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Dept of Homeland Security Expands Controversial Program Empowering Local Police
(www.alternet.org)
The 287(g) program gives local law enforcement authority to enforce federal immigration laws, which has led to accusations of racial profiling.
Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
'Jose Illegal' is a Lie
(blog.sojo.net)
A recent e-mail forward contrasts the lives and lifestyles of hypothetical workers “Joe Legal” and “Jose Illegal.” After outlining how each man’s legal status affects his budget, the e-mail... More
Submitted 7 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Fair and Just Immigration Reform
(amforum.blogspot.com)
The history of immigrant labor in this country is as old as the country itself. Given political or economical expediency, immigrants were given legal protection and a path to citizenship, or were... More
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Family, Work and Progress -- Latina Immigrants Speak - NAM
(news.newamericamedia.org)
Women are the backbone of the Latino community and immigrant women -- documented and undocumented -- hold their families together through faith, fierceness and a work ethic with an emphasis on the... More
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Congress: Give undocumented workers a ‘blue card’ instead of ‘pink slip’
(coloradoindependent.com)
On the same day that the Labor Department reported 637,000 new jobless claims in the first week of May — up 32,000 from the week before — a group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation... More
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
A Year Later, Iowa Raid Haunts Immigrants
(news.newamericamedia.org)
On May 12, 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a meat processing plant in Postville, Iowa, and arrested 389 immigrants. The raid involved hundreds of agents, helicopter support,... More
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Kids of OR Immigrants Await their ‘DREAM’
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and moms always want the best for their children. But, when the mom is an undocumented worker in Oregon, it may take an act of Congress to accomplish that. The children... More
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
MEXICO-US: More Rhetoric for Change (www.ipsnews.net)
By Diego Cevallos MEXICO CITY, Apr 16 (IPS) - Reiterated promises of cooperation and respect marked U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Mexico Thursday. But activists and analysts from both... More
Submitted 10 months ago by JPeterCostantini | 0 Comments |
To catch a thief: SCOTUS on undocumented workers
(www.racewire.org)
The Supreme Court gave the feds an important grammar lesson yesterday when it clamped down a common legal weapon used against immigrants: “identity theft” charges that target undocumented workers... More
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Punishing Workers Through Bosses
(www.racewire.org)
The Obama administration has taken tentative steps toward reorienting the immigration debate, ostensibly moving the focus from undocumented workers onto their employers.
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
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