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by Jonathan Adams on October 11 2007, 10:01AM
I wrote a story recently about the government’ attempt to get free labor off the backs of immigrants and prisoners. The Los Angeles Times reports that newly rewritten regulations will allow more immigrants to enter the country to bolster…
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‘Rounding Up’ Illegal Immigrants; No Money For Healthcare?
by The News on October 4 2007, 8:22AM
Racial Profiling based on language In Arizona, legal immigrants are facing verbal abuse and accusations of taking away jobs. These threats are based on the assumption that if a person does not speak English, s/he cannot be legal. Discrimination and…
Topics: Health, Immigration
by Rinku Sen on September 19 2007, 11:48AM
In eastern Washington last week, I asked two Latino activists from Idaho what they thought of the Larry Craig controversy. My knee jerk assumption was that Craig’s repressive sexual politics would spillover onto race issues – conservative here, conservative…
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No Sanctuary: Elvira Arellano Deported Without Son
by Tram Nguyen on August 20 2007, 12:45PM
Elvira Arellano was deported to Mexico after seeking sanctuary in a church for a year. She leaves her eight year old son with friends, and promises to continue her fight for the rights of immigrant families. I met Elvira…
Topics: Immigration
by Jonathan Adams on August 15 2007, 11:17AM
When I was nine years old I went on my first and last camping trip with the Boy Scouts. Not as excited about the exposure to the elements as my fellow campers, I was quite relieved when I returned…
Topics: Immigration
15th Erase Racism Carnival! Read all about it!
by Guest Columnist on July 27 2007, 2:26PM
Welcome to the July Erase Racism Blog Carnival! Every month, a different blog gathers posts from throughout cyberspace that explore issues of racial justice. The goal is to enhance the discussion of race online and connect bloggers working hard to…
Topics: Health, Immigration, Katrina, News Items, Politics
A day in the life, fighting for immigration reform
by Guest Columnist on June 26 2007, 11:24AM
by Deepa Iyer It’s another day in the immigration reform debate, and in our small office in Washington D.C., we begin yet another round of talks about the prospect of real reform this year for South Asian immigrants, 75% of…
Topics: Immigration
The Senate’s Race to Perdition
by The News on June 5 2007, 7:35AM
Democrat and Republican Senators will try and make amendments to the perplexing immigration bill being dissected and voted on this week. The New York Times reported yesterday: “Both Republicans and Democrats are planning to pursue a series of amendments in…
Topics: Immigration
by The News on June 4 2007, 1:12PM
(Photo credit) Desperate times call for desperate measures. This is indeed the case for some immigrant women trying to smuggle their children into the country, the AP reported today. Read this important story: An increasing number of illegal immigrants…
Topics: Immigration
by Guest Columnist on June 4 2007, 11:51AM
*Here’s RaceWire’s forth immigration analysis by a staff member of the Applied Research Center, the racial justice organization that produces ColorLines Magazine. Logic dictates that if you don’t ask the right question, you won’t get the right answer. So it…
Topics: Immigration
Immigrant Rights: A Question of Strategy and Vision
by Tram Nguyen on May 30 2007, 3:15PM
This is a critical time in the Senate process for immigration reform legislation. Senators are hoping to move through crucial amendment votes this Monday, and to wrap up work on the bill by the end of next week. Especially now,…
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On “criminality, nepotism and luck.”
by Rinku Sen on May 30 2007, 8:55AM
Last week, David Brooks argued in the New York Times that the immigration reform bill that passed the Senate would reinforce middle class values among immigrants, encouraging them to think long term, work hard and enjoy competition. He likes this…
Topics: Immigration
Tough Week for Immigration, Here’s a Little Funny
by Malena Amusa on May 25 2007, 3:03PM
It’s been a tense week for immigration activists as the Senate kicks around its bi-partisan bill that has few promising features and that will dramatically impact what it means to be an American. We’ve done a lot of stories on…
Topics: Immigration
Immigration Poll Calls Bluff on Americans
by The News on May 25 2007, 12:48PM
Do polls that claim to represent “the American people” on complex issues for which there is no one American viewpoint actually tell us anything useful? The New York Times today reported that the majority of Americans support measures that make…
Topics: Immigration
And where are our people on this?
by Tammy Johnson on May 24 2007, 9:23AM
So here we are again. With 12 million lives in the balance, many of them Latino, African and Asian, who are the voices being heard on the evening news regarding the latest immigration bill? White folk. You’ve got California…
Topics: Immigration
by The News on May 23 2007, 8:39AM
RaceWire has been up on the Senate’s new immigration trials taking place since Monday. And as the Senate rushes to reach a vote on the latest immigration bill, we’ll continue to push the debate along. By clarifying and analyzing the…
Topics: Immigration
Crucial Guest-Worker Amendment Defeated
by The News on May 23 2007, 8:20AM
After a few hours of debate, the Senate voted Tuesday to keep the guest-worker program as a part of the latest immigration bill. The program will allow up to 600,000 laborers in on two-year stints to fill low-wage, low-skill jobs….
Topics: Immigration
No May Deadline for Immigration Bill
by The News on May 22 2007, 8:45AM
After four hours of discussion Monday, the Senate decided to extend its Memorial Day deadline next Monday to vote on the latest immigration bill, the New York Times reported Tuesday. Many Senators aren’t buying what some have called the “last…
Topics: Immigration
McCain Courts Legalization, Latino Votes
by The News on May 22 2007, 6:53AM
Republican presidential hopefuls and rivals Sen. John McCain and former Gov. Mitt Romney are throwing mud at each other over the Senate’s new immigration bill proposing a pathway to legalization for illegal immigrants, a guest-worker program, a fenced border, and…
Topics: Immigration
Senate Debates on Immigration Bill Start Today
by The News on May 21 2007, 8:55AM
(What we hope won’t be the case with the immigration bill.) Supporters of the controversial bi-partisan immigration bill hope the Senate will make headway on the legislation by Memorial Day next Monday. The bill, which president Bush backs but…
Topics: Immigration
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