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Wanted: Speakers Of Mayan Languages, Many Of Them
*Mexican immigration to the U.S is at a net negative – there are more Mexicans leaving the country than those coming here. So that changes the way we view and […]
Hutto Hunger Strike Reportedly Growing Despite ICE Denials
*This story is way off the mainstream media radar. The families of the women detained in the Hutto detention center say the hunger strike has been ongoing for two weeks, […]
Despite Ruling, Detained Immigrants Face Uncertainty
*A federal judge says Obama’s got to let 2000 detained women and children go from immigration detention centers. The judge says a 1997 law states undocumented children must be held […]
Seeking Asylum in Karnes City
*This is well worth the read. An inside look at a for-profit immigration detention facility in South Texas. VL By Victoria Rossi, The Texas Observer To get to Karnes City, […]
As Feds Lock Up More Immigrant Families, Abuse Allegations Grow
*The midterm elections saw immigration tossed like a ball, waved like a rally flag and slammed like a wedge. Meanwhile there was no forward movement and abuses are reported inside […]
This 11-Year-Old Was Locked Up Trying to Cross the Border. Read the Heartfelt Letter She Sent Obama.
*This has value as a first person report on the condition inside one of the federal immigrant detention centers. The 11 year-old writer and her mother say they might return […]
African American Media on the Death of Michael Brown in Ferguson
By Andrew Lam, New America Media NAM Editor’s Note: Police killing of unarmed teenger, Michael Brown, 18, in Ferguson, MO, has mobilized African American media across the country. Below is a […]
Did the Private Prison Lobby Kill Immigration Reform?
*The private prison lobby has done a good job of furthering its interests while at the same time staying out of the immigration debate fray. It represents groups that control […]
Disease Threat From Immigrant Children Wildly Overstated
*Subheading: “The Central American kids arriving in Texas are likely to be better-vaccinated than children in Texas.” VL By Rachel Pearson, Texas Observer With thousands of children from Central America […]
When it comes to rights, immigrants are treated like terrorists
By Pilar Marrero, NewsTaco Ardani Rosales, a Guatemalan man and father of two citizen children, was held for more than a year in immigration detention in Arizona before being deported […]