Articles Posted in the Immigration Category
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WorldView Video: CNN Exclusive Interview with Sheriff Paul Babeu
emailWATCH: Sheriff Paul Babeu’s press conference. In an in-depth, exclusive interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu denies allegations of threatening a former boyfriend. Part 2: Arizona Sheriff on leaving Romney post Part 3: Sheriff Babeu on gay marriage WATCH: Sheriff Paul Babeu’s press conference. What do you think? Leave comments below or [...]
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WorldView Video: See all the Tacos Delivered to East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr.
That’s a lot of tacos. Reform Immigration for America, an advocacy group, arrived Thursday afternoon at East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr.’s office with about 500 tacos to protest the Mayor’s highly publicized “taco” comment, the New Haven Register reported. WATCH THE TACO COMMENT Maturo told WPIX-TV reporter, Mario Diaz, that “I might have tacos [...]
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East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. Apologizes for his “Taco” Comments
East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. has apologized for his “taco” comment Tuesday and the surrounding controvery continues to grow with some calling for his resignation. WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE MAYOR’S TACO COMMENTS The mayor released a formal apology where he said that he “let the stress of the situation get the best of [...]
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Video: “I Might Have Tacos”: East Haven, Conn. Mayor Joe Maturo’s Outreach Plan After 4 Cops Arrested For Racially Profiling Latinos
AMERICAN DREAM TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE FOR MANY LATINOS IN CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY. Federal authorities announced the arrest of four police officers in East Haven, Conn., accused of a series of offenses against Latinos which make up about 10 percent of the community. Comments made by the Mayor of East Haven, Joe Maturo, to WPIX-TV’s Mario [...]
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State of the Union 2012: Obama Speech Full-Text on Immigration
Read President Obama’s entire State of the Union Address here. Below is the portion of President Obama’s speech on immigration: Let’s also remember that hundreds of thousands of talented, hardworking students in this country face another challenge: The fact that they aren’t yet American citizens. Many were brought here as small children, are American through [...]
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‘Mojado’, gracias a Dios…
‘El otro lado es la solución…’ Canción Mojado del grupo de rock mexicano La Maldita Vecindad ‘El otro lado es la solución’ es una frase recurrente entre los latinos que se embarcan en la aventura hacia Estados Unidos. De hecho, en la actualidad ser un migrante que viaje a Estados Unidos se ha convertido prácticamente [...]
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‘Wet,’ thanks God …
The other side is the answer…’ ‘Wet’ Mexican song of ‘La Maldita vecindad’ ‘The other side is the answer’ is a recurring phrase among Latinos who take on the adventure going to the United States. In fact, today being a migrant traveling to the United States has become a virtual university for many, who every [...]
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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Calls Proposed Impound Procedures a ‘Fairness Issue” for Undocumented Immigrants
The Los Angles Police Department is considering changes to its impound procedures which would allow unlicensed drivers without prior convictions who caught driving to avoid having their vehicles impounded, according to the Los Angeles Times. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck calls it a fairness issue and says that changes will help undocumented immigrants who are unable [...]
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Supreme Court Will Rule on Arizona Immigration Law
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that they will hear an review an appeals court ruling on Arizona’s controversial immigration law, according to the Associated Press. The law requires that law enforcement to question suspects about their immigration status if they suspect they may be undocumented. The Obama administration sued Arizona over the law. Watch [...]
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Utah Man Fakes Undocumented Status to Avoid Jail and is Deported to Mexico
A U.S. Citizen lied to Utah law enforcement officials and said he was an undocumented immigrant so he could be deported to Mexico and avoid jail time for drug-related charges, according to an Associated Press report. The man, Jaime Alvarado, 27, lied because he knew that officials will sometimes deport an individual to avoid contributing [...]
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Statue of Liberty Celebrates 125th Annivesary; Launches Webcams
This weekend is a big party for the Statue of Liberty as the country celebrates its 125th anniversary and to help celebrate, webcams have been installed on the statue’s torch and crown. Visitors have not been allowed up to the Crown since 1916, but now everyone can see the view through cameras that have been [...]
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Los Angeles City Housing clerk, Eun Chavis, Cheated Immigrants
Former Los Angeles Housing Department clerk Eun Chavis, 58, served less than a month in jail on bribery convictions in 2010 related to payoffs she collected from immigrants and people with limited English skills, according to an LA Times investigation that has officals at Los Angles City Hall asking for answers. Chavis used her position [...]
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Los Angeles City Council Continues Arizona SB 1070 Boycott; Ed Reyes Won’t Attend Phoenix Conference
The Arizona travel ban by the City of Los Angeles, implemented in May 2010 to protest Arizona’s harsh immigration legislation, will continue after an attempt by City Councilman Ed Reyes to create an exemption, according to a Los Angeles Times report. The Los Angeles City Councilman, who originally co- sponsored the boycott, floated the idea [...]
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Video: South Park ‘Plays Texans Vs. Mexicans’
Update: Here’s a link to the full episode. Wednesday night’s episode of South Park dealt with Mexicans and the border. Here’s a preview of the episode: The Last of the Meheecans Get More: SOUTH PARKEric Cartman,Leopold “Butters” Stotch,more… What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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DL Podcast – An Inside Look at the Alabama Immigration Law and its Impact on the State
THIS WEEK: Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) speak with Grace Resendez-McCaffery from Latino Media Gulf Coast, the publisher of La Costa Latina newspaper, who shared a sobering first-hand account of the atmosphere in Alabama since a federal judge upheld most of state’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law. Resendez-McCaffery was in Alabama the day the law took affect [...]
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