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Business and Labor Issue Unprecedented Joint Statement on Immigration Reform and Temporary Workers
February 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In rare moment of unity the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO has issued a joint statement on how to approach the issue of temporary workers within a comprehensive immigration reform plan. continue reading »
Special Driver’s Licenses for Non-citizens to be Offered in North Carolina
February 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The ACLU of North Carolina on Thursday criticized the plan by the state's Department of Transportation to issue special driver's licenses to legal immigrants who are not U.S. citizens. continue reading »
Latino “Babies Can Join a Gang, Latino Babies Grow Up.” - CAPS (VIDEO)
February 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Don’t let anti-immigrant rhetoric drive the immigration debate. Nativist, racist and fear-mongering hate groups are working hard to drive their narrative on immigration. For years now, anti-immigrant groups have successfully infused continue reading »
Dominicans in Puerto Rico Applaud Move to Allow Undocumented to Get Licenses
February 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Groups representing Dominicans living in Puerto Rico on Tuesday welcomed a proposal by the island's government to issue driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. continue reading »
Leaked White House Immigration Bill is “A Tempest in a Teapot”
February 20, 2013 | by Americas voice online | Latino Daily News
Last weekend, USA Today published details of a White House draft immigration bill, setting off a furious round of Washington hand-wringing, analysis, and recriminations. In light of the leaked plan and related speculation, America’s Voice Education Fund adds the following: continue reading »
Puerto Rico to Pursue Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented and Expand Benefits to Immigrants
February 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Newly elected Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced that he plans on offering legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants living on the island to obtain driver’s licenses. continue reading »
REPORT: Illegal Border Crossings in Texas Drops to Lowest Level in Decades
February 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Illegal border crossing by undocumented immigrants at the Texas – Mexico border has dropped to the lowest level in the last two decades according to a study by NY Center for Migration Studies. continue reading »
Deported Mexican Dad Regains Custody of Children After 2-Year Legal Battle
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A North Carolina judge decided Tuesday to return custody of three children to Mexican citizen Felipe Bautista Montes after a two-year legal battle that included his deportation and subsequent return to this country, along with lengthy court proceedings. continue reading »
Shoddy Court Process Behind the Record Number of Deportations
February 18, 2013 | by Immigration Impact | Latino Daily News
The Obama Administration is on record for pursuing the toughest immigration enforcement policies in U.S. history, mostly evidenced by its record numbers of deportations. These numbers speak volumes: last year, nearly 400,000 people were deported from the United States. continue reading »
National Immigrant Justice Center Slams Deportation Quotas
February 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center rejected Friday practices attributed to immigration authorities to increase the number of deportees. continue reading »
North Carolina to Grant Driving Privileges to Deferred Action Immigrants
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Immigrants accepted into the immigration program “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” in the state of North Carolina will be granted driving privileges. The state is now in compliance with its State Attorney that opined that young undocumented immigrants were eligible to drive. continue reading »
Catholic Churches Urging Followers to Contact Members of Congress on Immigration Reform
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Catholic Church through its Conference of Bishops are urging their followers to contact their Congressmen, Senator to support comprehensive immigration reform and focus on needs of the poor. continue reading »
Rethinking Border Security
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
On Tuesday, the Immigration Policy Center hosted a briefing on rethinking border security. The Senate immigration proposal from the “Gang of 8”conditions legalization on meeting a series of border benchmarks. And while the President’s outline does continue reading »
Activists Urge Rubio to Support Path to Citizenship for Undocumented
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban-American Sen. Marco Rubio needs to endorse a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants when he offers the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, activists said Tuesday. continue reading »
Five Reasons Why the U.S. Economy Needs Immigrants
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Last night’s State of the Union, as well as the rebuttal, spoke to a bilateral desire to achieve immigration reform. As legislation moves forward, facts and figures continue to be presented about immigrants and their contributions to the U.S. economy. continue reading »
Immigrant Women Advocates Disappointed Additional U-Visas Will Not be Issued
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights (NCIWR) commends the Senate’s passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), but expresses concern over the exclusion of critical provisions for immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence. continue reading »
Immigrant Stopped by NC Sheriff Under Investigation for Racial Profiling Will Not Be Deported
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement suspended Tuesday the deportation of an undocumented immigrant who came to ICE's attention after a traffic stop by a North Carolina sheriff's department that is under investigation for racial profiling. continue reading »
Immigration Task Force Led by Condoleezza Rice, Henry Cisneros and Gov Haley Barbour & Ed Rendell
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is creating a high-level bipartisan task force on immigration - co-chaired by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, and former Governors Haley Barbour and Ed Rendell - to develop a politically viable package of policy recommendations and work with Congress to help pass immigration reform. continue reading »
Smartphone App Lets Immigration Stopped on Immigration Violations Know their Rights
February 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The unpleasantness of being detained by immigration agents inspired Deyvid Morales to create a Spanish-language app for cell phones and tablets with crucial information for other undocumented immigrants who find themselves in custody. continue reading »
Mexican Left Calls on Obama to Stop Deportations
February 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico's left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution, or PRD, called on U.S. President Barack Obama's administration to halt raids and deportations while an immigration overhaul plan that would provide a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented migrants "is debated and approved." continue reading »
