Deported U.S. Veterans Create Art on Border Wall

Deported U.S. Veterans Create Art on Border Wall

Mary Mata June 7, 2013

By Laura Waxmann, El Tecolote/New America Media NAM Editor’s Note: One of the amendments to the Senate’s immigration reform bill (Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.) would allow DREAMers who enroll in the military to […]

Raul Labrador exiting House immigration group

Mary Mata June 6, 2013

By Seung Min Kim, Politico Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) — a key conservative who had been engaged in secret negotiations over immigration reform — said Wednesday that he will drop […]

The Price of Immigration Reform is Steep

Mary Mata

By David Bacon, Rosalinda Guillen and Mark Day, New America Media As the Senate prepares to vote on comprehensive immigration reform, it’s important to remember that workers and immigrants have never made significant […]

Lawsuit: Mother Murdered in Mexico After Wrongful Deportation

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By John Michaelson, Public News Service MERCEDES, Texas – The murder of a young woman following her deportation to Mexico in 2009 has led to a civil rights lawsuit against the […]

House Talks on Immigration Reform Near Collapse

Mary Mata June 5, 2013

Rep. Raul Labrador is a member of the House “Gang of Eight.” By Jim Avila, ABC News Bipartisan meetings in the House of Representatives on a comprehensive immigration reform bill […]

Florida Gov. vetoes immigrant driver license bill

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By Steve Bousquet, Tampa Bay Times Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed children of immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to get Florida driver […]

White Nationalist Pits Latinos Against Blacks

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By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, Think Progress A white nationalist famed for creating influential immigration-restrictionist groups is bankrolling a black anti-immigration march set to take place on July 15 of this year. […]

Common Application, Inc. apologizes to undoc students

Mary Mata June 4, 2013

By Cuéntame NEW ORLEANS – The Common Application, Inc. issued a formal apology to the undocumented American community for years of discrimination and announced that it is taking the necessary steps […]

The Immigration Debate: English Matters

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By Barbara Mujica, Huffington Post One aspect of the proposed immigration reform that has attracted little attention is the requirement that applicants for legal status show proficiency in English. The issue […]

New poll shows Latino voters want path to citizenship, not ‘border first’ excuses

Mary Mata

By Pili Tobar, Latino Decisions Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and  other Republican Senators are making it clear that they need to see even more enforcement and a tougher path to citizenship in this compromise legislation.  This is raising […]