Why the Obama administration is right to deport migrants ordered to leave
Why the Obama administration is right to deport migrants ordered to leave
*The Los Angeles Times explains its position regarding the immigration raids planned for January. To hear the LAT tell it, there’s no alternative but to obey a judge’s order. The […]
Undocumented Immigrants Taking Jobs From US Citizens? Most Americans Believe Immigration Is Bad For Economy
*This is only half of the story. The other half has to do with the perception that Latinos, in general, are undocumented. Chances are that when one of the 51 […]
Undocumented Immigrants Contribute $11.84 Billion to Economy
*From the report: ” … allowing (the undocumented) to work in the United States legally would increase their state and local tax contributions by an estimated $2.2 billion a year.” Check out […]
‘It was like a horror movie’ – the undocumented Latinos living in fear
*A fascinating story about how a 100 mile limit, a surge in border security spending and idle Border Patrol agents caused split families, broken dreams and affected the floral industry. […]
Cuidado! Border Patrol Drone, VADER, Tracking Immigrants
From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio Click the bad guy for the story via the LA Times… Here’s a quick infographic on how the next-gen migra system works… Sleep Dealer ain’t […]
Potential Amnesty Program Requires Undoc’s Pay Taxes
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The immigration reform debate is complicated and filled with nuance, case in point is the discussion over whether undocumented workers pay income tax and whether they […]
Latino Workers on the Forefront of Sandy Recovery Efforts
By Javier Sierra, Huffington Post Latino Voices The first wave of destruction unleashed by Superstorm Sandy overwhelmed our senses with the fury of its wind and the rage of its […]
Workers Fired Over Legal Status While Trying To Unionize
On December 2, 2011, Pomona College in Claremont, California fired 17 workers for failing to produce sufficient proof of their ability to work legally in the United States. Before the […]
Lawmakers Trying To Bring Farmworkers Back, Legally
After an outcry from American farmers over a shortage of migrant workers in their fields, Republican lawmaker Lamar Smith recently introduced a plan to overhaul the current H-2A program which forces […]
New Alabama Immigration Law “Toughest In Nation”
On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an anti-illegal-immigration bill that is being hailed the toughest in the nation. The law, similar to that of Arizona’s anti-immigrant SB 1070, which […]