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The South Deals With Immigration
June 10, 2012 - Fox News Latino
The South – where discussions about race and ethnic relations long focused primarily on blacks and whites – now has become the battleground on immigration. Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/06/10/south-deals-with-immigration/#ixzz27n6lhFNT
President Obama bristles when he is the target of activist tactics he once used
June 10, 2012 - Washington Post
Much of Obama’s tenure has been marked by difficulty with his Republican opposition, but his interactions with advocates for gays and Hispanics show the friction in his dealings with friends and supporters, as well.
The South Deals With Immigration
June 10, 2012 - Fox News Latino
Atlanta, GA. – The South – where discussions about race and ethnic relations long focused primarily on blacks and whites – now has become the battleground on immigration.
Southeast Immigration Summit Set In Atlanta
June 07, 2012 - Alabama Political Reporter
The immigration summit in Atlanta on June 11 is set to “discuss the importance of immigrants and immigration to the region’s economic and cultural vitality. Key stakeholders from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee will begin to develop a common understanding of the value of immigrants and immigration to the Southeast and to the country as a whole, and to renew calls for federal action.”
The Abuse of the Transgendered in Immigration Detention
June 06, 2012 - policymic
Recently, there was a large monetary amount ($22 million) awarded by a federal jury in New Mexico to a person, a non-immigrant, who was arrested for DWI and was held pending trial. He had been placed in solitary confinement for two years.
Katherine Vargas on Noticiero Univision: Dispensa provisional” podría evitar separaciones familiar
June 05, 2012 -
Decline in Migration Clears a Path for Reform
June 05, 2012 - Doctrine Blog, Truman National Security Project
The Supreme Court stepped into the eye of the immigration storm recently, reviewing Arizona’s notorious immigration law.Yet for all of the talk about border security and the soaring unauthorized immigrant population, new data pointed out that for the first time since the Great Depression, the immigration wave is crashing to a stop.
What next for immigrant rights?
June 04, 2012 - peoplesworld
At present, there is no chance that any legislation benefiting undocumented immigrants and their families could pass at the federal level. The numbers are not there in the House, or to overcome a Senate filibuster.
To Create Jobs, Fix Immigration
June 01, 2012 - The Huffington Post - Blog
Right under the noses of pro-business Republicans and Democrats is an anti-business immigration system that impedes innovation and puts family farmers out of business.
Dream Act: David Rivera Is First Republican To Propose Immigration Amnesty
May 31, 2012 - The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Republican Rep. David Rivera (Fla.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would help some undocumented young people stay in the U.S. legally, jumping into a ring dominated by Democrats for most of the year.
