Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday that he will add the Dream Act as an amendment to a defense bill to be voted on by the Senate next week. The DREAM Act would allow young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. before age 16, and have been here for at least five years, […]
U.S. Citizen Wrongfully Deported for Not Speaking English
September 14, 2010 By
Houston native Luis Alberto Delgado returned to the United States over the weekend after an 85-day expulsion from the country after he was wrongfully deported by immigration officials in June. Delgado, 19-yrs-old, was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a traffic stop in South Texas on June 17 and questioned for eight hours over […]
Federal Investigations Conclude Arizona is Violating Civil Rights Act
September 13, 2010 By
Arizona has discriminated against students who are English language learners (ELL’s), according to two separate federal investigations. The violations under the 1964 Civil Rights Act could lead to a loss of federal funding for education in Arizona. Thousands of students were reclassified by the Arizona Department of Education as proficient in English though tests proved […]
Anti-immigrant Ordinances in Pennsylvania Ruled Unconstitutional
September 10, 2010 By
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled two Hazelton, Pennsylvania, anti-immigrant ordinances unconstitutional. The Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance passed by Hazelton in 2006 would have fined landlords who rented to undocumented immigrants and would have penalized companies that employed them. Another law would require tenants to prove they were citizens or lawful residents, register […]
GOP Candidates in Iowa Express Support of Anti-immigrant Measures at Latino Heritage Festival
September 9, 2010 By
The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Iowa, Kim Reynolds, stated her support of ending public education access to undocumented students on Saturday at the annual Latino Heritage Festival in Des Moines. Reynolds said that children who are undocumented immigrants should be denied access to public education. She did not outright say she would work […]
Mississippi Legislators and Tea Partiers to Gather for Immigration Forum
September 8, 2010 By
The Mississippi Federation for Immigration Reform and Enforcement (MFIRE), along with several state legislators and the Mississippi Tea Party will hold an event on Thursday at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg to discuss immigration reform. The local Tea Party organization, known as the 912 Project Hattiesburg, is hosting the event which is open […]
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Botches Debate
September 7, 2010 By
Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled through her opening statement and refused to recant previous claims of beheadings in the state during a debate last week in Arizona’s gubernatorial race. Brewer now claims she was referring to beheadings in Mexico. Brewer appeared lost at times during her opening statement, looking down and pausing for several moments, her […]
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Faces Lawsuit From Justice Department
September 3, 2010 By
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday after his failure to cooperate with the federal government on an investigation looking into allegations that his practices discriminate against Hispanics. The Justice Department, which has been investigating Arpaio for over a year, is calling the sheriff’s refusal to hand over […]
Immigration Good for U.S. Economy
September 2, 2010 By
Immigration expands the economy’s productive capacity, stimulates investment and promotes specialization that in the long run boosts productivity says an Economic Letter published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The letter written by Giovanni Peri, an associate professor at the University of California, Davis, and a visiting scholar at the FRBSF, summarizes recent […]
Justice Department Sues Community College System in Arizona for Discrimination
September 1, 2010 By
A discrimination suit has been filed by the U.S. Justice Department against a Phoenix-area community college system for allegedly demanding non-citizens to show extra paperwork, beyond what was required under federal law, before they could be hired. The Maricopa County Community College District faces the latest challenge to immigration policies in Arizona by the Justice […]
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