Oct
12
Well it’s finally here—open season on immigrants. You don’t even have to stare into the headlights of campaign politics to observe how blithely some candidates have taken aim at their opponents and managed to catch immigrants in their crosshairs. Two recent campaign ads portray undocumented immigrants as darkly-clothed thieves—like in one of those overly-dramatized alarm …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/10/12/from-bad-to-worse-immigrant-smearing-in-a-time-of-midterm-cholera/
Sep
16
Today, President Obama met with Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) members, chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) to discuss movement of the DREAM Act. In a lead up to the meeting, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced plans earlier this week to bring the DREAM Act to …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/09/16/president-obama-throws-white-house-support-behind-dream-act/
Sep
03
In a memorable performance this week, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer refused to defend previously made anti-immigrant statements regarding undocumented immigrants and beheadings during a gubernatorial debate with Attorney General and Democratic candidate, Terry Goddard. While Governor Brewer’s opening remarks meltdown is at least understandable, her inability/refusal to defend controversial anti-immigrant statements—which has become the centerpiece …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/09/03/all-mirth-and-no-matter-arizona-governor-jan-brewer-showcases-empty-anti-immigrant-rhetoric-in-gubernatorial-debate/
Jul
09
Yesterday, United Farm Workers of America (UFW) President, Arturo Rodriquez, joined Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report to talk about the Take Our Jobs campaign. The campaign aims at hiring U.S. citizens and legal residents to fill jobs that often go to undocumented farm workers—a response to the anti-immigrant rhetoric that “undocumented immigrants steal American …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/07/09/the-united-farm-workers-and-colbert-report-team-up-on-take-our-jobs-campaign/
Jun
16
Harvard sophomore, Eric Balderas, knows why the DREAM Act is important to so many. Earlier this month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) picked up Balderas in Boston on his way to visit his mother in San Antonio, Texas. Balderas now faces the possibility of deportation at a hearing next month. The 19 year old biology …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/06/16/deporting-america%e2%80%99s-future-harvard-student-pushes-for-dream-act/
Apr
16
A perfect storm hit the state of Arizona this week. On Tuesday, the Arizona House passed SB1070—a bill which would compel local police officers to investigate people’s immigration status based on a “reasonable suspicion” he/she was in the country illegally. Two days later, Arizona residents witnessed local police descending onto their streets (along with hundreds …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/16/razing-arizona-how-local-state-and-federal-authorities-are-%e2%80%9crooting-out%e2%80%9d-arizona%e2%80%99s-immigration-problems/
Apr
15
Tax Day is a fitting time to consider the billions of dollars which the federal government wastes each year attempting to put a stop to unauthorized immigration through an “enforcement only” strategy—and the billions of new taxpayer dollars which would flow from comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to legal status for unauthorized immigrants …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/04/15/immigration-reform-raises-revenue-while-enforcement-only-strategies-throw-tax-dollars-away/
Mar
29
In the latest development on their bipartisan push for immigration reform, Senators Schumer (D-NY) and Graham (R-SC) appeared on Meet the Press yesterday to discuss immigration reform in a post-health care political environment. Amid criticism over his reaction to the passage of health care reform—the process of which he referred to as “sleazy,” Sen. Lindsey …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/03/29/4434/
Mar
25
In a new report released today by the Immigration Policy Center, Before Brown, There was Mendez: The Lasting Impact of Mendez v. Westminster in the Struggle for Desegregation, author Maria Blanco examines the impact of a federal circuit court’s 1947 decision which found the segregation of Mexican American school children in California unconstitutional. It is …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/03/25/immigrants-african-americans-and-the-struggle-for-civil-rights/
Mar
22
Yesterday, an estimated 200,000 from at least 35 states gathered in Washington, D.C. to raise their voices for comprehensive immigration reform—reform President Obama promised to address within his first year in office. The National Mall and surrounding streets were full of supporters carrying signs with messages such as “Family Unity,” “Reform Not Raids,” “Friends Keep …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/03/22/marching-forward-thousands-gather-in-washington-dc-to-demand-immigration-reform/
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