Deferred Action Progress
This summer I worked with an immigration attorney putting together information for a community meeting regarding Obama’s deferred action policy. I worked for hours researching the application process, what was […]
Category Archives: News
A Refocus on Family for Republicans
Republicans in D.C. plan to bring a newly modified immigration reform bill to the House, motivated by a few key events. In September, they presented an old version of the […]
An Immigrant Experience is a Shared Experience
“From Home to Home: Jewish Immigration to America” is an interactive exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Florida that allows children and their families to experience the process of moving […]
Undocumented to Receive In-state Tuition Rates in Massachusetts
Good news for the undocumented, bad news for citizens? On the heels of an extremely dramatic election in which immigration was (arguably) perhaps not fully addressed, in favor of issues […]
New Immigration Policy for Conservatives?
Last week in my minority politics of Latin America class, we discussed the presidential election results, a hot topic of the week. Of the things we discussed one was the […]
Republicans Look to the Latino Votes
Immediately following the close re-election of President Obama this past Election Day, numerous Republican leaders and senators are calling for immediate immigration reform. One policy includes legalizing illegal immigrants […]
Ethics and Issues in Deportation
Last year’s deportation statistics were record-breaking. During 2011, approximately 400,000 undocumented immigrants were deported (Record Number of Illegal Immigrants Deported in 2011). Like all immigrant populations, the people deported formed a […]
LA: ID Cards for Residents
On Wednesday, Los Angeles City Council members expressed enthusiastic support towards a plan to create city identification cards that could potentially be used by undocumented immigrants. These controversial cards could […]
The “Bad” Ones
“It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight. You can […]
Obama’s Second Chance at Immigration Reform
President Obama owes a major part of his re-election to Latino voters in the United States. Because he now has four more years in office, he also has time to […]
Immigration Talk 