Remittances from the United States to other parts of the world are estimated in the tens of billions of dollars each year. Not surprisingly, a large share is sent to Latin America and many of the senders are of Hispanic origin. In fact, a 2008 Census survey showed that more than 50 percent of households […]
Guest Blogger Series: Zixta Martinez “Latinos & Remittances: How CFPB’s New Rules Will Affect The Community”
March 28, 2012 By
Alabama’s Anti-Immigrant Law Backfires, Creating a New Civil Rights Movement
March 5, 2012 By
Alabama’s show-me-your-papers law, HB56, threatens to turn the clock back to a time when hardworking men and women were persecuted because of the color of their skin. The law legitimizes racial profiling, terrorizes people of color throughout the state, frightens children, and harms the state’s economy. Sound familiar? Alabama’s past — post emancipation years characterized […]
Majority of Undocumented Immigrants Have Lived in U.S. over 10 Years
December 7, 2011 By
A new study found that nearly two-thirds of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. have lived here for at least 10 years. The study by the Pew Hispanic Center, based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s March 2010 Current Population Survey, found that out of the estimated 10.2 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., 35% of them […]
Anti-Latino Hate Crimes Increased in 2010
November 15, 2011 By
The percentage of anti-Latino hate crimes was at a ten-year high in 2010, according to a report released on Monday by the FBI. The FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics, 2010 report revealed that 66.6% of victims of ethnically-motivated hate crimes in 2010 were “targeted because of an anti-Hispanic bias.” Despite ethnically-motivated hate crimes having fallen in […]
Kids with Undocumented Parents Less Likely to finish High School
October 26, 2011 By
A new study from UC Irvine finds that children of legal immigrants are more likely to complete high school and spend an average of two more years in school than their peers whose parents are undocumented. According to a report in the LA Times, UCI Professor Frank Bean […]
Illinois Dream Act Signed into Law
August 3, 2011 By
The Illinois DREAM Act, which will help undocumented students in the state pay for college, was signed into law by Governor Pat Quinn on Monday. The law will create a “DREAM Fund” supported by private donors—not taxpayers, that will hold funds for grants and scholarships for students. Quinn has pledged $1000 of his own money […]
Brewer takes Immigration Battle to U.S. Supreme Court
May 9, 2011 By
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced on Monday that the state will directly appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over the injunction currently blocking parts of the state’s anti-immigrant law, SB 1070, from going into effect. Last month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the court order, which has kept the most controversial parts […]
Immigration Hall of Shame
April 27, 2011 By
Immigrants’ List (IL), a bipartisan political action committee, recently revealed the names of 10 Washington politicians who made it into their “Immigration Hall of Shame.” These politicians, both Republicans and Democrats, are characterized as posing the biggest threat to fixing America’s broken immigration system. Congressman Steve King (R-IA) made the top of the list for […]
President Obama to discuss Immigration Reform at White House Meeting
April 19, 2011 By
President Barack Obama will hold a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the White House with a group of leaders including the mayors of New York and San Antonio to discuss immigration reform. Among the invitees are former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro. The bevy of current […]
Guest Blogger Series: Janis Bowdler “Prepaid Cards Hold Promise at Tax Time”
April 18, 2011 By
Tax time has become widely recognized as a “teachable moment” where nonprofits, banks and credit unions, along with government partners help low-income families leverage a mandated activity to improve a family’s financial well-being. Cities have partnered with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs to provide free or low-cost tax prep services to increase the number […]
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