Immigrants Can Become Successful Without Learning English
Immigrants Can Become Successful Without Learning English
The New York Times wrote a story this week highlighting immigrants who have become millionaires, despite not speaking English. In the context of the report, these entrepreneurs have been successful […]
Russell Pearce Recall About More Than Immigration
Yes it was historic – the first state senate president to be recalled since the birth of the nation. Yes there was an overflow of reactive energy – starting with Latinos and spreading to […]
Russell Pearce’s Recall Shows Power Of The Vote
Do you remember April 23, 2010? That was the day that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070, the most heavy-handed immigration state law in the country at the time, […]
SB 1070 Sponsor Faces Recall Election
The author of the controversial immigration law passed in Arizona last year is facing a tough recall election over his staunch stance on the issue. Russell Pearce, president of the […]
The GOP’s Empty Rhetoric On Obama’s Immigration Record
By Matias Ramos, otherwords.org The Obama administration, which is currently deporting a record 400,000 people each year, took a minor step to protect immigrants. Now many Republicans are accusing him […]
Undocumented Youth Occupy Wells Fargo In Oakland
Undocumented youth leaders of the group 67 Sueños helped to shut down a Wells Fargo branch in Oakland as part of the Occupy Oakland movement over the weekend. We spoke to organizer […]
Alabama’s Tough Immigration Law, 36 Days Later
Thirty-six days after the implementation of Alabama’s HB 56, immigrants have fled jobs in record numbers, Latino children are still absent from school and crops of Alabama’s $5.5 billion-agricultural industry […]
A Word On “Illegal” Students: Infants Don’t Commit Crimes
By Cindy Casares I can’t believe I’m about to defend Rick Perry, but here goes. This month the Texas governor has taken heat during his Presidential race for his policy […]
State Immigration Laws Could Begin To Fall Like Dominoes
South Carolina is up next, they’re calling it Alabama-lite. Think of it as the next falling domino in the contrived line of state-level immigration laws. The Alabama law has become the high standard […]
House Democrats Headed To Alabama This Month To Protest Law
Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez, a staunch pro-immigrant advocate, organized other House Democrats this week to make a trek to Alabama in protest of that state’s harsh anti-immigrant law. According to […]
