immigration debate
LULAC Members Push For New Leadership Amid Immigration Debate
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – LULAC, the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. is facing turmoil over its leader’s initial support for President Donald Trump’s immigration plan and it comes […]
Letter: Native American ancestors laughing at immigration debate
*A letter to the editor, published in the Topeka Capital-Journal. I’ve seen plenty of memes on social media, and many commentaries expressing this historic reality, but to read it from […]
In California water politics and immigration debate collide
*These are also immigration and human rights issues: contaminated wells and the fact that agriculture workers are forced to drink from them, the contamination exacerbated by a record drought; politics that […]
KKK Joins Immigration Debate With Calls for “Corpses” on the Border
*Terrible, beyond words. Thanks to Tex[t]-Mex: Seductive Hallucination of the “Mexican” in America and Maria Carla Sanchez for suggesting this article. VL By Keegan Hankes, Southern Poverty Law Center With thousands of undocumented […]
Surge of Central American Children Roils U.S. Immigration Debate
*Lots of numbers, lots of stats here. Interesting bit: “Overall, 53% favor speeding up this legal process ‘even if it means some children eligible for asylum are deported.’” The question […]
Julian Castro-Dan Patrick Immigration Debate May Happen After All
By Roque Planas, HuffingtonPost Latino Voices Julian Castro is ready to rumble. The Democratic mayor of San Antonio, Texas, challenged immigration hardliner Dan Patrick to a public debate on the subject of […]
The Immigration Debate: Separated at the holidays
By Veronica Rios, Latina Voices This past Christmas Mayra Hernandez missed her cousin. “My cousin Guillermo submitted to voluntary deportation after being detained for driving without a license,” said Hernandez […]
What Mexican Wrestling Tells Us About the Immigration Debate
By Paul Feine & Alex Manning, Reason.com The professional wrestlers squaring off in Watsonville, California are unlike any you’d find on a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) bill. In one corner, there’s “el Patron […]
Michelle Obama to address Latino group amid immigration debate
By Stephanie Condon, CBS News As leaders in Washington work behind the scenes on a compromise over comprehensive immigration reform, First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday will deliver the keynote […]
Is the Spanish language white? The immigration debate raises vexing issues about how people see race and language
By Gayle Rogers, Pittsburgh Post Gazette As the immigration reform bill hangs in the balance in Congress, it is worth considering the history — rather, the long histories — of […]