Author: Diego Graglia

Bio: Diego Graglia is a bilingual multimedia journalist who has worked at major media outlets in the U.S. and Latin America. He is currently the editor-in-chief at Expansion, Meixco’s leading business magazine.

Contributions:

After Years Dreading Deportation, New York Activist is Detained by ICE and Could Be Sent to Haiti

Posted on: 05 Jan 2010

Jean Montrevil, a founder of the local branch of the New Sanctuary Coalition and a legal U.S. resident born in Haiti, was detained by immigration authorities on Dec. 30 during one of his monthly check-ins and is now awaiting deportation at a York, Pa., jail.

After Tough Economic Year, Fewer Immigrants Going Home to Mexico for the Holidays

Posted on: 23 Dec 2009

After a tough economic year, many Mexican immigrants who usually return home from the U.S. for Christmas and New Year are more likely to stay home.

Immigration Debate Returns to Capitol Hill with Gutierrez’s CIR ASAP Bill

Posted on: 15 Dec 2009

Saying “the time for waiting is over,” Rep. Luis Gutierrez announced his comprehensive immigration reform bill, “the product of months of collaboration with civil rights advocates, labor organizations, and members of Congress.”

Napolitano Insists on Obama’s Commitment to Pass Immigration Reform in 2010

Posted on: 13 Dec 2009

Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano renewed the Obama administration’s promise that it will deal with immigration reform early next year, political calculations in an election year notwithstanding.

As Obama Gets Peace Prize, Immigration Activists Remind Him of Human Rights Issue in the U.S.

Posted on: 10 Dec 2009

On the day that President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, pro-immigration activists in New York were ready to remind him of what they consider a human rights crisis in the United States: the condition in which thousands of immigrants are detained throughout the nation.

Americans Favor Legalization of the Undocumented, Says Book on Immigration to U.S. and Europe

Posted on: 09 Dec 2009

“A clear majority of the American public favors legalization as the best approach to the current population of unauthorized migrants,” according to a new book on immigration on both sides of the North Atlantic.

Too Tough for CNN, Too Soft for the Right Wing: Lou Dobbs in the Wilderness

Posted on: 07 Dec 2009

Lou Dobbs’ rumored political career has gotten off to an inauspicious start.

Pulling Their Weight: Report Shows Immigrants’ “Robust” Contribution to the U.S. Economy

Posted on: 30 Nov 2009

Immigrants, both documented and undocumented, contribute to the American economy “in very close proportion to their share of the population,” in the 25 largest metro areas, says a new study.

Recession Reverses Jobs Trend: Immigrants Hit Harder By Downturn Than Native-Born Americans

Posted on: 18 Nov 2009

The Migration Policy Institute released a report saying that in the current economic crisis immigrants are being hit harder in the job market than native-born Americans.

Immigrant Advocates Welcome Napolitano Statement, Will Hold House Parties for Reform

Posted on: 16 Nov 2009

Organizations working for comprehensive immigration reform welcomed Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s statement on Friday that Congress needs to move forward with an immigration overhaul early in 2010.