US immigration arrests rise — and neighbors sign up to witness ICE operations
US immigration arrests rise — and neighbors sign up to witness ICE operations
The idea of immigration rapid response teams started with Violeta Roman’s story. It was before dawn in 2014, and Roman was already at work — the early shift at a […]
Anxiety Grips California Students Amid Immigration Crackdown
*Why you should read this: Because the anxiety is real and not just in California. VL By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, New America Media (6.5 minute read) Each time 17-year-old Stephanie gets a […]
‘How crazy is it that undocumented people are paying for their own deportation?’
April 12, 2017 PRI’s The World Displayed with permission from GlobalPost Many immigrants without legal status pay taxes. Lots of taxes.[tweet_dis] Last year, undocumented workers handed over $26.3 billion in […]
Border apprehensions are down, but White House boasts may be empty chest thumping
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (3.5 minute read) found two stories this morning that are at odds with each other, or better said, they’re two different sides of the same […]
After immigration raids, Latino leaders ask Obama to show ‘moral leadership’
*The issue seems to be a simple choice of following, or not, the deportation orders issued by immigration judges. But the action is laden with nuance and contradictions. In November […]
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 […]
100 Immigrant Youth to Descend on Harris County Jail, Demand President Obama End Harsh Immigration Enforcement Policies
*I’ve been watching what the United We Dream kids are doing. And I don’t call them kids in a pejorative way – on the contrary, their youth is one of […]
The Latinoamericanización of U.S. Politics
*So much to take-in, ruminate. Berkeley’s Roberto Lovato says that Latino politics in the U.S. follows a Latin American political pattern, that isn’t only about votes and elections but about […]
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 […]
As Feds Slow Deportations, Arpaio Continues Ariz. Raids
By Valeria Fernandez, New America Media PHOENIX – Miguel Venegas was certain he was being driven to the border for eventual deportation. But instead, federal immigration authorities let him off at […]
