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Seven Undocumented Youth Protest, Risk Deportation in Georgia
April 9, 2011 | by Campus Progress | Latino Daily News
This week seven undocumented youth were arrested in an act of civil disobedience in Atlanta during a protest. The students oppose a change proposed by the Georgia Board of Regents who want to ban on undocumented students from the state’s top five public colleges and universities. continue reading »
Impending National Boycott of Georgia
April 8, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A national network of organizations instrumental in coordinating the boycott in Arizona after controversial anti-immigrant legislation passed there in 2009 has sent a letter to Governor Deal of Georgia “notifying [him] of efforts underway to organize a national boycott of Georgia, in the event that Georgia’s Arizona copycat legislation -- HB 87 and SB 40 -- should become law. “ continue reading »
Immigration Rally Ends in Arrests after Protesters Block Downtown Street
April 7, 2011 | by Fresh Loaf | Latino Daily News
More than 100 protesters led by seven young people brought to the United States as young children — and who were later arrested after blocking traffic in protest — marched through downtown Atlanta to raise awareness about undocumented youths. continue reading »
“Border Security First” Advocates Block Real Immigration Reform
April 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The “border security first” mantra is a popular refrain in Congress these days. The Republican-led House of Representatives has held numerous border-focused hearings and many more are continue reading »
Yet Another State Leaves Immigration Enforcement Bill on Cutting Room Floor
April 2, 2011 | by Immigration Impact | Latino Daily News
The legislative graveyard got a little bit bigger this week as lawmakers in Mississippi pronounced a series of restrictive immigration measures dead. More than 30 immigration-related bills—including an Arizona-style enforcement bill—failed to meet a legislative deadline due to disagreements over the laws’ impact on the business community. continue reading »
H-1B Visa Reform: Open the Door to Highly Skilled Foreigners
April 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The top immigration panel in the House of Representatives will examine the H-1B visa program this morning, just a day before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services begins accepting H-1B applications from companies. continue reading »
Little-Known High Court Case Could Help Beat Deportation
March 31, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
This week marks the one-year anniversary of Padilla v. Kentucky – arguably the most important U.S. Supreme Court decision to date regarding the nexus between local criminal courts and federal immigration laws. continue reading »
4 Yr Old US Citizen Emily Ruiz Back On American Soil
March 30, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Emily Ruiz, the 4-year-old U.S. citizen who was sent back to Guatemala earlier this month, is back with her family on American soil. Her family's lawyer, David Sperling, continue reading »
Oregon Senate Approves In-State Tuition for some Undocumented immigrants
March 30, 2011 | by East Oregonian | Latino Daily News
In an 18-11 vote on Tuesday, the Oregon Senate has voted to allow some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Oregon public universities. continue reading »
Ruiz Family Lawyer Discusses the case of 4 year-old Emily, a U.S. citizen
March 30, 2011 | by Americas Voice Online | HS News Network
The case of Emily Ruiz, the 4-year-old US citizen who was separated from her parents and returned to Guatemala, has been generating widespread media attention since it broke a couple of weeks continue reading »
The Economic Impact of Legalization Versus Deportation in Arizona
March 26, 2011 | by Center for American Progress | Latino Daily News
Our national debate over urgently needed immigration reform is now careening through our state legislatures, city halls, and town councils due to political gridlock at the federal level. continue reading »
ICE Arrests 130 Undocumented Immigrants in Northern Va
March 24, 2011 | by The Washington Times | Latino Daily News
ICE Reports that more than 130 undocumented immigrants have been arrested in northern Virginia over the period of last Sunday through Tuesday. The effort was launched as part of a campaign to target and detain criminal aliens. continue reading »
Rep Senator Lori Klein of Arizona Reads Letter Calling Latino Students ‘gangsters” (VIDEO)
March 19, 2011 | by Arizona Guardian | Latino Daily News
During a debate at the Arizona State Capitol this week, gasps and anger were the reaction to the actions of freshman senator Lori Klein. Sen. Klein read a letter from a substitute eighth grade teacher that described most Mexican students as wanting to be "gang members and gangsters." continue reading »
Mexicans and Jews Fight for the Rights of Immigrant Mercado Workers
March 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An estimated 10,000 mercado workers work in the Bay Area and most are recent immigrants from Latin America and Asia. Workers lack proper meal and rest breaks, earn poverty wages, and often endure abuse. Benefits such as paid vacations and holidays, medical coverage, and pension plans are practically nonexistent. Overtime and double-time pay violations are common. continue reading »
Egypt and Latino’s in America…Is an Uprising Coming Here? (VIDEO)
March 17, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
Unrest leads to protest, and protest can lead to change. This has not been any more apparent than the events that took place in Egypt. Middle-East experts are now watching the countries of Yemen and Libya to see how they take shape, but can the revolution spread to the United States? continue reading »
Obama Urged to Halt Deportations until Promised Immigration Reform is Approved
March 17, 2011 | by Fox News | Latino Daily News
34 Leaders of 24-immigrant advocacy US organizations leaders have asked President Obama to issue an executive order halting all deportations until immigration reform is approved. continue reading »
Racist Kansas Legislator, Virgil Peck ‘Illegal immigrants should be shot from helicopters like hogs’
March 16, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
SOMOS REPUBLICANS are demanding an apology from Republican Kansas legislator, Virgil Peck, when he said it might be good to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled — with hunters shooting from helicopters. There are people advocating to shoot the heads off of “illegal Mexicans”, and Peck’s behavior is extremely violent and inappropriate. continue reading »
California Dream Act Debate Intensifies
March 16, 2011 | by CA Independent Voter Network | Latino Daily News
While recent census figures indicate that California is rapidly becoming a melting pot of immigrants on the road to becoming the new majority, a debate is sure to materialize in a California Assembly committee hearing today continue reading »
DREAMer Pedro Gutierrez Is Granted One Year Stay of Deportation
March 12, 2011 | by America's Voice | Latino Daily News
News about one of the lucky 900 this week: Pedro Gutierrez, a 22-year old Arizonan, has been granted a one-year stay of deportation, thanks to the work of DREAM activists and DREAM Act supporters all over the nation. continue reading »
National Hispanic GOP Group Announces Immigration Solution
March 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
A healthy and legal immigration solution will secure our borders, create a safer North American Continent and promote a stronger relationship with our contiguous neighbors. Enforcement-only initiatives promote a situation that continue reading »
