Are Immigrants Just a Number?
Upon reading Shaun Tan’s The Arrival for a second time, I noticed the purpose of stylistic choices a bit more. After an emotional scene created by the main immigrant character’s meaningful relationships, […]
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Crossing the Border, the Perilous Journey
368. 368 illegal immigrants were confirmed to have died crossing the United States-Mexico border in the fiscal year 2011. This number is significant and does not even include the bodies […]
Lethal Force or Self-Defense?
A group of Mexican drug smugglers were spotted by US Border Patrol on October 10th and chased around the fence until Border Patrol agents shot and killed one of the […]
Will Illinois be the third state to give undocumented immigrants driver licenses?
With Obama’s reelection earlier this month, many states have started to pass initiatives and propose resolutions to help undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. It has been the Latino […]
Superstorm Sandy forcing undocumented immigrants to make tough choices
There is little room for argument that it is our government’s duty to take care of its citizens first and foremost. However, the real question I feel is what is […]
How do You Document an Undocumented life?
Obama’s victory in the 2012 presidential election was met with a mixture of relief, happiness and doubt. The national debates seemed to cover a variety of issues, aside from one […]
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 […]
Republican’s ACHIEVE Act as an Alternative to the DREAM Act
After years of pushing for the DREAM Act, it seems that the Republican Party is finally listening. According to an article in VOXXI, word has leaked out about a new […]
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 […]
New Term, New Immigration Reform?
During President Obama’s first term, many undocumented immigrants thought he would pass an Immigration Reform like he promised, but he did not. So now that he is reelected, will he […]
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