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Immigrants Protest Against Wells Fargo for Donating Millions to Anti-Immigrant Politicians
October 18, 2011 | by Huffington Post | Latino Daily News
In Minnesota, Hispanic and Somali immigrants have organized in a protest against Wells Fargo angry that the bank has donated to anti-immigration politicians like Michele Bachmann and Lamar Smith and private prison corporations. continue reading »
Tea Party Confonts Gov. Rick Perry, Urging Him to Hold Special Session on Immigration
September 19, 2011 | by The Texas Tribune | Latino Daily News
Tea Party members and supporters in Texas are now pushing presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry to call a special session to take on immigration legislation, wanting to see measures taken to halt undocumented immigration. continue reading »
Immigration Enforcement Advocate’s Claims About Hispanic Lawmakers Turn Out to be True
June 30, 2011 | by PolitiFact | Latino Daily News
While speaking at a rally in Texas, the co-founder and former president of the Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas stated that the states that passed anti-illegal immigration legislation were also the states with few Hispanic legislators. As it turns out, she was correct. continue reading »
More States Toss Costly Immigration Legislation in Final Days of Session
May 21, 2011 | by Immigration Impact | Latino Daily News
As many state legislative session wrap up for the year, more lawmakers are jumping ship on controversial enforcement measures targeting undocumented immigrants. Whether they are under continue reading »
Texans Worry Pressure to Pass AZ SB 1070 Style Legislation will Cause Toxic Legislative Session
July 26, 2010 | by Houston Chronicle | Immigration News
Texans worry that public statements by Reps. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, and Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, stating that they have intentions of passing Arizona style immigration legislation in January when the new legislative session meets will detract from more critical business. For example, Texas already faces daunting budgetary issues and the challenge to maintain critical state services for its residents. continue reading »
