AltWeeklies Wire
Is Doug Hawkins Afraid of Mexicans?new
The Louisville councilman's crusade against illegal immigration quietly continues.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
04-08-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, Louisville
Trouble Ahead on the Border?new
Push to beef up border security leaves agents poorly trained, critics say.
San Diego CityBeat |
Megan Burks |
04-02-2008 |
Immigration
Business Muscle Pushes a Third Border Crossing Forwardnew
The state Department of Transportation (Caltrans) estimates that the number of cars crossing the border has increased 80 percent in the last 10 years. That growth, combined with post-9/11, time-consuming border checks have sent wait times skyrocketing into the two- or three-hour range at peak times.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
03-26-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Portland's New Tent Citynew
The city's day labor site on MLK Boulevard still has fences to climb.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
03-12-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Walling Off the Rio Grande Will Claim Many Victimsnew
The Great River is now considered one of the world's most endangered waterways, but Texans may not have to watch this serpent expire from overuse. Homeland Security, empowered by the Secure Fence Act of 2006, is rushing to wall off the U.S. border with Mexico. In so doing, the River herself -- and thousands of our wildest acres -- stands forfeit.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
03-12-2008 |
Immigration
Surveyor Stakes and Costly Mistakes at the Bordernew
I've been on the road for a week, visiting with residents who make their home on El Rio and considering how U.S. Homeland Security plans to wall the border will change la frontera.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
03-05-2008 |
Immigration
Lives Lived in Light and Shadownew
In North Carolina, a sister and brother, one undocumented, one legal, live starkly different lives.
INDY Week |
Remy Scalza |
02-28-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Grappling With the Border Wallnew
A major policy shift is underway on the Texas border. Following the failure of Congress and the Bush administration to forge new immigration policies, those looking north have only the face of Homeland Security to judge us by. That face is the Wall.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
02-27-2008 |
Immigration
Los Cuentos Chinos: Immigration Myths and Realitiesnew
How do immigration tall tales size up to the truth?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
02-22-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Facing Construction Slowdown, Brazilian Immigrants Leaving South Carolinanew
Brazilians are leaving the area in droves, propelled by the downturn in the construction industry, the decreasing value of the dollar, and the fear of a statewide crackdown on illegal immigration.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Goyette |
02-20-2008 |
Immigration
He's an ... Illegal Eh-liennew
He's stealing our jobs and our women. Plus, he talks funny. Meet Morgan, the illegal Canadian immigrant.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
02-20-2008 |
Immigration
Why Does the Mexican Border Wall Bypass the Rich and Connected?new
Texas resident Eloisa Tamez wants to know why her land is getting a border wall from Homeland Security, while a nearby golf course and resort remain untouched.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
02-19-2008 |
Immigration
From Baghdad to Georgianew
An Iraqi refugee finds safety in America.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-13-2008 |
Immigration
Immigration Can Make College Complicatednew
Without a way to work or prove residency, undocumented children are trying to pass an unsurmountable hurdle: college.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
02-05-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
No Security in Muslim Americans' Homelandnew
Almost five years after Iyad Hindi passed the test to become a U. S. citizen, he's still waiting to be "cleared" by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
01-31-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
