Immigration
Hip-hop rhymes tell the drama and anxiety of deportees
The hip-hop artist Olmeca, from Los Angeles, launched a song called “En mi nombre” (In My Name), in which he laments the toll taken by mass deportations. The singer uses real life stories of immigrants for the song’s lyrics. Olmeca presented the song in Arizona, where Valeria Fernández reports.
Efforts step up to enroll more Latinos in Covered CA
Though the Latino community constitutes the largest population without health insurance in California, only a minimal part of eligibles Latinos have applied for health insurance under the new health exchange marketplace. In response, community organizations and health authorities of different counties around the state have organized health fairs to try to urgently enroll more Latinos before the March 31st deadline. Manuel Ocaño went to one of these fairs in Chula Vista.
Obama nominates Latina to head Small Business Administration
(Español) Nacida en Guadalajara, México e inmigró a California de pequeña con su familia de cinco miembros, Contreras-Sweet requiere ser confirmada por el Senado.
Gov. Cuomo announces settlement with NYC landlord over tenant harassment
(Español) “Hemos luchado muy fuerte para lograr todo esto, y creo que lo hemos logrado. Y me encantaría invitar a la gente a motivarse, para que si tienen un problema de estos, que se den cuenta de que no es necesario que se vayan si no quieren dejar su departamento”, dijo María.
San Diego border patrol beating raises questions of excessive force
(Español) El abogado Guadalupe Valencia sobre las decenas de golpes que aplicaron al migrante opinó que lo que no se vale es la violencia.
Border patrol tramples rights of U.S. citizens, says ACLU report
(Español) Autoridades de Inmigración indicaron que el trabajo de sus agentes no solamente es controlar el trafico humano sino también de drogas y armas.
New Pro-Immigrant Laws.
More undocumented immigrants can now apply for driver’s licenses or permits in states like Maryland and Nevada. In California, the so-called TRUST Act, a landmark law that prohibits local law enforcement from detaining undocumented immigrants for deportation in minor arrests, is expected to decrease deportations in the state. An immigration law expert reviews those and […]
Living in the Shadows: When a New Home Means a New Diet, Health Problems Arise
4 to 5,000 ethnically Bhutanese-Nepalese refugees call Pittsburgh home. Having migrated in the last six years, it’s a new population, one that is falling into an old immigrant paradox.
Deportations fell 30 percent in Northwest
(Español) Si el número de deportaciones continua al mismo paso, mas de mil personas sin autorización podrían ser removidas al final del día.
(Español) Teleconferencia sobre la Reforma Migratoria
(Español) La convocatoria incluirá comentarios de Tamar Jacoby, presidente y CEO de ImmigrationWorks EE.UU., una federación nacional de propietarios de pequeñas empresas se centraron en la reforma de las leyes de inmigración de Estados Unidos.
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