunami Tuesday in California and other states.

The United States is spending scores of billions of dollars to build fences and to train and enlarge the border patrol in an effort to stop illegal immigrants from entering the country, especially from south of the border. However, if an immigrant has few extra bucks and a bit of...

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The Immigration issue is complex, since it has to balance the rights of citizens of the United States and of those who enter the U.S. legally, with the basic human rights of those...

Several of the candidates smiled at the ground as if in shame. Their tense postures and nervous facial expressions made them look like undocumented immigrants being interrogated about driver's licenses. And, when asked about the thorny issue of immigration during the first-ever Spanish language Republican Presidential debate on Univision television...

It may be baffling to some people why the American public hasn't become outraged by the fact that our government conducts torture in its name, even in the wake of Abu Ghraib and the transformation of once-obscure terms like "rendition" and "waterboarding" into the vernacular of popular culture.

Is...

Like the growing number of Latinos disgusted with increasing discrimination...

It seems that Governor Bill Richardson isn't the only presidential candidate with a Mexican-born parent.

Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, can technically claim Latino heritage as well. His father, George Romney, was born in Colonia Dublán, Galeana, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

That means you too, Rahm Emanuel.

Headline from New York's election results last night:

"New York Democrats Say License Issue Had Little Effect"

And in Virginia, here's the headline:

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As a Jewish New Yorker there are few rituals as satisfactory for me as going out for a late-morning bagel. Recently, however, the enjoyment of my routine was disrupted when I noticed the shirt of a fellow customer. It had the iconic picture of Uncle Sam pointing authoritatively, with the...