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Immigration Isn’t Everything: The Latino Vote Will Not Be Blindly Cast
March 20, 2012 | by New America Media | HS News Network
As Latinos are projected to make up nearly nine percent of the electorate in November--a 26 percent increase over the 2008 figure, according to NALEO--the buzz around the power of the Latino vote is warranted. continue reading »
Georgia Passes New Immigration Law Concerning Dreamers
March 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
Last Monday, March 6th, the Georgia Senate, passed a new immigration law called the SB458. Represented by the Republican Party, this law addresses the current issues related to the Dream Act and recent state legislature that pertains to undocumented immigrants and their children. continue reading »
9500 Liberty - Watch Award Winning Immigrant Documentary Now on Snagfilms.com
March 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
9500 Liberty documents the first time in United States’ history that an Arizona-style immigration law was actually implemented. For eight weeks, Prince William County, Virginia adopted a law requiring the police to question continue reading »
“I’m Getting Arrested” App Aims to Help the Undocumented
March 10, 2012 | by New America Media | Notitas de Noticias
A group of pro-immigrant rights activists in Arizona aim to develop a smartphone application that would help immigrants notify friends, family and their attorney if they are detained and arrested during a traffic stop. continue reading »
Latino Group Joins Re-Enactment of Selma to Montgomery March
March 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Thousands of people gather in Alabama each year to re-enact the Selma to Montgomery March that took place 47 years ago. This year protesters will have not just a memory but a new cause as they march across the Edmund Pettis Bridge. continue reading »
Undocumented California Woman Deported After Protesting Foreclosure On Her Home
March 8, 2012 | by Think Progress | HS News Network
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials last week deported an undocumented California woman to Mexico following a citizen’s arrest that occurred as she protested a potentially illegal foreclosure on her home. continue reading »
Los Angeles Sheriff Says ‘Yes’ to Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
March 4, 2012 | by Los Angeles Times | Notitas de Noticias
In an interview this week, Los Angeles County Sheriff, Lee Baca, supported the idea of allowing illegal immigrants the opportunity to obtain drivers’ licenses. His support of this plan does not come as a surprise after supporting a similar plan in 2002 which did not pass. continue reading »
Georgia Mulls Banning Undocumented from Public Universities
February 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Activists and students in Georgia rallied here to urge legislators to reject SB 458, which if approved would prohibit access by undocumented immigrants to all of the state's public universities. continue reading »
The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Arizona’s Latinos and Immigrants
February 25, 2012 | by Center for American Progress | Notitas de Noticias
Since Arizona’s Republican-controlled legislature and governor passed the harsh anti-immigrant law S.B. 1070 in 2010, the state has been ground zero for the nation’s increasingly acrimonious immigration debate. The policies enacted in S.B. 1070 continue reading »
The Arizona “Model”: Failed Immigration Policy, Successful Voter Mobilization
February 25, 2012 | by Americas Voice Online | Notitas de Noticias
In order to win over the most conservative, extremist voters in the Arizona Republican primary (which will be held Tuesday, February 28th), presidential candidate Mitt Romney called the state’s immigration policy a “model” for others to follow. continue reading »
Activists say Border Patrol Staking out Arizona Hospitals
February 25, 2012 | by Kimberly Kipp | Notitas de Noticias
The Arizona Human Rights Coalition has asked for the cooperation of the immigrant community to report the presence of Border Patrol agents in hospitals. Kat Rodriguez, the spokesperson for the coalition, told Efe that they had seen an increase in complaints about the presence of Border Patrol agents in the emergency rooms and even maternity wards continue reading »
U.S. Visas Aid Trafficking Victims, At Their Peril
February 23, 2012 | by New America Media | HS News Network
Zoraida Peña Canal, left, was trafficked from Peru to be a domestic servant in Walnut Creek. Lawyer Avantika Rao guided her through the complex T visa program. Peña Canal prevailed, without law enforcement certification of her case. Photo courtesy of Avantika Rao. continue reading »
“Twilight: New Moon” Director Shows Impact of Anti-Immigrant Law on Alabama Families
February 22, 2012 | by Americas Voice Online | HS News Network
Last September, a federal court judge allowed a sweeping immigration crackdown law to take effect. That legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Bentley in June of 2011, continue reading »
Rep. Lamar Smith Now Holding Up Attempted Suicide Bomber as Example of Need for Immigration Reform
February 20, 2012 | by The Hill | Notitas de Noticias
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) is now using the would-be bomber Amine El Khalifi as an example of why the U.S. immigration to be reformed and more rigid. continue reading »
Denying Fairness and Human Rights to Some Put All of our Freedoms at Risk (AUDIO)
February 17, 2012 | by Restore Fairness | HS News Network
Mitt Romney’s line on “self-deportation” got a laugh from the audience at a Florida debate last week, but as thousands in Alabama, Arizona and elsewhere know — there’s nothing funny about it. continue reading »
ICE hands over 14,237 unaccompanied minors to Mexico in ‘11
February 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
U.S. authorities handed over 14,237 unaccompanied children and teenagers of different nationalities found traveling alone on the border to Mexico last year, the National Migration Institute, or INM, said. Of the minors handed over to authorities in Mexico, 11,520, or nearly 81 percent, were Mexican and the other 2,717 were of various unspecified nationalities. continue reading »
Ecuador Serving as Gateway to Brazil for Haitian Immigrants
February 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Ecuador has become the door of South America to Haitian immigrants who want to go to Brazil in search of a better life than living in their country, devastated by the earthquake of 2010 continue reading »
The Incredible Shrinking Rep. Lamar Smith
February 8, 2012 | by Americas Voice Online | HS News Network
Does anyone (besides Mitt Romney) listen to the chair of the House Judiciary Committee anymore? This week, Rep. Lamar Smith is looking especially desperate. He's taken to the pages of Roll Call and National Review Online to continue reading »
John McCain Is No Fan of Romney’s “Self-Deportation” Immigration Strategy (VIDEO)
February 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
Mitt Romney's call for self-deportation has generated intense criticism from a wide swath of folks, ranging from editorial writers and activists to even John McCain! Yes, the 2008 GOP presidential nominee continue reading »
What does Romney mean by “Self-Deportation” for the 8.8 Million Undocumented Hispanics in the US?
February 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
When he was asked about his plan to deal with illegal immigration, Republican front runner Mitt Romney said: "The answer is self-deportation, which is people decide they can do better by going home because they can't find work here because they don't have legal documentation to allow them to work here. And so we're not going to round people continue reading »
