Immigration immersion: From the border to the center (College of William and...
(Source: College of William and Mary) Immigration immersion: From the border to the center by Megan Shearin| June 26, 2013 {{youtube:medium|9IauMPOXEUQ, From the border: Studies in immigration.}} In...
View ArticleCensus Bureau Names Pauline Medrano to National Advisory Committee on...
Download image U.S. Census Bureau Logo. (PRNewsFoto/U.S. Census Bureau) WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Census Bureau today announced 10 new members of its National...
View ArticleGonzalez: Senate immigration bill isn't worth passing
Galleries Web links As the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill, S744, continues its tortured transformation from an ostensibly well-intentioned reform concept to a punitive, national...
View ArticleAILA Presents Mycuéntame.org with the 2013 Advocacy Award (AILA - American...
(Source: AILA - American Immigration Lawyers Association) Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 13062750 (posted Jun. 27, 2013)" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 27, 2013 CONTACTS: George Tzamaras or...
View ArticleFemale workers face rape, harassment in U.S. agriculture industry
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. – Esther Abarca said the foreman drove to parts of the apple orchard that she had never seen. Deep into the farm, in what she could describe only as a “desolate place,” he parked the...
View ArticleImmigration Bill Clears Final Hurdle to Senate Approval
WASHINGTON — The most significant overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws in a generation easily cleared the final obstacle to passage on Thursday, when 68 senators, including 14 Republicans, voted...
View ArticleFemale ag workers face rape, harassment
By Bernice Yeung and Grace Rubenstein SUNNYSIDE, Wash. – Esther Abarca said the foreman drove to parts of the apple orchard that she had never seen. Deep into the farm, in what she could describe only...
View ArticleNYC Council Passes Plans for New Police Oversight
NEW YORK — The most expansive plans in years to impose new oversight on the New York Police Department passed the City Council on Thursday, as lawmakers voted to create an outside watchdog and make it...
View ArticleNYCLU Applauds NY City Council's Passage of the Community Safety Act (NYCLU...
(Source: NYCLU - New York Civil Liberties Union) NYCLU Applauds NY City Council's Passage of the Community Safety Act June 27, 2013 - The New York Civil Liberties Union today applauded the New York...
View ArticleRonell Wilson Death Penalty Trial Begins For Killing Of NYPD Cops James...
The death penalty trial of Ronell Wilson for killing two NYPD cops began in federal court in Brooklyn Monday with opening arguments focused on whether his own tragic life overshadowed responsibility...
View ArticleCensus Bureau Names the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed...
Download image U.S. Census Bureau Logo. (PRNewsFoto/U.S. Census Bureau) WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Census Bureau today announced 10 new members of its National...
View ArticleUS immigration deal envisages use of military surveillance at southern border
Civil liberties groups fear injection of war zone surveillance technology could turn the border into a virtual military zone US border patrol agents at a border fence between Arizona and Mexico at the...
View ArticleNYC Council votes to impose new NYPD oversight
Published June 27, 2013Associated Press 2012 Getty Images NEW YORK – The most expansive plans in years to impose new oversight on the New York Police Department passed the City Council early Thursday,...
View ArticleCensus Bureau News -- Island Areas: 2010 Census Summary File
Download image U.S. Census Bureau Logo. (PRNewsFoto/U.S. Census Bureau) WASHINGTON, June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Island Areas: 2010 Census Summary File — This summary file contains...
View ArticleOur Lady Of Guadalupe In Bikini Image Lands New Mexico Newspaper In Hot Water
New Mexico’s Catholics don’t think their religious icon belongs in a bikini. The Santa Fe Reporter, a New Mexico alt weekly, is in hot water for running a cartoon featuring Our Lady of Guadalupe in a...
View ArticleJoe Arpaio: We'll 'Never Secure The Border,' Because Undocumented Immigrants...
Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who considers himself one of the toughest law enforcement leaders in the nation, said Monday that efforts in Congress to secure the southern border are...
View Article5 Hispanic women sue over interpretation in NY
NEW YORK - (AP) -- Wendy Garcia called 911 after she said her boyfriend shoved her and slammed a door on her. She asked for a Spanish-speaker because she spoke little English. She was able to explain...
View ArticleThis Account Is Tweeting Every NYPD Stop-and-Frisk
Millions of New Yorkers have been subject to a New York Police Department stop-and-frisk — and one Twitter account is telling their story, 140 characters at a time. The account, @StopAndFrisk, was...
View ArticleCity Council wages war on the NYPD with misguided legislation
The protection of life, limb and property is squarely on the line with the City Council’s move to force the NYPD to apply racial and ethnic yardsticks to arrests. With Speaker Christine Quinn’s...
View ArticleOur Star-Spangled Banner Waves for All of Us
The racist attacks on a young Mexican-American prodigy who sang the National Anthem didn't occur in a vacuum. Before game three of the recent NBA Finals in San Antonio, Sebastien de la Cruz stepped up...
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