Millions of Legal Immigrants Skipping U.S. Citizenship
Millions of Legal Immigrants Skipping U.S. Citizenship
By Lori Abbott, Public News Service Many legal immigrants in California and across the country are not pursuing citizenship. Even though more than 8 million nationwide are eligible to apply, many […]
Denver Joins Growing List of Counties No Longer Honoring Federal Immigration Detainers
*Thanks to Taquista AnnaBanana for suggesting this article. By ACLU DENVER – 4/30 – On TWenedsay, April 30, Denver County Sheriff Gary Wilson announced that Denver will join the growing […]
Immigrants Give Up the Dream of Homeownership in the U.S.
By Camila Osorio Avendano, Feetin2Worlds A poster in the window of a Queens, NY real estate office proclaims: “Immigration reform is coming, so buy your house in your country, Colombia.” It’s […]
Texas Republican to push immigration overhaul
*This is significant. Barton’s (R-Arlington) plan includes a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for children. It still falls short and would create permanent resident underclasses. But at least […]
Boehner mocks colleagues on immigration
*This article was suggested by Taquista Ito Romo. Could it be that Boehner is waiting until after his state’s primary election to bring immigration reform to a vote? This sounds […]
Supreme Court Rejects AZ’s Appeal Seeking To Punish People Who Harbor Undocumented Immigrants
*Arizona Governer Jan Brewer has taken her state’s ban on harboring undocumented immigrants as far as she could. To no avail. A circuit court had ruled that the Arizona harboring […]
Federal ruling sparks policy change for jailed immigrants facing deportation in Oregon Counties
*This is an important development. The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has ruled that holding undocumented immigrants solely for deportation violates the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. […]
Politics Meets Religion at Catholic Border Mass
*A Catholic mas, celebrated at the border fence in Nogales, Arizona, shows, in a way few other things can, that immigration is a human, not political, issue. VL By Shefali S. […]
Another wave of undocumented immigration may be near
*If the prediction in this article is to be believed, the immigration debate is about to become more complicated. Political, market and international economy factors are churning to form a […]
King: Undocumented Immigrants Who Want To Join Military Are ‘Defrauding’ The Government
*As shocking as the statement may seem to some, Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) assertion that undocumented people who join the military are “mercenaries” is not extraordinary. The statement is extreme […]
