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Arizona Population Down: Economy vs Immigration
If there’s any place where the Census and immigration would cross paths and clash it would be Arizona. And it’s taken exactly one day for folks in that state to […]
Cuban American Adjustment, the DREAM Act of 1966
The DREAM Act has already worked, it’s a proven practice, it’s just been called something different and benefited a very specific group of people. Turn your calendar back to 1966 […]
DREAM Act Goes to Senate
The US House of Representatives got it together and passed the controversial DREAM Act legislation by a vote of 216-198. So that much is done. What comes next, though, may not […]
Obama Admin’s Deportation Record Via Twisted Rules
Turns out President Barack Obama’s record deportations this past year — 392,862 in a pathetic effort to show the Republicans the Dems could be “tough” on crime — came at […]
Why Pass the DREAM Act?
Here are some bullet points, as compiled by the Immigration Policy Center, to help you make the case in favor of the Act; they range from more taxable income, savings […]
So Who Really Ordered SA DREAMers Arrested?
There is more to the arrest of the SA DREAMers’ story than has yet met the eye. Depending on the source, 15 or 16 students and activists were hauled off […]
A Day Without a Mexican in Prince William, VA
Remember that movie “A day without a Mexican?” It was about what would happen in the US if all Mexicans were to leave, not go to work, not be around. […]
US Census to Tally Indiginous People from Mexico and S. America
This will put a new twist on the old immigration debate. For the first time ever the decennial census will count the number of native people in the US that […]
Susana Martinez on Immigration, Being Latina and Republican
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez gave an interesting interview to Latina magazine in which she speaks on several different topics, including the DREAM Act, immigration reform and why she became […]
A Crazy Time for Unemployment, Nuance and Third Person Politics
How bad has the recession been for Latinos? It’s been bad, we know. While unemployment hovers around 9.6 percent for the nation, the Latino unemployment rate is 12.4 percent. But […]