Put forth by XicanoPwr
Apr
01
Hoping nobody would notice, the immigration issue is back on the table even as the Presidential campaign progresses. Senate Republicans plan to introduce a package of as many as 11 bills that establishes a hard line on illegal immigration. Though it was introduced last year by Rep Heath Shuler (D-NC), the current bill, Secure America [...]
Posted in Democrats, Elections 2008, Immigration, Immigration Debate, Nativism, Prejudices, Xenophobia | 
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Oct
26
On Wednesday the Senate rejected the bill, the DREAM Act (S 2205), that would have provided a pathway to obtain permanent residency to children of undocumented immigrants – on the conditions that they seek a college education or enlist in the military. The legislation would have also made them eligible for federal student-loan and work-study [...]
Posted in Dream Act, Immigration, Immigration Debate | Tags: | functional 8 Comments »
Put forth by chicanopwr
Sep
26
GOOD NEWS from New York:
THE NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITIONPress Statement
For Immediate Release, September 21, 2007 Contact: Norman Eng, 212-627-2227 x235
New Driver’s License Policy Is a Win for All New Yorkers
Statement of Chung-Wha Hong, executive director of The New York Immigration Coalition:
New York State’s new driver’s license policy, announced today by Governor Spitzer, [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Aug
14
La Opinión, a Spanish-language newspaper, recently reported that state legislatures considered nearly three times the number of immigration-related bills than this time last year. In April, state legislators in all of the 50 states had introduced at least 1169 bills and resolutions addressing immigration or immigrant-related issues. As of now, there is a total of [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jul
09
The recent defeat of the immigration bill has a lot xenophobic nativists celebrating. Sadly, the bipartisan immigration bill caused a split among Latino leaders. Some Latino leaders called the legislation a “step backward” because of the provisions that would limit judicial review of legalization cases and make it extremely expensive to become a legal resident. [...]
Posted in Immigration, Immigration Debate, Nativism, Política Estados Unidos | Tags: | functional 3 Comments »
This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
