While states like Alabama and Arizona are fighting tooth and nail to keep immigrants out, Mayors Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Baltimore’s Stephanie Rawlings-Blake are welcoming more immigrants into their cities. Both […]
On August 3rd the Department of Homeland Security provided detailed criteria for its “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” initiative. According to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), 1.76 million unauthorized immigrants […]
According to The Wall Street Journal, some immigrants are denied permanent residency (i.e. green cards) because of their tattoos, which State Department officials associate with street gangs. While the exclusion […]
…Well, that depends on who’s talking. Some will say, “illegal.” Others will say, “undocumented.” Does it matter? Yes. Many Latinas and Latinos, who may be at risk of being labeled […]
In January 2012, the Tuscon Unified School District (TUSD) voted to shut down the very successful and well-known Raza Studies Program (aka Mexican American Studies). During class and while the […]
On Thursday, July 5th, the California Senate approved a bill which would limit California’s cooperation in federal government’s immigration enforcement policies. As the Los Angeles Times reports, the Assembly will […]
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