Maybe Bailing on Immigration Reform Actually Worked Out Well for Republicans
Maybe Bailing on Immigration Reform Actually Worked Out Well for Republicans
*A different view on the growing story of Latino political disillusion. This one takes up where a New York Times piece leaves off, and views the problem as a GOP […]
Hopes frustrated, many Latinos reject ballot box altogether
*It’s distressing that Latinos are seen as “bit players” in the upcoming mid-term elections. This article points to disillusionment with Obama and the GOP stance on immigration. But how much […]
Activists: We Want An Emancipator, Not A ‘Deporter In Chief’
*Here’s what’s new: President Obama has told immigration activists – who had turned their pressure tactics on the White House – to continue pressuring Congress to pass immigration reform for […]
Paul Ryan: Immigration a question of ‘when’
*I don’t know whether to feel optimistic about Rep. Ryan’s words, or hold on to my cynicism. Leaders on the Democratic side say they have the votes to pass CIR […]
Dems try to breathe new life into Immigration Reform (and set a Tea Party trap)
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco As immigration politics goes, this is as exciting as it’s gotten in a long time. Most of us have been lighting candles at a death vigil, […]
Obama Deportation Review Crucial to Hold Latino Support
By Michael C. Bender, Bloomberg Businessweek A review of the U.S. deportation system ordered by President Barack Obama is seen by pro-immigration Democrats as good policy and good politics. It’s […]
Prison Hunger Strike Puts Spotlights on Immigration Detention
By Alex Altman,TIME Eleven days ago, Paulino Ruiz stopped eating. After nine months at Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., which houses immigration detainees awaiting deportation, Ruiz was sick of […]
How Immigration Advocacy Has Changed From A Washington Boys Club To A Gritty Girl Movement
By Angela Maria Kelley, Hispanically Speaking News I started my career over twenty years ago as a young immigration attorney in an under-funded community legal organization in Washington, D.C. representing refugees, […]
Hispanic Caucus to wait on resolution
By Seung Min Kim, Politico The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is holding off on taking a sharper line against President Barack Obama on deportations after his announcement Thursday evening that his […]
Border showdown: Families will demand U.S. entry to reunite with relatives
*This article was suggested by Taquista Ito Romo. By Michael Martinez and Jaqueline Hurtado, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Juana Vidal yearns to reunite with her undocumented immigrant son and his family, but she fears […]
