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Study: Undocumented Workers Have 'Negligible Impact' On Wages

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.12.2012

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Hear that? That's the sound of holes being poked in one of the most common arguments for pushing undocumented workers out of America. Undocumented ...

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Undocumented Immigrant Wins Lottery Ticket Lawsuit

Posted 03.09.2012

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Almost two years after he bought a winning lottery ticket and gave it to his boss to cash for fear of being exposed as an undocumented immigrant, Jose...

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WATCH: An App To Help Undocumented Immigrants

Posted 03.08.2012

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In the state that signed into law the country's most controversial and stringent immigration measure, SB-1070 in 2010, a new smartphone app is under w...

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Winning Lottery Ticket Stolen From Undocumented Immigrant

Posted 03.07.2012

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An unusual trial opened this week at Judge Goerge F. Nunn’s courtroom in the Houston County Superior Court in Warner Robins, Georgia. A man sued ...

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Separated Couple Awaits Immigration Law Change

AP | By CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 03.06.2012

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TIJUANA, Mexico -- Agustin Portillo checks the oil in his wife's car, stores her luggage in her trunk and then drives her from his tiny apartment in T...

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Call Them 'Unauthorized'

Dan Kowalski | Posted 02.28.2012

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The only thing that matters is whether, and when, we enact meaningful, and comprehensive, immigration reform. Toward that end, let's use language that's helpful rather than harmful.

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Reid Hits Back Against GOP Measure Targeting Marginalized Group

Posted 02.08.2012

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By ANDREW TAYLOR, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Republicans are looking to deny child tax credits to undocumented immigrants--refund checks av...

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New Mexico Immigrant License Access Data Points To Fraud

AP | By BARRY MASSEY | Posted 03.26.2012

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SANTA FE, N.M. -- An Associated Press investigation has found that addresses of dozens of the same businesses and homes across New Mexico were used ov...

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The Latino Vote Could Be A Mirage For Republicans

Gabriel Lerner | Posted 03.21.2012

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Until this week, it seemed that Latinos were invisible in the Republican presidential campaign. Candidates spoke to an almost entirely white electorate, ignoring a topic crucial and distinctive for Hispanics, that of immigration, which surfaced only marginally and with negative connotations.

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Border Patrol To Toughen Policy

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 03.18.2012

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SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment. The age...

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Joaquin Luna's Unfinished Blueprint

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 01.31.2012

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Who was this Joaquin, and why is he the subject of conversation, especially amongst immigrant rights advocates who ask ourselves if we could have done something to prevent his suicide? The answers do not come easily.

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Gov. Susana Martinez Clarifies Immigrant Past

AP | By BARRY MASSEY and RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 11.14.2011

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SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has dug into her family's ancestry and uncovered immigration documents she says suggest her paternal...

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Man Avoids Jail By Faking Immigrant Status

AP | By JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 01.03.2012

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SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah man hatched a creative scheme to avoid going to prison on a drug charge: He lied to authorities and said he was an illegal im...

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67 Sueños Mural: A Message From Undocumented Youth

Turnstyle | Posted 11.19.2011

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Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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DREAM Act-Eligible Students Can Relax, Obama Says No Deportation

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 10.24.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Robyn Gee President Barack Obama anno...

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Free Trips to Tijuana

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 08.31.2011

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"If you want a free trip to Tijuana, stop by Union Station." That's the smart-alecky text message a friend of mine received as news of an immigration...

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Too Close for Comfort: President Obama Should Meet With Families of Unauthorized Immigrants

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 08.27.2011

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Now that President Obama has met with influential Latinos, legislators, and community advocates, he should request a meeting with US-citizen families who live with unauthorized immigrant loved ones.

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Chipotle Firings: One Story of a Broken Immigration System

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.19.2011

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While the broken state of our immigration system, and its desperate need for reform, might not be a part of your daily life, there are many for whom it is. It's time we all start following this story.

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An Open Letter to Self-Proclaimed Immigrants' Champion, Congressman Luis Gutierrez

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 07.02.2011

Are you trying to destroy any chance for comprehensive immigration reform for the next 10 years? Based on your words and actions over the last two years, it sure seems that the answer is "yes."

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Courage to Change More than a Slogan

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 06.13.2011

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Americans would be surprised to know that our immigration laws are unfairly, unjustly, and inconsistently enforced. And it's not just unauthorized immigrants that suffer the consequences.

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Immigration Advocates Push Obama To Make Good On Campaign Promises

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus' immigration task force, announced on Thursday a national ca...

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Has Anti-Latino Sentiment Peaked?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011

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Virgil Peck's feeble attempt at humor lines up with the more overt shrieking of those conservatives who are terrified of Latinos, immigrants, undocumented people, or all three. They know that their mindset, once the default setting for the nation, is fading away.

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Does Immigration Reform Have a Marketing Problem?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011

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Instead of pointing out how unfair our policies are -- which is true but a loser's lament -- immigration-reform advocates need to make it clear that a massive-deportation philosophy will cost money.

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Is Immigration Reform the New Civil Rights Movement?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011

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many social movements of the last few decades have attempted to appropriate this term as their own. Among the latest to claim the power of the civil rights movement are those who advocate for immigration reform.

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100 Reasons for a Christmas Miracle

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Advent is a season of hope. The DREAM Act has been before Congress for the past 10 years. The time for waiting is over. It is time for the Senate to give hope and a future to hundreds of thousands of other DREAMers across the US.

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