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Going Face-to-Face With Day Laborers

Aaron Hurst | Posted 05.17.2012

Aaron Hurst

Pablo Alvarado came to the United States from El Salvador in the 1990s and worked for five years as an undocumented laborer. Today he works for the National Day Laborer Organization Network (NDLON) and helps to fight for the rights and dignity of day laborers.

Manu Chao: A Heartfelt Song in Arizona

Pablo Alvarado | Posted 02.01.2012

Pablo Alvarado

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Elise Foley

Secure Communities Agreements Canceled, Participation Still Required

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.05.2011

WASHINGTON -- Activists are outraged over a Friday announcement from the Department of Homeland Security that it will move ahead with its controversia...

Elise Foley

Secure Communities Immigration Program A Gateway For Other FBI Data-Sharing

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 09.05.2011

WASHINGTON -- Documents released on Wednesday reveal more details about how the government planned to roll out its Secure Communities immigration-enfo...

What the Government Should Be Verifying: Jobs, Safety, and Training

Pablo Alvarado | Posted 08.14.2011

Pablo Alvarado

The government should stop its immigrant witch hunt and start focusing on real solutions. What we need is verification of workplace safety and effective enforcement of wage and hour laws.

Thanks to ICE, Families Are Under Threat This Mother's Day

Nahal Zamani | Posted 07.07.2011

Nahal Zamani

On Sunday, countless people across the country will honor the women and mothers in their families. For many, however, Mother's Day will be a tragic re...

Elise Foley

Officials Refuse To Budge On Deportation Of Students, Families

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 06.01.2011

WASHINGTON -- Despite appeals from immigration reform advocates and some Congressional Democrats, the Obama administration will not block deportations...

Arpaio Interrupts Arizona's 'Breathing Room'

Pablo Alvarado | Posted 05.25.2011

Pablo Alvarado

When the omnibus package of anti-immigration bills proposed by Senate President Russell Pearce failed to pass, commentators suggested that Arizona was ready to take a breath on the immigration debate.

When War is Peace and 'Secure Communities' Means 'Deportation': Orwell as Advisor to the President

Pablo Alvarado | Posted 05.28.2011

Pablo Alvarado

While George Bush was advised by Dick Cheney, it seems like President Obama has been reading 1984.

A Minor Setback for Arizona's Residents

Pablo Alvarado | Posted 05.25.2011

Pablo Alvarado

Last week, the effort to take away the citizenship rights of Arizona's first generation children born of undocumented parents hit a wall.

On Securing Communities in New York

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Arlene M. Roberts

Coming soon to a nabe near you: the Secure Communities program, courtesy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). But introduction and implementati...

Dishonesty Is Not the Best Policy, Neither Is Secure Communities

Pablo Alvarado | Posted 05.25.2011

Pablo Alvarado

When the Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency's "Secure Communities" program, David Venturella said, "Have we created some of th...

Distrust of Police Grows as Santa Clara is Forced Into Secure Communities Without Reimbursment

Renee Feltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Renee Feltz

Can counties opt-out of a controversial immigration enforcement partnership after a state agrees to participate? In three recent meetings, ICE had the...