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Foreign Passports Can No Longer Be Used as ID in Georgia
March 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Georgia's Republican-controlled state legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit the use of foreign passports as identification, a measure that some organizations say could leave many immigrants without access to basic services. continue reading »
Lawmakers Fighting Over Guest-Workers Portion of Immigration Bill
March 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Differences over the size and details of a guest-worker program are the major obstacle to a bipartisan accord on immigration reform, The Washington Post reported. Republicans, allied with the business community, want to see up to 400,000 visas a year issued to foreigners willing to fill mainly low-paying positions. continue reading »
Undocumented Immigrant Convicted of Assault of a Federal Agent
March 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Jose Alberto Izquierdo-Gonzalez, 26, an undocumented Mexican alien living in Laredo, has pleaded guilty to using a motor vehicle to assault a Border Patrol agent and to smuggling aliens, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. continue reading »
PEW STUDY: 71% of Americans Feel Undocumented Should be Allowed to Stay
March 28, 2013 | by Pew Research Center | Latino Daily News
A new survey finds that seven-in-ten Americans (71%) say there should be a way for people in the United States illegally to remain in this country if they meet certain requirements, while 27% say they should not be allowed to stay legally. continue reading »
Mexican Man in Maryland Pleads Guilty to Transporting Women for Sex
March 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An illegal alien from Mexico pleaded guilty to transporting individuals to engage in prostitution, which carries a maximum of five years in prison. The case was investigated by U.S. continue reading »
Migrants Using Way of the Cross Re-Enactment to Demonstrate Hardships of Immigration
March 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Migrants from several countries are planning a two-day re-enactment of the Way of the Cross in southeastern Mexico, a demonstration aimed at calling attention to the dangers they face in trying to reach U.S. soil, organizers said. continue reading »
Obama Making the Rounds on Spanish-Language TV Pushing for Immigration Reform
March 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Obama will be making the rounds on Spanish-language TV today to assure Latinos of his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform. continue reading »
Senators Working on Immigration Reform Bill to Visit U.S.-Mexico Border
March 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
On Wednesday Senator John McCain and three other Senators who are part of the "Gang of Eight" working on comprehensive immigration reform will visit the U.S.-Mexico border at Nogales, Arizona. continue reading »
Romania Dismantles Migrant Smuggling Ring Working in Mexico, U.S.
March 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police dismantled a criminal organization that helped about 600 Romanians enter the United States illegally via Mexico, the organized crime prosecutor's office said Tuesday. continue reading »
64% of Immigration Reform Supporters Put Border Security First
March 24, 2013 | by Rasmussen Reports | Latino Daily News
Most voters like finding a way for illegal immigrants to stay in this country but not until the border is secured. However, they remain skeptical about the federal government’s interest in securing the border. continue reading »
Brazilian Husband and Wife Receive Sentences in Florida for Immigrant Smuggling
March 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian nationals Juliana Rose Tome-Froes and her husband, Fabio Rodrigues Froes, were sentenced in Miami to 60 months and 46 months in prison, respectively, for smuggling undocumented migrants to the United States for profit, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton. continue reading »
Immigration Activists Arrested For Protesting in Chicago
March 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A score of activists were arrested Friday in downtown Chicago during an act of civil disobedience to demand a voice in the negotiations on immigration reform now taking place behind closed doors in Washington. continue reading »
Convicted Felon, Repeat Border Violator Facing 20 Years in Prison
March 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Mexican criminal alien with a prior felony conviction for evading police with a motor vehicle pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of illegally re-entering the United States following a prior removal. U.S. I continue reading »
Coast Guard, CBP Apprehend 11 Undocumented Migrants Near Puerto Rico
March 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) apprehended 11 undocumented migrants Friday afternoon, after a partially submerged vessel was found approximately 200 yards off the coast of Mona Island. continue reading »
Granting Legal Status to Undocumented Immigrants Benefits the U.S. Economy
March 21, 2013 | by Center for American Progress | Latino Daily News
The movement toward comprehensive immigration reform has accelerated significantly in recent months. Legal status and a road map to citizenship for the unauthorized will bring about significant economic gains in terms of growth, earnings, tax revenues, and jobs—all of which will not occur in the absence of immigration reform or with reform that creates a permanent sub-citizen class of residents. continue reading »
Deported Migrants Seek Refuge in Underground Dwellings in Tijuana
March 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Hundreds of deported migrants, fearing detection and harassment by police and drug smugglers and unable to return to their homes, have sought refuge in below-ground makeshift dwellings in the Mexican border city Tijuana. continue reading »
OPINION: The Missing Link in Immigration Reform
March 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
The big question, is what happens after immigration reform passes, particularly with regard to educational opportunities for more than 11 million residents? continue reading »
Probation for Immigrant Advocate for Disrupting Congressional Hearing
March 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Rev. Jose Landaverde, one of Chicago's most prominent immigrants' rights activists, will have to remain aloof from protests for the next six months as a condition for avoiding a jail term, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled on Tuesday. continue reading »
Immigration News: Number of Illegal Border Crossing Deaths Rose by 27% in 2012
March 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In immigration news, the number of border crosser deaths has dramatically risen by 27 percent from 2011 to 2012 according to a new study. continue reading »
More than 500 Rally in Advance of Senate Hearing on Immigration Policy that includes Women &Families
March 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
More than 500 people from a coalition of women’s groups gathered at the Capitol Monday to amplify the voices of immigrant women and show that women’s voices are essential to immigration policy reform. Advocates are asking Congress to remember that immigrant women are vital contributors to the American economy and to advance policies that defend women and families and support healthy families for strong communities. continue reading »
