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Border Patrol Rescues 8 Illegal Aliens During San Diego’s Cold Snap, One Dies from Exposure
March 6, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A harsh winter storm hit east San Diego County, delivering freezing rain and up to four feet of snow in some areas. Border Patrol agents responded to the storm this past week and rendered life-saving assistance continue reading »
National GOP Group & Latino Caucus United Against Nebraska’s Anti-Immigrant Bills
March 6, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Somos Republicans, America’s largest Hispanic Republican organization, has joined forces with the Nebraska Democratic Latino Caucus in opposition to an Arizona-style enforcement bill for Nebraska (LB48) and in continue reading »
House GOP Holds Another Hearing To Push Mass Deportation Agenda While Revealing Craven Hypocrisy
March 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
Today, the leaders of the House Mass Deportation Caucus, Reps. Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Steve King (R-IA) and Lamer Smith (R-TX), have organized a hearing that they've disingenuously titled “Making Immigration Work for American Minorities.” continue reading »
U.S. Ranks in Top 10 for Immigration Integration Policies and Practices
March 1, 2011 | by Immigration Policy Center | Latino Daily News
In cooperation with the Immigration Policy Center, the British Council and the Migration Policy Group release a new study today which reviews and ranks U.S. immigrant integration policies against other countries. continue reading »
Strong Majority of Americans Oppose Changing Birthright Citizenship
February 26, 2011 | by Politics daily | Latino Daily News
57% of Americans oppose changing the 14th amendment that grants US citizenship to anyone born on American Soil, whereas 39% favor changing the amendment. continue reading »
Latest TX Bill, Strict Penalties for Hiring Illegal’s- But Maids are OK
February 25, 2011 | by Texas Tribune | Latino Daily News
The latest bill addressing illegal immigration in Texas has an interesting exemption- Maids. “It is an admittedly clumsy first attempt to say, ‘We are really focusing on the big businesses,’” Jon English, Rep. Riddle’s chief of staff, continue reading »
Sophisticated and Violent Document Traffickers from Mexico Operating in U.S. Indicted
February 24, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A federal grand jury in Richmond has indicted 22 members of an allegedly highly sophisticated and violent fraudulent document trafficking organization based in Mexico with cells in 19 cities and 11 states, including three cells in Virginia. continue reading »
Four Day Immigration Sweep Nets 58 Undocumented Aliens in Mississippi
February 23, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
During a four-day targeted enforcement operation in and around Jackson that ended Monday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested 58 individuals, including convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and known gang members and affiliates. continue reading »
Thousands Come Out to Protest in Texas Against 60 Proposed Anti-Immigration Bills
February 23, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Hundreds of immigrants, students, advocates and military members come out in protest at the Texas state capital, against the various bills being proposed on immigration. The theme of the protest rally was “Texas Can do Better.” continue reading »
Indiana Gov in Tough Spot on Pending Immigration Bill- a No-Win Issue
February 23, 2011 | by Indy Star | Latino Daily News
No wonder Governor Mitch Daniels hasn’t said if he will sign Senate Bill 590 or not. Support Senate Bill 590, which would require state and local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws, and Daniels will be going against business and university leaders who oppose the bill. continue reading »
NH House Committee Gives Unanimous “NO” to Anti-Immigrant Bill
February 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Before the NH House Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety even heard from all of the immigrants’ rights activists, law enforcement lobbyists, and business leaders who were waiting to testify against an anti-immigrant bill, committee members voted unanimously to recommend the proposal be killed. continue reading »
Virginia Senate Kills 10 Immigration Bills
February 18, 2011 | by Virginia Statehouse News | Latino Daily News
A Senate subcommittee rejected 10 illegal immigration–related bills late Wednesday to the cheers of the many Hispanic Virginians who filled the hearing room. continue reading »
Guatemala President Urges Mexico’s Aide For Those Headed to US
February 17, 2011 | by Spero News | Latino Daily News
The President of Guatemala, Alvaro Colom is suggesting that Mexico issue temporary immigration permits to Central Americans crossing Mexico to reach the US. This is an effort to provide safer passage to the immigrants who often fall prey to organized crime. continue reading »
Kansas Rep. Connie O’Brien Asked to Apologize For “Olive Complextion” Comment
February 16, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Democrats are asking Rep. Connie O’Brien to apologize for comments she made at a hearing where she mentioned seeing an “olive complexion” girl who “we could tell” was not in the country legally. continue reading »
Chico Campaign Digs out Immigration Reform (or Lack Thereof) to Ding Emanuel
February 16, 2011 | by Chicago Argus | HS News Network
I have been wondering how long it would take before immigration reform (actually, the failure of anything to take place on that issue) would become an issue in the municipal elections continue reading »
American Citizen Detained Twice on Immigration Challenges Sheriff’s Powers
February 15, 2011 | by Tennessean | Latino Daily News
An American citizen who has been held twice as an illegal immigrant in Davidson County Tennessee has filed a lawsuit to challenge the Sheriffs right to do so. continue reading »
DREAMActers Sending Speaker Boehner Some Valentines Day Love
February 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Supporters of the Dream Act through the organization DreamActivist.org want to keep the issue of the DREAM Act alive and center anywhere it can. So it thought of a unique concept to reach out to the Republican Speaker of the House continue reading »
Latino Group Calls for Justice for 9-Year-old Girl
February 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Nine-year-old Brisenia Flores was murdered in her home in Arivaca, Arizona in May 2009. She pleaded, “Please don’t shoot me,” right before she was shot — point blank, in the face — by a member of the Minutemen American Defense Corps (MAD) continue reading »
Michelle Obama Urges Latinos to Put Pressure on Republicans to Support Immigration Reform
February 13, 2011 | by The Hill | Latino Daily News
In an interview with Univision, First Lady Michelle Obama said that President Obama wanted to pass immigration legislation but could not due to a lack of Republican support. Mrs. Obama calls on Latino’s to put pressure on Republicans to support immigration reform. continue reading »
Latino Voters Anxious About the Economy
February 12, 2011 | by RUMBO | Latino Daily News
An opinion poll among Latino voters in the United States revealed a high level of economic anxiety in the community, a disconnect in the economic decisions made by the Obama administration and the highest level of concern ever seen about the current immigration policy. The poll, the first one in a series to be conducted jointly by impreMedia and Latino Decisions (LD) over the next twelve months, explores the situation of the Latino group most integrated into American society: voters, whether born here or naturalized citizens. Araceli Ceja is one of those citizens, currently unemployed, who fears for her family’s future. "The truth is I voted for Obama and I still have faith that he can change things," said Ceja during an interview at the local unemployment office, where she was waiting for some paperwork. "But I have been unemployed for a year, filled out more than 100 job applications and have not gotten anywhere. No one is hiring." Ceja may reflect a reality that, although serious for the entire country, has hit Latinos and African-Americans the hardest. Despite a recent decrease in the overall and Latino unemployment rates, Latinos still have higher unemployment than the majority: 12.6% versus 8.7% for the white population. Middle-class Latinos and those who are more integrated into society are also feeling the insecurity of the recession, even though it appears that an economic recovery has started. The problem is that the recovery has not reached all parts of society. This is why the results of a Latino voter poll are even more important than a poll of the Latino population as a whole, according to Matt Barreto, a political science professor at the University of Washington and pollster for LD. Here we see that the economy is having a very significant effect on the Latino community, and we are referring to a group of Latinos that is more integrated into the country’s economic and political life, usually a more stable group than the newly arrived," said Barreto. "This is a number I did not expect to be so high." continue reading »
