Undocumented Immigrants

It Would Behoove the Republican Party to Immediately Stop Pissing Off Latinos

Pablo Manriquez | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Immigration Reform, Latina, Undocumented Immigrants, East Chicago, Latinos, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, Sonia Sotomayor, Mike Murphy, Republican Party, Hispanic, Republicans, Politics News
Pablo Manriquez

However it's fed to the media, what Democrats see in comprehensive immigration reform is 12 million potential votes. Unless Republicans prefer losing elections, they should stand with Obama on immigration reform.

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Reform Immigration for America

Deepak Bhargava | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration Debate, Politics News
Deepak Bhargava

Americans don't understand is that our system is so broken that there is virtually no legal way for immigrants to come to our country.

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Nativism in Swine's Clothing

Tess Thatcher | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Undocumented Immigrants, Border Patrol, BORDER ISSUES, Swine Flu Pandemic, Illegal Immigration, Politics News
Tess Thatcher

The federal government knows closing the border is an inoperable idea. The focus should be on education and vaccine development, and above all avoidance of scapegoating.

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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
Crossover Dreams

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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Hunger for Justice in Maricopa

Crossover Dreams | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cesar Chavez, Migration, Undocumented Immigrants, Doj, Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Department of Justice, Immigration, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, 287(G), Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability, Racial Profiling, Mcso, Worksite Raids, Politics News
Crossover Dreams

Although Julio Mora is a U.S. citizen and his dad has a green card, they were arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, on suspicion of being undocumented aliens. The case is commonplace.

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The Consequences of a Wall: More Deaths Along AZ Border

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mexico, Tucson Arizona, Illegal Immigrants, Mexican Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, Death Rate Rising, Border Fence, Border Well, Politics News
Marlene H. Phillips

During the first half of this fiscal year the remains of 60 migrants were found in the Southern Arizona desert; 128 bodies were found across the entire U.S./Mexican border.

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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
Joel B. Schwartzberg

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
Crossover Dreams

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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Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Crossover Dreams | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

Read More: Ips, Immigration, Migration, Undocumented Immigrants, Inter Press Service, Crime, Illegal Aliens, Mexico, Illegal Immigrants, Crossover Dreams, World News
Crossover Dreams

Why do some brand those who enter or stay in the U.S. without proper papers as "illegals"? The usual answer is: "They broke the law." In this sense, though, most of us are "illegals" one way or another.

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Amnesty NOW: How and Why

Jane Guskin | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Social Justice, Immigrants, Immigration, Protest, Illegal Immigrants, Illegal Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration and Nationality Act, Amnesty, Immigrant Workers, Agjobs, Politics News
Jane Guskin

Any delays in pushing through legalization will hurt its chances. We need to mobilize behind a united demand, and make our voices heard every single day until we get what is needed.

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No More Secret Prisons

Julie Greene | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Guantanamo, Immigration Customs Enforcement, Immigration, Gitmo, Ice, Michael Mukasey, Undocumented Immigrants, Hiu Lui Ng, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Politics News
Julie Greene

Across the U.S., tens of thousands of immigrants are being held in detention facilities that violate basic standards of humanity. It is well past time for reform.

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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
Hector E. Sanchez

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

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 02.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Immigration Marches, Immigration Reform, Undocumented Immigrants, Obama Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Immigrants, Immigration Debate, President Obama, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

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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Financial Crisis Causes Fewer Illegal Immigrants To Come To United States

Christian Science Monitor | Brian Whitley | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Economy Immigrants, Undocumented Immigrants, Economic Crisis, Economic Crisis Fewer Immigrants, Illegal Immigrants, Financial Crisis, Economy, Jobs Immigrants, World News

The economic downturn -- along with more aggressive enforcement -- is reducing the flow of illegal immigrants to the United States. Not only are fe...

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Arpaio the Only One Smiling in Maricopa County

Angela Kelley | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reality TV, Undocumented Immigrants, Police, Crime, Janet Napolitano, Illegal Immigration, Joe Arpaio, Immigration, Arizona, Civil Rights, Immigration Debate, Politics News
Angela Kelley

"Smile, You're Under Arrest"--that's the name of a new reality TV show starring none other than Sheriff Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Of...

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Democracy and the Inclusion of the Undocumented

Joshua Hoyt | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Citizenship Rights, Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, Barack Obama Election Results, Democracy, President Obama, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, Election Results, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, Presidential Results, Obama Presidency, Election Analysis, Presidential Election, Obama President, Chicago News
Joshua Hoyt

For many in the immigrant communities the election of Barack Obama is a beacon of hope that our American Democracy will finally include them.

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Undocumented Immigrants Eligible For FEMA Flood Relief

Chicago Public Radio | Mike Rhee | Posted 11.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Albany Park, Fema, Midwest Floods, Undocumented Immigrants, Flood Relief Chicago, Immigrant Flood Relief, Kim Anderson, Albany Park Flooding, Chicago Flooding, Chicago News

Some residents in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood might not be taking advantage of federal flood assistance. Officials are especially concerned und...

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What's Another $154 Billion?

Frank Sharry | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, Iowa Raid Immigration, Wall Street, Bailout, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Economy, Illegal Immigrants, Politics News
Frank Sharry

The Des Moines Register comes to this conclusion: We need to do more than just seal our borders and arrest everyone here illegally. We need comprehensive reform.

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Non-Citizen Immigrant Households Experience Sharp Decline in Income

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Undocumented Immigrants, Pew Research Center, Illegal Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Immigrants, Immigrant Households, Immigrant Incomes, Pew Hispanic Center, Immigrant Families, Home News
Naazish YarKhan

The decline in the economic fortunes of non-citizen households represents a sharp turnaround from the preceding year.

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What You Don't Know About the U.S./Mexico Border Fence

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Illegal Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Border Wall, Border Fence, Wall on Mexico Border, BORDER ISSUES, Immigration Debate, Undocumented Immigrants, Alien, Politics News
Joel B. Schwartzberg

Turns out the fence inexplicably cuts through the middle of some properties, while leaving others untouched. Many question if it can keep people from sneaking in at all.

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Symbolic Politics and U.S. Border Enforcement

Angela Kelley | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Labor, Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, Border Fence, BORDER ISSUES, Economy, Immigration Debate, War on Terrorism, Politics News
Angela Kelley

When Chertoff testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, he failed to consider that undocumented immigration naturally decreases when the U.S. economy is in recession.

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McCain Ally Counsels Alarmist Attack On Health Care

Lester Feder | Posted 07.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Health Care, John McCain, Immigration, Election 2008, Mccain, Dick Morris, Obama Healthcare, Mccain Dick Morris, Undocumented Immigrants, Senator McCain, Mccain Healthcare, Immigrants Health Insurance, Immigrants Health Care, Undocumented Immigrants Healthcare, Obama Illeagal Immigrants, Undocumented Immigrants Insurance, Mccain Health Care, Obama Health Care, Home News
Lester Feder

In the New York Post, political consultant Dick Morris cries that Obama wants to provide health insurance to undocumented immigrants as part of his plan to cover the 47 million uninsured Americans.

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Undocumented Children are Still Children

Marisa Treviño | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ice, Immigration, California, Undocumented Immigrants, Children, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Illegal Immigrants, Politics News
Marisa Treviño

ICE raids are traumatizing children and yet the stories barely make Page 1 of the newspapers. Why? Is it because they are the children of undocumented parents?

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The War On Immigrants

Sally Kohn | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Raids, Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration Raids, Illegal Immigration, Minutemen, Immigration Debate, Politics News
Sally Kohn

From the SWAT team raids on immigrants to the para-military Minutemen staking out the US-Mexico border, we're turning our nation into a war zone in violation of every decent principle on which our nation was founded.

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