VIDEO: Pitting Immigrants, African-Americans Against Each Other

African-Americans and immigrants are often pitted against each other by politicians in this country trying to convince us all that there’s only so much to go around, and so we […]

The future of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is in serious doubt and for this reason, it’s important to work toward reform in steps, according to Oscar Chacón, Executive Director of […]

We recently had the chance to chat with the executive director of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC), Oscar Chacón, about several issues. Interestingly, Chacón points out that […]

Remember little Emily Ruiz? She’s the four year old girl, born in the US, who had traveled to Guatemala with her grandfather. On their return trip the grandfather was denied entry into […]

Drug and immigrant smugglers are taking to the seas, specifically the Pacific Ocean, in the face of stepped-up enforcement on the ground there. The Los Angeles Times reported that the […]

How many of you watched President Obama’s town hall meeting on Univision? I ask because a report in The Hill names the Spanish language broadcaster as an influencer in the […]

[Editor’s Note: Michael Seifert is an activist living in Brownsville, Texas. This post was re-published from his blog, Musings from Alongside a Border with permission.] Someone must have had a […]

Presente.org’s campaign to gather 50,000 signatures to demand that Kansas Rep. Virgil Peck resign after calling for the shooting of immigrants from helicopters was wildly successful. Presente.org’s National Campaign Director […]

The term has been synonymous with the gay rights movement, but recently college students have appropriated the idea and applied it to their immigration status. It’s become a deliberate “thing” that aims to put […]

Last week’s defeat of five stringent immigration bills in the Arizona legislature was no fluke. Ever since that state’s notorious SB1070 was signed into law, Arizona has become the focus […]