The Story Of One Deported Latino Veteran
The Story Of One Deported Latino Veteran
Immigrants have served in the United States armed forces since the Revolutionary War, and one veteran we spoke to noted that, being an immigrant sometimes makes things a little bit […]
Obama’s Newest Immigration Policy Not Being Enforced
By Palma Yanni, AILA Media-Advocacy Committee On November 10, 2011, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the American Immigration Council (AIC) issued a report chronicling the implementation of Immigration and Customs […]
Georgia Authorities Silence Immigrant Rights Advocate
Jerry Gonzalez, an engineer and the Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), was invited to speak on a professional panel on immigration in Rome, Georgia recently. […]
Obama Tops Univision Polls, GOP Seen As Openly Hostile
According to the latest Univision poll, Barack Obama leads the top three GOP candidates by a two-to-one margin among Latino voters. But that doesn’t mean it’s smooth sailing for […]
Russell Pearce Recall About More Than Immigration
Yes it was historic – the first state senate president to be recalled since the birth of the nation. Yes there was an overflow of reactive energy – starting with Latinos and spreading to […]
Russell Pearce’s Recall Shows Power Of The Vote
Do you remember April 23, 2010? That was the day that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070, the most heavy-handed immigration state law in the country at the time, […]
SB 1070 Sponsor Russell Pearce Recalled In Arizona
With 16 of 16 precincts reporting, Senate President and SB 1070 sponsor Russell Pearce has been recalled. The results were: Pearce 9,188 (45.36%) and Republican challenger John Lewis 10,816 (53.4%). As we’ve reported, he’s […]
SB 1070 Sponsor Faces Recall Election
The author of the controversial immigration law passed in Arizona last year is facing a tough recall election over his staunch stance on the issue. Russell Pearce, president of the […]
The GOP’s Empty Rhetoric On Obama’s Immigration Record
By Matias Ramos, otherwords.org The Obama administration, which is currently deporting a record 400,000 people each year, took a minor step to protect immigrants. Now many Republicans are accusing him […]
Undocumented Youth Occupy Wells Fargo In Oakland
Undocumented youth leaders of the group 67 Sueños helped to shut down a Wells Fargo branch in Oakland as part of the Occupy Oakland movement over the weekend. We spoke to organizer […]