Tag Archives: Immigration
Immigration Reform: Debating How.
2013 was not the year of immigration reform and the prospects are uncertain in the current session on Capitol Hill. Meantime, the debate continues within the advocacy community about what kind of immigration reform bill to unite around. Can a piecemeal approach be considered? Is the road to citizenship a must? Are provisions such as […]
Rigoberta Menchú in California.
Rigoberta Menchú, a world-renowned advocate for Indian rights, visits one of California’s leading indigenous organizations and addresses the plight of migrants, reviews the achievements of indigenous peoples during the past two decades, and celebrates indigenous languages. California is home to hundreds of thousands of indigenous migrants from Mexico and Central America. They represent about one […]
Congressmembers Call to Halt Deportations.
In the absence of an immigration reform this year, House Democrats signed a letter asking President Obama to take executive action to suspend deportations and expand the Deferred Action program. And now that House members go out on vacation, activists vow to close out 2013 with more pressure at home. These and other developments are […]
Immigration Reform: The Eleventh Hour.
As Congress gets ready to go on the winter holiday recess, children travel to Capitol Hill to urge for immigration reform and some try unsuccessfully to dialogue with Republican leaders, while farm workers in California launch an 11-day push for reform in front of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s office and social leaders continue fasting in the […]
Undocumented fear new health plans.
Undocumented workers are afraid that as employers begin buying insurance for their employees under Obamacare’s new health insurance exchange, or directing their workers to buy insurance, their immigration status will be verified and their job will be at risk. Two experts on the new health care law address those fears, explain what’s in store for […]
Alabama to Gut Anti-Immigrant Law. Also, Fast For Families Grows.
Alabama to Gut Anti-Immigrant Law. A new settlement between the state of Alabama and civil rights groups permanently blocks key parts of HB 56, widely considered the strictest immigration law in the U.S. Now, the state is banned from requiring schools to verify the immigration status of newly enrolled students and making it a crime […]
To Sin Against Hope. Also, Heavy Fine Against Spanish Language Show.
In his new book about life and politics in the borderland, titled “To Sin Against Hope,” Alfredo Gutierrez argues that the war on Mexican immigrants has rarely abated. This personal memoir of the former leader of the Arizona State Senate begins with the deportation of his U.S. citizen father from his Arizona hometown, during a […]
The Right To Stay Home. Also, Immigration Relief for Military Families.
In his most recent book, David Bacon portrays a growing resistance of Mexican communities that envision a world were migration is not forced by poverty or environmental destruction. The author speaks about the activists he portrays in his narrative, and the connection between the U.S. policies that push migration, and a person’s right to […]
Immigration Reform: The Final Hours (special program 2 hrs).
House Speaker John Boehner closed a window of opportunity for the millions of undocumented immigrants by declaring that no formal talks will be held on the Senate-passed bill. Other Republican leaders have said that immigration reform will not pass in 2013. In response, pro-immigrant demonstrators are escalating their protests, from dramatic hunger strikes to street […]
Mixed status families and ACA.
Immigration authorities confirmed last month that they will not pursue undocumented parents when they enroll their U.S. citizen children in health insurance programs under the Affordable Care Act. Still, many undocumented immigrants fear signing their eligible children up for Obamacare benefits. An expert on the health rights of mixed status families provides advice and dispels […]
