Tag: Undocumented immigrants

Despite Senate Defeat, DREAM Act Not Dead

Days after being defeated by a GOP filibuster, the DREAM Act has been reintroduced in the Senate as a stand-alone bill. Democrats are using the bill to send a message that they are committed to immigration reform.

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Stephen Colbert Wants To Protect America’s Harvest With Immigration Reform

On Friday, comedian Stephen Colbert will testify in Congress in support of AgJOBS, a bill that would grant undocumented farm workers currently in the United states a path towards legal status by continuing to work in agriculture.

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9500 Liberty: A Lesson For Arizona

A new documentary about the struggles in Prince William County, Virginia, provides a window into the lives and emotions of people on both sides of the immigration debate.

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Carl Paladino on Undocumented Immigrants “You gotta go back to where you came from.”

The Republican nominee for governor in New York says “we’re not going to allow
 undocumented aliens or illegal immigrants to take part in our social welfare and our Medicaid systems in the state of New York.”

Obama Writes To Latinos, Says Health Reform Will Help Them

In an op-ed published on Wednesday in the Spanish-language press, President Obama announced the launch of www.ciudadosdesalud.com, the federal government’s health insurance portal for the Hispanic community.

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Justice Department Sues Country’s “Toughest Sheriff” Joe Arpaio

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been sued for not turning over documents to federal officials investigating his department. Fi2W’s Valeria Fernandez broke down the lawsuit on PRI’s The Takeaway.

Lawyers Aid Undocumented Filipino Immigrants

A group of Filipino lawyers is providing free legal clinics to help their community navigate a complicated immigration system.

GOP Dancing Around Immigration

The head of the Republican Party says anti-immigrant legislation does not define the GOP. But many Hispanic Republicans are having a hard time buying that message.

Poll Shows Border Residents Feel Safe: Advocates Argue Border Security Threat Exaggerated

Despite claims of “murder and mayhem” on the U.S.-Mexico border, a new opinion poll shows that residents in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and California feel secure in their neighborhoods.

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Deportations of Undocumented Immigrants Increase Under Obama

The federal government is sending conflicting signals about its deportation policies. Recently, WNYC reported on the human side of deportation in a story about a couple snagged by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Fugitive Operations team.