The review of some 300,000 deportation cases in the nation’s backlogged immigration courts recently led to some confusing headlines after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that about 16,500 pending cases would be temporarily put on hold, which some translated into these cases being “shelved.” But that’s not exactly how it works. As the review [...]
President Obama and the Importance of the Latino Vote By Marcelino Quiñonez There is a growing trend among Latino Activists who have preached not to support President Obama’s reelection campaign because of his lack of effort in regards to comprehensive immigration reform. In an interview with Jorge Ramos from Univision, then candidate Obama promised comprehensive [...]
From: The Skanner The fall out over passage of an anti-immigration law in Arizona continued across the United States this week with people wondering is America being reduced to a nation “for Whites only?” Anti-racism activist and author Tim Wise says a sense of “White racial anxiety,” has in his view, “taken over large segments [...]
Hip-hop band Cypress Hill has canceled a concert in Arizona because it doesn’t like state’s new immigration law. The law gives police greater power to question and detain suspected illegal immigrants. Cypress Hill is canceling it concert later this month in Tucson over the law. “In a show of resistance to the criminalization of immigrant [...]
Some last minute changes to Arizona’s new law aimed at illegal immigrants are largely meaningless according to one of the organizations that still plans to sue to have it overturned. SB 1070, set to take effect July 29, requires police to check someone’s immigration status if there is reasonable suspicion that person is in this [...]
By Doris Meissner, a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute, served as commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service from 1993 to 2000. Sunday, May 2, 2010 Despite the fact that we are a nation of immigrants — or perhaps because of it — immigration continues to be one of America’s most contentious [...]
by Ben Lowe 04-29-2010 Early Saturday evening, three friends and I headed out to Chicago for dinner at a favorite restaurant in our old neighborhood (Pilsen). We were discussing (ironically, as it turns out) the recent passage of harsh immigration laws in Arizona, and the possibility that the new legislation will entrench racial profiling and [...]
NOGALES, Ariz. – Assistant Police Chief Roy Bermudez shakes his head and smiles when he hears politicians and pundits declaring that Mexican cartel violence is overrunning his Arizona border town. “We have not, thank God, witnessed any spillover violence from Mexico,” Bermudez says emphatically. “You can look at the crime stats. I think Nogales, Arizona, [...]
May 1st Marches are being held at the Following locations below. Sign up for a march or add your own! Anchorage, AK Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm Location: Corner of Seward & Benson, Anchorage, AK Organizer: Molly Haigh Little Rock, AR APRIL 29th (THURSDAY) Stand Up FOR Arkansas Public Rally Time: April 29th, 7pm Location: McArthur [...]
– Bars governments and agencies from limiting or restricting their employees from enforcing immigration laws “to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.” – Requires police, where there is “reasonable suspicion” the person is an illegal immigrant, to make a “reasonable attempt … when practicable” to determine that person’s legal status. – Contains [...]
