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Arizona Border Fence Causes Flood and Self-Destructs—as Predicted
by Bryan Gerhart on August 12 2011, 5:30PM
Environmental experts had warned Border Patrol that the fence would cause flooding and threaten local wildlife, among other things. Homeland Security ignored the experts on this issue, too.
Topics: Immigration
Michigan ICE, Accused of Abuse and Racial Profiling, Clears Itself of Wrongdoing
by Julianne Hing on August 12 2011, 10:53AM
Immigrant rights advocates continue to press for accountability in an agency they say is corrupt.
Topics: Immigration
DHS Tells States: We Don’t Need Your Approval for Secure Communities
by Julianne Hing on August 9 2011, 9:08AM
They’ll just go on deporting record numbers of people.
Topics: Immigration
Justice Dept Sues Alabama Over Nation’s Harshest Anti-Immigrant Law
by Julianne Hing on August 3 2011, 11:01AM
Attorney General Eric Holder repeated the point the Justice Department has made in previous suits: states can’t usurp the feds’ right to control immigration. But federal policy encourages them to do just that.
Topics: Immigration
Study: Undocumented Students’ Jarring Transition to Workforce
by Bryan Gerhart on August 2 2011, 10:21AM
As students lobby for the second half of the California DREAM Act, which would give undocumented residents access to financial aid, a new study shows how complicated achievement can be in the land of opportunity.
Topics: Immigration, Schools & Youth
Rep. Gutierrez Arrested, Tells Obama: You Can Stop Deportations
by Julianne Hing on July 28 2011, 12:41PM
The Illinois lawmaker says he’s not convinced by a Obama’s stated commitment meaningful to reform.
Topics: Immigration
Fight for California DREAM Act Not Over Even As AB 130 Becomes Law
by Julianne Hing on July 27 2011, 10:00AM
Undocumented immigrant students can now apply for private college aid, but that was the easy part.
Topics: Immigration
Obama Tells Latino Voters He ‘Needs a Dance Partner’ on Immigration
by Julianne Hing on July 26 2011, 9:51AM
But while the president insists that he’s an ally of immigrant communities, advocates point out that his administration’s deported more people than any other.
Topics: Immigration
How Long Do Immigrant Families “Wait in Line”? Sometimes Decades
by Stokely Baksh on July 25 2011, 12:28PM
It’s a popular turn of phrase: undocumented immigrants should just follow the rules and “get in line.” What they don’t point out is that it’s a really, really long line, thanks to the broken immigration system. Here’s a look at who’s waiting for family and work visas.
Topics: Immigration
Jose Antonio Vargas Has Driver’s License Revoked
by Jamilah King on July 22 2011, 11:33AM
The writer calls it another reminder of the collective struggle facing immigrants like him.
Topics: Immigration
Half of California DREAM Act Passes Senate, Moves to Governor’s Desk
by Julianne Hing on July 15 2011, 1:13PM
The bill would allow undocumented students to apply for private college scholarships.
Topics: Immigration
Contempt of Court? Feds Silent on Suits Over State Immigration Laws
by Julianne Hing on July 12 2011, 11:20AM
Alabama joins Arizona, Indiana, Georgia and Utah in being sued over harsh immigration enforcement laws. But the Justice Department has gone silent.
Topics: Immigration
To Protest Arizona’s SB 1070 or Play in Tonight’s All-Star Game?
by Julianne Hing on July 12 2011, 11:08AM
Players have taken different sides of the debate over Arizona’s SB 1070, but will any refuse to take the field on one of baseball’s biggest nights?
Topics: Immigration
Michelle Rhee Joins Parent Blame Game in DREAM Act Support
by Julianne Hing on July 7 2011, 9:45AM
The controversial champion of education reform joins several high profile figures in using faulty rhetoric to support undocumented students.
Topics: Immigration
Are Immigrants Flooding the Military for U.S. Citizenship?
by Julianne Hing on July 6 2011, 2:30PM
Military service is not exactly the breezy fast track to citizenship it can appear to be.
Topics: Immigration
More Latinos in U.S. Identifying as Indian
by Jorge Rivas on July 6 2011, 10:12AM
Meanwhile, some families obviously have mixed feelings about identifying as indigenous.
Topics: Immigration
Jose Antonio Vargas: ‘No Person is Illegal’
by Jamilah King on July 5 2011, 1:27PM
The journalist maintains that the immigrant struggle is “about us, not them.”
Topics: Immigration
Young Activists Use Art to Fight for the DREAM Act
by Stokely Baksh, Julianne Hing on July 1 2011, 10:39AM
These ten pieces of art created by young, undocumented immigrants show the love and determination that keeps the movement strong.
Topics: DREAM Act, Immigration
Republican Small-Town Mayor Sues Georgia — For Immigrants’ Rights
by Channing Kennedy on June 30 2011, 1:30PM
Paul Bridges says he became mayor to represent everyone in his town, “including the people who would have no voice otherwise.”
Topics: Immigration
South Carolina’s Gov. Nikki Haley Makes Good on Anti-Immigrant Promises
by Asraa Mustufa on June 30 2011, 9:31AM
While similar laws are temporarily blocked in other states, South Carolina presses forward with their SB 1070 copycat bill.
Topics: Immigration
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