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 […]
Hospitals Move to Methods with a Focus on Diversity
September 8, 2010 By
More often these days, hospitals are beginning to employ methods beyond hiring interpreters and offering translated paperwork in order to improve care for an increasingly diverse patient population. In order to grasp a better understanding of their patients, doctors and nurses have begun interviewing religious leaders, visiting cultural centers and even traveling abroad. “We can’t […]
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 […]
Civil Rights Groups Taking Aim at Childhood Obesity
September 7, 2010 By
A coalition of leading civil rights groups in the nation, including the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) are uniting to help end the epidemic of child obesity. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is funding a […]
Latino Workers Help Rebuild New Orleans but Face Wage Theft
September 1, 2010 By
After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans five years ago, immigrant workers that flocked to the city to help rebuild continue to face the all too common problem of day laborers, wage theft. After a Department of Homeland Security directive that suspended employment immigration enforcement in the area immediately following the hurricane, thousands of workers traveled […]
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 […]
State Department’s Reference to SB 1070 in UN Human Rights Report Angers AZ Governor
August 31, 2010 By
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is none too happy about the federal government’s challenge to her state’s anti-immigrant law being referenced to in a United Nations Human Rights report. The State Department cited their lawsuit against Arizona as an example of how the United States is protecting human rights. Brewer, who signed the legislation into law […]
Number of Hispanic Kindergartners Up From a Decade Ago
August 27, 2010 By
This year, Hispanic children make up a much larger percentage of Kindergartners than they did in 2000. About a quarter of kindergarten age children are Hispanic according to an analysis of recent government surveys by USA Today. That is a considerable 19% increase from ten years ago. The high school graduation class of 2024 is […]
Coalition in Florida Fights Back Against Efforts to Pass AZ-style Legislation
August 24, 2010 By
State lawmakers, church leaders, and immigrant activists have banded together in Florida to combat efforts to pass an Arizona-like immigration law in their state. The Florida Immigrant Coalition, which includes legislators from both political parties, held a telephone conference with media on Monday to denounce such legislation in their state it says could lead to […]
Latino Democratic Candidates In Primary Contests Today
August 24, 2010 By
Voters are heading to the polls this morning in Arizona where the hot button issue of immigration has taken center stage throughout the campaign. The primaries for US Senate on both the Democratic and Republican sides have been grabbing national headlines. Republican incumbent Sen. John McCain faces a fired up opponent, J.D. Hayworth, who has […]
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