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The Sergio Romo Pro-Migrant Ice Cream Is Happening
by Julianne Hing on June 14 2013, 7:00AM
The flavor’s tagline is a nod to a political statement the San Francisco Giants pitcher made at his team’s World Series parade last year.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW
Los Otros DREAMers: A Book Of Young People’s Deportation and Return To Mexico
by Seth Freed Wessler on June 12 2013, 4:42PM
A new book project tells the stories of Los Otros Dreamers, young people who were deported or returned from the US to Mexico and are trying to rebuild their lives. The authors have launched a kickstarter campaign to finish the project.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
Immigration Debate Begins While Advocates Demand Obama Halt Deportations
by Seth Freed Wessler on June 11 2013, 12:40PM
As the Senate prepares to take up the immigration reform bill, immigration advocates are renewing calls on the administration to halt deportations. Meanwhile, Republicans, with some support from Democrats, are pushing the immigration bill to the right.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
Report: Immigration Enforcement Takes Heavy Toll On Kids’ Physical And Mental Health
by Seth Freed Wessler on June 6 2013, 11:20AM
A new report reveals that immigration reform could save hundreds of thousands of children from suffering physical and mental health strains.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
Celebrities Don Fedoras to Push Immigration Reform
by Jorge Rivas on June 3 2013, 11:12AM
Photographer Albert Watson shoots portraits of celebrities wearing fedoras as part of a new campaign to promote immigration reform.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW
Study: Immigrants Put Billions More Into Medicare Than They Use
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 30 2013, 11:30AM
New research finds that immigrant communities keep federal health care programs afloat. The data strikes a heavy blow to conservatives who say the U.S. can’t afford immigration reform.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
Deported Parents Who Return Found Dead In Desert or Locked Up In Prison
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 22 2013, 11:00AM
As Congress considers immigration reform, hundreds of thousands of deportees are waiting to see if the bill will allow them to return. In the meantime, thousands of returning deportees are dying in the desert or ending up in federal prison.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW
Immigration Bill Leaps Forward, Heads to Full Senate
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 22 2013, 7:15AM
The Judiciary Committee passed the bill without rights for LGBT couples, and with new visa provisions tech companies had demanded over labor’s opposition.
Topics: Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW
Senators Add Protection for Detainees to Immigration Bill
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 21 2013, 8:40AM
The Judiciary Committee started a long week of immigration reform markup with a series of amendments to protect the rights of detained and deported immigrants.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
The ‘Motor Voter Act’ Turns 20 Today. Is It Aging Well?
by Brentin Mock on May 20 2013, 4:04PM
A new report says it should expand easy registration into agencies used by new citizens and Native Americans.
Harvard Students Demand Investigation Into Heritage Researcher’s Immigrant IQ Dissertation
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 20 2013, 10:35AM
Jason Richwine’s dissertation claiming that immigrants of color have low IQs discredited his Heritage Foundation research on immigration reform. Now, Harvard students are asking why the thesis was ever approved.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
Senate Amendment Limits Dangerous Deportation Practice
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 15 2013, 9:50AM
The Senate Juditiary Committee agreed to amend the immigration reform bill to limit practices that send deportees to dangerous spots on the border and separate family members who migrate together.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
Advocates To Obama: Stop Deporting Future Citizens
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 13 2013, 1:32PM
Immigration reform advocates are calling on President Obama to stop deportations of people who would become eligible for a path to citizenship under the Senate immigration bill.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
Day One Of Immigration Amendments: Enforcement Is Never Enough For Republicans
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 10 2013, 9:54AM
As it’s amended the immigration reform bill will move to the right. How far is yet to be seen.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
Margaret Cho, Alice Walker and 100 More Artists Call for Humane Immigration Reform
by Julianne Hing on May 8 2013, 1:05PM
Their statement comes just as the Senate takes up its immigration bill.
Topics: Arts & Culture, Immigration Reform, /NOW
Senate Battle Lines Drawn on Immigration Bill
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 8 2013, 11:15AM
Senators in the Judiciary Committee introduced hundreds of amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill yesterday. They could dramatically alter the bill.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
How the Sierra Club Learned to Love Immigration
by Brentin Mock on May 8 2013, 6:00AM
A racist fringe of the nation’s oldest and largest environmental group lost its battle over immigration. An inside look at the power struggle.
Topics: Environment, History
New York Times Recycles Same ‘Racist Undertones’ It Covers
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 7 2013, 3:15PM
The paper of record’s A1 story could have been about how public policy pushes workers of color to the margins. Instead, it’s about an imagined battle between blacks and Latinos.
Topics: Economy, Immigration, Immigration Reform, /NOW
Another Flat-Earth Argument About Immigration’s Economic Drain
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 7 2013, 9:00AM
The conservative think tank released a report yesterday to convince lawmakers that immigration reform costs too much. Its claims are mostly false, but they’ve worked before.
Topics: Economy, Immigration, Immigration Reform
Is Facebook’s Push for Immigration Reform More Sinister Than It Seems?
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 1 2013, 2:11PM
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg recently started a group to back immigration reform. But his real goal may be to secure a source of low-wage workers for businesses like his.
Topics: Immigration Reform, /NOW
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