Immigration Reform

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Stimulus Package: Immigrants!

Rinku Sen | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Economic Stimulus, Immigration, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Obama Immigration Reform, Obama Immigration, Politics News

Economies grow and shrink according to a number of factors, and immigrants, whether they are apple pickers or scientists, help U.S. economies grow.

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What Obama's Approach to Hispanic Issues Says About His Leadership

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Immigration Reform, Ruben Navarrette, Scrubs, Fidel Castro, Mexico, Amnesty, Immigration, Hispanics, Barack Obama, Cuba, Politics News

It's reassuring that Obama hasn't forgotten how millions of Latinos set high expectations for his administration.

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Why Immigrant Workers Will Fill the Streets This May Day

Crossover Dreams | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Migration, May Day, Undocumented Immigrants, Workers Rights, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Politics News

By David Bacon Oakland, CA -- In a little less than a month, hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, of people will fill the streets in city af...

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Torn Apart By DOMA

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

One can only hope that quick passage of the UAFA will help people like Karla and Stacy have a fair shot at making a loving committed relationship work for the long term.

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Obama's Pledge on Immigration Reform -- Why Now?

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration gets that a failure to solve the problem of illegal immigration has become a symbol of how Washington ducks when it comes to solving tough problems.

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Why Immigration Reform Now Isn't Such a Bad Idea

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Times, Immigration Reform, 2008 Election, Hispanic Voters, Immigration, Obama Immigration, Politics News

There is some trepidation among Democrats as to whether an issue as thorny as immigration might distract from this year's debate on health care, energy and education.

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Al Sharpton and ACORN Call For Arizona Sheriff To Resign, Or Else

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sheriff Arpaio, Immigration Reform, Al Sharpton, Acorn, Illegal Immigrants, Joe Arpaio, Bertha Lewis, Immigration, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Reverend Al Sharpton, Immigration Debate, Phoenix-Arizona, Politics News

rpaio seemed not to know Al Sharpton, saying, "What is his name? Sharpton? He wants me to resign? Have I got news for him. He can stick that in his pipe and smoke it."

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Viewers Riled up Over NOW on PBS Show on Illegal Immigration

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Latinos, Sheriff Arpaio, Immigration Reform, Undocumented Immigrants, Illegal Immigrants, Illegal Immigration, Joe Arpaio, Mexico, Immigration, Hispanics, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Arizona, Joe-Arpaio, Sheriff-Arpaio, Immigration Debate, Media News

This week's special NOW on PBS investigation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a hard-line sheriff from Maricopa County, Arizona, received an unprecedented avalanche of responses from NOW viewers.

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The Profitability Of Inequality

Crossover Dreams | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

Read More: Globalization, Immigration Reform, Immigration, Migration, Criminalization, Undocumented Immigrants, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Immigrants, World News

The current concept of the "illegal" person has its roots in the Black Codes, used to define who could be enslaved and who couldn't.

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Hispanic Lawmakers Pleased With Napolitano On Workplace Raids Issue

The Hill | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Luis Gutierrez, Lamar Smith, Workplace Raids, Janet Napolitano, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Immigration Debate, Ice, Politics News

Hispanic lawmakers are more hopeful than ever that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will end workplace raids by immigration enforcement of...

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Asian Immigration: A Family Affair, A Chicago Perspective

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 03.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Immigration Reform, Asian American Immigration, Asian American Voters, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Asian Americans, Barack Obama Asians, Asian-American Vote, Obama Immigration Reform, Immigration Debate, Immigration Policy, Chicago News

To look at the news coverage, the 'broken immigration system' is about Latinos and their extended families, as if every single one of the "12 million" illegal immigrants in the U.S. came from Tijuana.

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Immigrant Groups Fighting Stimulus Provision

Washington Independent | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, E-Verify, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigrants, Immigrants, Economic Stimulus, Immigration, Stimulus, Immigration Policy, Politics News

Among the many provisions of the $800-plus billion stimulus bill hotly debated and horse-traded behind closed doors, one that remained largely under t...

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The Government Mindgame Over Undocumented Immigrants

Marisa Treviño | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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A new examination of government immigration enforcement strategies uncovers a deliberate attempt to confuse real criminals with those who only lack the proper paperwork.

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Enforcement Only Policies and no Immigration Reform, Could Prove Costly

Hector E. Sanchez | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Administration, Undocumented Immigrants, Hilda Solis, 2010 Elections, Immigration Policy, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Napolitano Dhs, Immigration Reform, Statistics, Politics News

We cannot have a systemic demand for exploitable cheap labor and continue to ignore their basic rights when they are here.

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The Freedom of Migration Act Challenge

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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The present recession overshadows our unresolved immigration mess. Whether we want it or not, we have to address this issue again.

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Gillibrand May Change Position On Immigration

AP | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's new senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, who has drawn fire from Hispanics over her views on immigration and gun control, says she...

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Immigration Reform is a Promise Waiting to be Filled

Marisa Treviño | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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Some analysts are guessing that Obama, while he won't utter the words "immigration reform" in the same breath, might be more willing to tackle the issue one piece at a time.

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Day After Inauguration, Obama on the Spot for Immediate Immigration Reform

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 02.21.2009 | Chicago

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Three events will collide to put President Obama in the crosshairs of those pushing the anti-"anti-illegal" immigration agenda in this country.

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Bush Gives Advice To The GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

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It would seem a bit counterintuitive for the GOP to take political advice from the man that drove it to its current state of disrepair and minority st...

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Another Murdered: Pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Kety Esquivel | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Law, Law Enforcement, Hate Crimes, Jose Sucuzhanay, Brooklyn, Obama Administration, Obama Administration Challenges, Congress, Hispanics, Race, Romel Sucuzhanay, New York, Death, Racial Epithet, Ecuador, Immigration Reform, Latino Politics, Nclr, Online, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Marcelo Lucero, National Council of La Raza, Hate Speech, Long Island, Immigration Debate, Immigration Policy, Politics News

NCLR has joined other civil rights and Latino leaders to urge Congress and the new administration to make passage of the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act" a priority.

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Mexico Deports Americans: One Man's Tale

New York Times | MARC LACEY | Posted 01.12.2009 | World

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TIJUANA -- The two men could barely communicate. One was a Mexican laborer, the other an American wanderer, neither with any pesos in his pockets. But...

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The Immigration Debate Is Not About Immigration

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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Voices for the meticulous enforcement of the current immigration laws ask to repeat what has failed so far, but to do so with greater determination.

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Sen. Majority Leader Comment Marks Monumental Shift in Immigration Reform Prospects

Frank Sharry | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

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In Newsweek, Karl Rove argued that Republicans must support a policy that "strengthens citizenship, grows our economy and keeps America a welcoming nation."

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Victim of Racist Attack Awarded $2.5 Million

Kety Esquivel | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

Gruver was attacked by Klansmen at a Kentucky fair in 2006. He was in line at a concession stand at the Meade County Fair when two Klansmen... threw whiskey in his face.

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Latinos Pressure Obama On Immigration Reform Following Large Turnout

The Boston Globe | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Victory, Immigration Reform, Barack Obama, Latino Voters, President Obama, Politics News

Before a huge crowd in San Diego last summer, Barack Obama vowed to make fixing illegal immigration a top priority as president, and Latinos nationwid...

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