Immigration
May 1, 2006 -
One part of the story of today's historic May Day boycott will be the big rallies in cities like Los Angeles, Chicago and Orlando -- the third wave of major demonstrations in the last two months for the growing immigrant rights movement.
May 1, 2006 -
Roberto Lovato, a journalist with New America Media, has a compelling piece about today's May Day immigrant boycott.
April 18, 2006 -
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed Georgia's tough new immigration legislation into law yesterday:
April 10, 2006 -
Besides the high number of new immigrants arriving in Southern states, another reason for the big protests in the region this week are a wave of bills cracking down on immigrants in state legislatures.
April 5, 2006 -
Think that last week's explosive Latino protests we
March 28, 2006 -
As I mentioned here before, I believe the U.S. needs a rational immigration policy but I'm not sure what one looks like. I'm surprised that Congress has decided to take it on in a hotly contested election year, but I guess I shouldn't be because there could be lots of votes to be gained with the right posturing and rhetoric.
January 31, 2006 -
The New York Times had an interesting article last week about a survey of 2660 day laborers at 264 hiring sites in 20 states across the country. Among the findings were that 75% of day workers are illegal immigrants, and that most are Hispanic.