Immigrant Mothers In Arizona: Some Vow to Stay Despite New Law, Others Consider Moving
SB 1070 has energized the immigrant movement in Arizona, and many women formerly in the shadows are stepping up to fight against the bill.
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Once a Hospital Mainstay, Filipino Immigrant Nurses Face Dwindling Job Opportunities
In NY, with a heavy concentration of Filipino nurses working in hospitals and nursing homes, 3 areas of concern weigh heavily: the recession, a shortage of visas, and a testing scandal.
Their Parents Deported, Arizona Children Get Christmas Gifts from Churches
On the face of an increase in the number of parents deported from Maricopa County, a local church decided to organize a Christmas gift-giving event for the first time this year.
For Battered Latina Immigrants: Dwindling Resources, But Also Hope
De Colores, a domestic violence shelter in Phoenix, specializes in helping undocumented Spanish-speaking migrant women like her.
Children of Detained Immigrants Call for End to Raids in Arizona: Raid Today One of the Largest
PHOENIX, Arizona — While the Obama administration has established new federal guidelines to focus on employers that break the law by hiring undocumented workers, local authorities in Maricopa County are going in the opposite direction, and increasing the crackdown on…
Immigrant Women Have More Power in the Family, Face Big Economic Challenges According to New Poll
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor Immigrant women in the U.S. “face formidable barriers” –lack of language skills, discrimination, low wages, lack of health care–, but still their numbers continue to grow and they are “now on the move as…