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Immigrant Aid Group Defunded by Catholic Church for Support of Gay Immigrant Rights
April 24, 2012 | by Denver Post | Latino Daily News
A not for profit group helping immigrants in southwestern Colorado will now have to look somewhere other than the Catholic church for funding after being denied funding as a result of its ties to a gay rights group. continue reading »
Adoption Battle Over 5-Year Old Boy Pits Missouri Couple Vs. Illegal Immigrant
February 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A tug-of-war over a five-year-old boy is at the center of a national debate over parental rights and immigration, and a sign of what critics say is a growing trend in which immigrants are being deemed unfit parents because they crossed the border illegally. Seth and Melinda Moser of Carthage, Missouri say the boy they call Jamison is their son, and that returning him to his birth mother after five years will cause him untold harm. continue reading »
Physicians Call for Better Access to Health Care for Immigrants
April 7, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
As the U.S. immigrant population grows it will be necessary to address the vast number of immigrants who do not have access to health insurance coverage, or who face other barriers to accessing health care, the American College of Physicians (ACP) continue reading »
Mexicans and Jews Fight for the Rights of Immigrant Mercado Workers
March 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An estimated 10,000 mercado workers work in the Bay Area and most are recent immigrants from Latin America and Asia. Workers lack proper meal and rest breaks, earn poverty wages, and often endure abuse. Benefits such as paid vacations and holidays, medical coverage, and pension plans are practically nonexistent. Overtime and double-time pay violations are common. continue reading »
