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.
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Posted on: 30 Mar 2009
In a preview of the immigration debate, Congress is getting ready to consider a bill that would provide a path to citizenship to undocumented students who graduate from college, a trade school or join the military. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act was introduced in both the Senate and the House […]
Posted on: 27 Mar 2009
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor MEXICO CITY — As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departed Monterrey, Mexico for Dallas Thursday the consensus among Mexican officials seemed to be that finally the United States has decided to acknowledge its share of blame in the growth of the drug cartels –and the violence they cause. Mexican […]
Posted on: 26 Mar 2009
“In the criminal justice system, anyone arrested is assumed innocent, but in the immigration system, they’re put in detention, and then it’s the individual’s burden to prove they shouldn’t be detained,” Sarnata Reynolds told the San Francisco Chronicle. “That’s why you’ll see long periods of detention, because it’s an incredibly high burden.” Reynolds is one […]
Posted on: 25 Mar 2009
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor One day after the U.S. announced it will beef up security along its southern border, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Mexico today to discuss drug-related violence and economic issues. Clinton’s counterpart, Patricia Espinoza Castellano, said at a Mexico City press conference yesterday that the American measures are […]
Posted on: 24 Mar 2009
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor It was not the first time a Catholic leader has called for changes to the nation’s immigration policies. But Saturday’s appeal by Cardinal Francis George, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, was notable in that it was aimed directly at President Barack Obama and his promise […]
Posted on: 23 Mar 2009
At a time when Latino and immigration advocates are closely watching every decision coming from the West Wing, President Barack Obama’s appointment last week of a Dominican American attorney from Maryland as head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division has generated complaints and discomfort. But Thomas Perez, the nominee for Assistant Attorney General for […]
Posted on: 20 Mar 2009
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor The immigration detention system has been under fire from all sides in the past few weeks. Let us count the ways: There was the Associated Press special report showing most immigrant detainees are not criminals and many are held for lengthy periods before being deported. There was the announcement […]
Posted on: 19 Mar 2009
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor President Barack Obama appears to have settled some nagging doubts among his supporters in the pro-immigration ranks. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who met with Obama at the White House Wednesday reported the president renewed his promise to tackle immigration reform and outlined some of the steps he […]
Posted on: 18 Mar 2009
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor With an historic recession casting its shadow on economic prospects around the world, the U.S. is not the only country where the immigration debate has become heated these days. Australia –a traditionally immigrant-friendly country– announced this week it will reduce its intake of immigrant workers for the first time […]
Posted on: 17 Mar 2009
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor As soon as she took office Friday, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solís moved to reverse a rule affecting guest farmworkers that former President George W. Bush had modified in his last days in office. The changes included eliminating duplication among state and federal agencies in processing applications, putting in […]
