Advocates Slam Poll Claiming Minorities Want to See Immigrants Deported
Advocacy groups accuse the Center of Immigration Studies of “cooking the books” in attempt to show minority support for deportations.
Tag: Undocumented immigrants
After Losing a Child to Violence, Immigrant Families Find Kinship in Support Group
Latino and immigrant families who have lost a child to violence formed their own Spanish-language support group in Phoenix.
Immigrant Detained in Raid Sues Arizona Sheriff Arpaio’s Office for Mistreatment
A former undocumented worker detained in a workplace raid is accusing Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of negligence and mistreatment in a federal lawsuit.
Undocumented Immigrants and Health Care: A Hard Choice for a Wife and Mother
An undocumented migrant faces the choice of staying in Arizona, where her four children were born, or going back to Mexico to find care for her ailing husband.
Conservative Lawmakers Push Anti-Immigrant Legislation in Arizona
Republican lawmakers are pushing for laws that would allow police to arrest undocumented migrants for “trespassing” in the state or for standing on a sidewalk to look for work.
Arizona March for Immigrant Rights Draws National Support
Pro-immigrant and civil rights groups from across the country will march in Phoenix this Saturday to denounce what they call the criminalization of undocumented immigrants in the area.
Salvadorans Become Sixth Largest Immigrant Group in the U.S., Says New Report
After two decades of growth spurred by a civil war, natural disasters and rural poverty, the Salvadorn-born population in the United States has reached about 1.1 million people, making it the sixth largest immigrant community in the nation.
The Year in Review: Arizona Immigrants Face New Year With Old Fears
For Arizona immigrants 2009 was the year of raids in workplaces, traffic stops that led to deportations and reports of violations of human and civil rights.
The Year in Review: What’s in Store for Immigration Reform in 2010 Under President Obama?
The Obama Administration’s focus on immigration enforcement up to now offers a useful preview of what a likely legalization proposal will include in 2010 and how it will fare in a historically partisan and divided Washington.
The Year in Review: After Lofty Campaign Promises, More Enforcement From President Obama
With the Senate passing its version of health care reform in the wee hours of Christmas Eve, many immigrant advocates are waiting with bated breath for the White House to turn its attention to immigration in 2010.