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Heritage Foundation Between a Rock and a Hard Place
May 19, 2013 | by NewsTaco | Latino Daily News
If you’re looking for the Heritage Foundation today, look behind the rock next to the hard place. You’ll find the Heritage between the two, acting like it doesn’t have a care in the world. You get the sense of it by the silence. continue reading »
At California Detention Center, Immigrants Must Pay $20 For A Five-Minute Phone Call
May 17, 2013 | by Think Progress | Latino Daily News
Long known for exploiting inmate needs, immigration detention centers that generally contract out services like their phone systems, are generously paid by the federal government to hold ICE detainees. continue reading »
Urgent: Call Your Senator Now on Amendments to the Immigration Bill
May 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently debating amendments to the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013” (S. 744). As the committee considers the section of the bill that addresses interior immigration enforcement, we have gotten news that certain harmful amendments could be voted on as soon as today! continue reading »
Corporations Make Millions by Detaining Undocumented Immigrants
May 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The detention of undocumented immigrants has become a multimillion dollar business for corporations devoted to the administration of prisons and detention centers in states like Arizona, activists say. continue reading »
Rep. Gutierrez Says Only Immigration Reform Can Stop Deportations
May 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Barack Obama will not put a halt to deportations of undocumented immigrants until and unless Congress passes immigration reform, Rep. Luis Gutierrez told Efe. Obama could not keep his 2008 promise for immigration reform and made it one of the pillars of his second term, but, according to Gutierrez, the immigrant community "is suffering intensely" due to the deportations. continue reading »
Immigrants Represent Integral Part of Arizona Economy
May 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The state of Arizona would lose $48.8 billion in economic activity and 581,000 jobs if all the undocumented immigrants left the state, according to figures released Thursday. continue reading »
PEW STUDY: 75% of US Residents Believe Immigration System Needs Fixing
May 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Three-quarters of U.S. residents believe that the immigration system needs major changes, including a path toward legalizing the status of the undocumented population, according to a national survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. Of the more than 1,500 people surveyed by Pew early this month, 35 percent said the immigration system should be "completely rebuilt." continue reading »
Immigration Reform Could Fail With Amendments Says McCain
May 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), part of the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" who drafted an immigration reform bill, warned Wednesday that the measure could fail if too many amendments are added. continue reading »
New Study: Nearly Half of Latinos Less Likely to Report Crime Due to Immigration Fears
May 8, 2013 | by Americas Voice Online | Latino Daily News
Federal legislation to improve the nation’s immigration system is taking a step forward this week, when the Senate Gang of 8 immigration bill goes into markup, but advocates today are reminding President Obama of the high cost of strict immigration enforcement and what he can do to alleviate the problem. continue reading »
Voter Suppression Group Fear Mongers Over Immigration Reform: It Will Allow ‘Millions’ To Vote
May 7, 2013 | by Think Progress | Latino Daily News
Following other far-right attacks on comprehensive immigration reform, True the Vote, a Tea Party group purporting to combat voter fraud, is now rallying against the Senate’s immigration bill. In a fundraising email to supporters, True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht warned that the bill presents a “golden opportunity” to allow “millions of newly legalized immigrants” to “undermine our electoral system.” continue reading »
Activist Sound Alarm as Two Undocumented Guatemalan Immigrants Die in Custody
May 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Activistas described as alarming Friday the fact that two Guatemalan immigrants died in less than a week at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Arizona. "I'm concerned that there is no way for independent groups to verify what is happening inside these detention centers. continue reading »
How New Immigration Bill Could Have Caught Two Suspects Arrested In Connection With Boston Bombing
May 2, 2013 | by Think Progress | Latino Daily News
Federal authorities on Wednesday announced they had arrested three suspects for allegedly helping the Boston Marathon bombers in the aftermath of the attacks. Two of the suspects are Kazakh nationals Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, who had already been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the days following the bombing for overstaying their student visas. continue reading »
PEW Report: 33.7 Million Mexican-Origin People Living in U.S.
May 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, who comprise about 64 percent of the Hispanic population in the United States, reached a record 33.7 million in this country in 2012, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center. continue reading »
States Move Forward To Allow Undocumented Immigrants To Drive Legally
April 30, 2013 | by Immigration impact | Latino Daily News
In a stark change from the harmful measures that swept across states in previous years, 2013 has started out as a good year for immigration reform at the state level. Lawmakers continue to push for pro-immigrant policies to help immigrants already living in the U.S., while the Georgia legislature’s passage of an anti-immigrant bill stands out as an outlier instead of the norm. continue reading »
Open Letter From Dreamers to “Gang of 8”- Don’t Reinvent the Wheel & Pass Senate Bill
April 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In the Senate, the bipartisan “Gang of 8” - group of Senators leading immigration legislation - has negotiated a delicate compromise that is a first step to meet our country’s economic, family, and security needs. The Senate Judiciary committee has also held more than 6 days of extensive hearings and heard testimony from over 40 witnesses. continue reading »
Chicago Catholic Priest Who Donated Part of his Liver to Immigrant Crosses the U.S. Border Illegally
April 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Chicago priest known for having donated part of his liver to an immigrant parishioner in 2002 returns to Chicago tonight after having crossed the U.S. Border in Nogales, AZ illegally on April 24th, 2013. The Pastor of Saint Gall Roman Catholic Church in Chicago, Fr. Gary Graf continue reading »
Incredibly, In 2013, Some Republicans Want GOP to Double Down on Self-Deportation
April 26, 2013 | by Americas Voice Online | Latino Daily News
The Republican Party has embarked on a major overhaul of its recent anti-immigrant stance, spurred in large part by historically low levels of support from Latino voters in the 2012 elections. Yet judging from the witnesses that Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) called at yesterday’s immigration hearing, not everyone in the GOP has gotten the memo. continue reading »
How Will the Boston Bombing Affect Immigration Reform?
April 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday analyzed at a packed hearing the elements of immigration reform at a time when last week's deadly bomb attack in Boston has made the political climate more problematic for moving forward on the issue. continue reading »
A “Keeping Families Together” Story- But I Never Lost Hope.. ( VIDEO)
April 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
I am from Ecuador and I came to this country 15 years ago. When I was a kid I was a victim of domestic violence at home and then when I was 16 I had encountered another domestic violence experience. I came to this country was to escape that life. continue reading »
Catholic Bishops’ Migration Chair Welcomes Immigration Proposal
April 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The introduction of U.S. Senate bipartisan legislation to reform the U.S. immigration system was welcomed by Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, April 17 continue reading »
