Seth Wessler Talks Deportation and Shattered Families [VIDEO]

by Rebekah Spicuglia on May 11 2012, 11:20AM

“The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann” invited Colorlines.com reporter Seth Freed Wessler to discuss the Shattered Families report: “Children are being ripped from the arms of their parents at an alarming rate today in America. 5,000 American children are in…

Topics: Colorlines Press

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Net Migration from Mexico Has Been at Zero Since 2007, Deportations Still at Record High

by Jorge Rivas on April 24 2012, 11:24AM

The largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States has come to a standstill.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

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Obama Promises Immigration Reform in First Year of Second Term

by Jorge Rivas on April 16 2012, 10:40AM

Obama told Univision he would like to do immigration this year, but Republican opposition is too intense.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

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Obama Tells Latinos: Don’t Say I Didn’t Try for Immigration Reform

by Julianne Hing on February 23 2012, 10:47AM

And then calls out lawmakers who’ve pushed “anti-immigrant” laws like Arizona’s SB 1070.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog, Politics

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Rhode Island to Offer In-State Tuition to Undocumented Students

by Jorge Rivas on September 27 2011, 1:11PM

Rhode Island joins 13 other states that offer in-state tuition, scholarships or student loans to undocumented students.

Topics: Schools & Youth

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New Dutch Game Show Has Immigrants Compete to Reveal Unjust System

by Jorge Rivas on September 7 2011, 1:06PM

Last week’s winner took home a cash prize. The loser got a bullet proof vest.

Topics: Global Affairs, Immigration

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Youth Drum Up Support for Dropping the I-Word in Charlotte, NC

by Mónica Novoa on May 5 2011, 12:18PM

The students rallied more than 1,200 people to sign pledge cards to drop the i-word in just a matter of hours.

Topics: Drop the I-Word

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The Casual Violence That Dehumanizing Language Breeds

by Mónica Novoa on April 20 2011, 9:21AM

José Gutiérrez Guzmån is the most recent person to suffer out-of-scale violence from border agents, but he won’t be the last if we continue robbing migrants of their humanity.

Topics: Drop the I-Word, Immigration

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Edhelper Removes Racist Homework Assignment

by Mónica Novoa on March 30 2011, 5:38PM

Thanks to all of our readers who took action.

Topics: Drop the I-Word

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Joe Arpaio Launches “Air Posse” to Hunt Immigrants at Border

by Julianne Hing on March 30 2011, 12:10PM

The plan involves sending citizen vigilantes into the skies with automatic weapons.

Topics: Immigration

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New Bills Don’t Make Utah the ‘Anti-Arizona’ on Immigration

by Julianne Hing on March 7 2011, 4:44PM

Activists in the state argue a new guest worker program won’t be enough to mitigate harsher enforcement.

Topics: Immigration

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Are Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Laws Working? Not Likely

by Julianne Hing on March 7 2011, 1:10PM

Marciopa County’s had a 40 percent drop in the number of suspected undocumented immigrants in its county jails. But numbers lie.

Topics: Immigration

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Texas Rep: No Undocumented Workers! (Except Gardeners)

by Thoai Lu on March 4 2011, 9:36AM

At least Republican lawmakers aren’t trying to hide their own self-interests.

Topics: Immigration

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How Arizona’s New Anti-Immigrant Bills Target Women

by Akiba Solomon on February 25 2011, 10:03AM

Elizabeth Barajas-Román explains how the state’s nastiest legislators have turned their animus toward Latinas and families.

Topics: Immigration

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Arizona’s Suite of New Anti-Immigrant Bills Moves to Senate

by Julianne Hing on February 23 2011, 4:02PM

Immigrant rights activists in their state say the news is proof that conservatives are growing desperate.

Topics: Immigration

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Banksy Transforms Migrant Road Sign into DREAM Crossing

by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2011, 4:13PM

The iconic Southern California road sign was originally created by Navajo artist John Hope.

Topics: Immigration

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Birthright Citizenship Bills Stalled in Arizona Senate

by Jamilah King on February 8 2011, 12:28PM

Even some stalwart GOP members seemed skeptical of challenging the Constitution.

Topics: 14th Amendment

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Napolitano: In Two Years We’ve Deported More Than Ever Before

by Julianne Hing on February 1 2011, 4:28PM

The Obama administration is setting all the wrong records.

Topics: Immigration

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States Raise Record Number of Immigration Bills in 2011

by Julianne Hing on January 31 2011, 12:48PM

In January alone, state lawmakers have filed more than 600 immigration bills.

Topics: Immigration

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Black Fraternity Comes Out in Force for Their Undocumented Brother

by Channing Kennedy on January 28 2011, 4:53PM

Alpha Phi Alpha doesn’t play any zero-sum games with racial equality.

Topics: Immigration

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