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Oakland Introduces Undoc Immigrant Debit Card Program
By Aaron Sankin, Huffington Post Latino Voices SAN FRANCISCO — The city of Oakland began issuing combination photo identification and debit cards earlier this month to any city resident who […]
Michoacan begins new anti-crime strategy
By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog Mexico’s new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, has begun a new strategy intended to coordinate federal, state and local police forces in the fight against the […]
Fear of Deportation Takes its Toll on Long Beach Immigrants
By Patrick Moreno, New America Media Long Beach residents Joel H. and Rigoberto M. are undocumented fathers with children in the United States and in their respective homelands of Honduras and […]
La Comay Controversy: Free Speech or Instigating More Hate Crimes?
By Robert Deposada, Latinovations Freedom of speech is one of the most important rights we enjoy under our Constitution, and one that we must protect at all costs. However, this […]
Media Debate: More Newsrooms Avoid “Illegal Immigrants”
By Peter Malof, Public News Service SAN ANTONIO – Adjective or adverb? More and more newsrooms are debating how best to use the word “illegal” when referring to residents who did […]
Phoenix City Council Considering Local ID for Undocumented Immigrants
By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, ARIZ.–A member of the Phoenix City Council is exploring the possibility that the local government could create a form of identification care to help […]
Immigrants Prepare for Increased Threats Under “Show Me Your Papers” Enforcement
By Valeria Fernandez, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz. — Ema Cervantes spends most of her time driving all over town to clean houses when she is not ensuring that everything […]
As Arizona’s “Papers, Please” Law Starts Immigrant Women Speak Out
By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz.–As immigrant women and immigration advocates prepare for the “show me your papers” or “papers, please” provision of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 to take […]
Study: Latino Stereotypes Strong Regarding Education, Crime, Unemployment
PRESS RELEASE DENVER — A new study led by the University of Cincinnati examines stereotypes of immigrants from four global regions and measures opinions of the impact of immigration on […]
More Central American Immigrants Making The Trip North
By Being Latino Many people — Latino and non-Latino alike — tend to frame the illegal immigration crisis in America as a Mexican issue. It’s true that the overwhelming majority […]