Tag Archives: Immigration
IMMIGRATION REFORM DELAYS. ALSO DRIVER’S LICENCES FOR UNDOCUMENTED IN CALIFORNIA.
Supporters of comprehensive immigration reform are urging House Republican leaders to stop delaying a vote on an immigration reform bill. In a recent action, more than 100 women were arrested in Washington protesting the House’s inaction. They say the votes exist today to pass a bill with path to citizenship. A social leader arrested in […]
IMMIGRATION REFORM WOES.
As the U.S. House gets back into session this week, immigration reform legislation faces an uphill battle. With issues like the attacks in Syria and federal spending in the forefront, Republican leaders have said they have no plans to bring immigration reform to the floor. This edition looks into the prospects for immigration reform in […]
HELPING IMMIGRANT DOCTORS.
A dire shortage of health care workers is only expected to grow when millions are expected to gain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. To help meet the critical need for bilingual health care professionals, there are some efforts to help immigrants health workers who were trained in their home countries to get back […]
“REPORTERO”.
What is it like to report on the drug war in Mexico, amidst death threats, and murders and exiles of colleagues? The subject of the film Reportero joins this edition to discuss his life’s work reporting on the California-Mexico border and his recent book “No Se Olviden de Nosotros” (“Don’t Forget About Us”). We also […]
FIGHTING FOR THE DREAM.
Young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as undocumented children and grew up here continue to fight for immigration reform by any number of means. Known as Dreamers, these young activists are succeeding in driving the immigration reform agenda in many influential circles and, according to some, redefining what it means to be an […]
IMMIGRATION REFORM: THE QUEST FOR A VOTE. ALSO, ACCUSED OF GENOCIDE.
House Speaker John Boehner says he will not allow a vote on an immigration reform bill without majority support from Republicans. The clamor is growing within his own party to let the House vote on the issue. So far, about twenty Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have said they would back a way […]
THE PATH TO CITIZENSHIP.
Immigration reform legislation is on hold while members of Congress spend their August recess in their districts. This month, reform supporters are holding hundreds of events around the country to increase Republican votes for a pathway to citizenship. The focus of the public events are influential congress members whose districts have large Latino constituencies, such […]
THE ‘DREAM 9’.
Nine activists were detained in Nogales, Arizona, last month while crossing the border from Mexico, calling attention to U.S. deportation policies. Known as the “Dream 9,” the activists were arrested and locked at the Eloy detention center, where some were placed in solitary confinement after protesting conditions. After weeks of detention, the ‘Dream 9’ won the right […]
IMMIGRATION EDITION: TRUST ACT AND BORDER SECURITY.
The House of Representatives goes on recess this week, before taking up comprehensive immigration reform. In the absence of reform, California legislators are attempting to pass an amended version of the TRUST Act, a bill that would limit who state and local police can hold for deportation. This edition also takes a look at border […]
IMMIGRATION EDITION.
Today, the House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing to focus on the KIDS Act, a Republican version of the DREAM Act that would offer legalization for some young immigrants. The House is following a piecemeal, less-than-citizenship approach to immigration reform. An influential Republican leader comments on the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform in a House […]
