Articles Tagged “Immigration”
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Supreme Court Will Rule on Arizona Immigration Law
emailThe 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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Senator Marco Rubio calls on Republican Party to be ‘Pro-Legal Immigration Party’
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio addressed immigration, the Republican Party’s efforts to reach Hispanic voters and his own vice-presidential nominee prospects during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Rubio spoke about the difficulties his party has had reaching Latino voters. “The policies are important, but the rhetoric is sometimes the impediment,” Rubio told the Journal. [...]
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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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US Justice Department Opens Hotline & Email to Field Alabama Civil Rights Concerns
The U.S. Justice Department created a bilingual hotline and e-mail for the public to report civil rights concerns regarding Alabama’s new toughest-in-the-nation immigration law, according to a Bloomberg report. The phone line and an accompanying e-mail address were established “for the public to report potential civil rights concerns related to the impact” of the laws, [...]
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Alabama Immigrant Parents Planning Alternate Caretakers for Kids in Case of Deportation
With Alabama tightening the chain on its immigration law which was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature this year and signed by Gov. Robert Bentley, families are looking into signing over there kids to family, friends, and even co-workers because they are in fear of being kicked out the country or put in jail, according to [...]
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No Immediate Decision on Alabama Immigration Law, says Federal Appeals Court
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday that it would not immediately decide whether to block enforcement of Alabama’s new immigration law, considered one of the nation’s toughest, according to the Associated Press. The order came after the federal government asked the court to block the law. The appeals court ordered both Alabama [...]
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Video: Meet a Latina Same-Sex Couple Impacted by Obama Immigration Announcement
Last week’s immigration announcement from the Obama administration had an immediate impact on a case in Denver, where an immigration judge on Friday postponed the deportation of Sujey Pando, a lesbian from Mexico legally married in Iowa to an American from Colorado, Violeta Pando, the New York Times reported. Although federal law does not recognize [...]
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Denied! Apple Rejects Smuggle Truck Immigration game App Submission
Owlchemy labs created controversy earlier this year when they announced their new game “Smuggle Truck,” which would allow players to smuggle illegal immigrants across a virtual southern border in a truck. This morning the company announced that their iPhone/iPad submission was rejected by the App Store. The original game is still available for PC and [...]
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Dora the Explorer’s link to Immigration Debate; Do you agree?
They are popular searches on Google, “dora the explorer illegal immigrant” and “dora the explorer mug shot.” You may have seen her mug shot that has been making the rounds online, on Facebook and in immigration debates. Dora’s alleged crime? “Illegal Border Crossing Resisting Arrest.” No matter your opinion, according to a recent Associated Press [...]
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Video: Children and Immigration with Michelle Obama
Whether this was staged or not, it’s sad. At what age do children know that a parent or loved one “doesn’t have papers.” What happened to the girl’s mother? What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook. Related Videos
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New Year’s Day Census Bureau predictions for U.S. Population
Our friends at the Census Bureau have released some New Year’s Day predictions. They predict that on Jan. 1, 2010 — three months out from Census Day — the total U.S. population will be 308,400,408. This would represent an increase of 2,606,181, or 0.9 percent, from New Year’s Day 2009. Net international migration is expected [...]
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Is everyone welcome in Utah? SB 81 starts July 1st
It’s sad to see how a state that once seemed very welcoming and kind could turn to become a place where people are just afraid to live or even visit. That’s what I’m afraid could happen with the great state of Utah. Starting July 1st, a new immigration law will come into effect; SB 81 [...]
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Talking about the Border!
I’ve been reading a few very interesting news pieces related to that subject ranging from immigrants to drug traffic and violence. The last one I read (in Spanish) confirms what everybody knows already. Mexican immigrants are the largest minority in America. The story also shares some important data gathered from a new study made by [...]
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Crossing the Canadian Frontera
So last week I crossed the border and yes, I did it legally! I went to Vancouver, Canada for a visit; Great friendly and gorgeous city. Crossing the borders gave me an idea to write a post about it. I’ve always heard how it’s so much easier to cross by land than by plane so [...]
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