AltWeeklies Wire
'Anchor Babies' Are a Mythnew

This soon-to-be-deported family proves that "anchor babies" are a myth.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
01-26-2011 |
Immigration
Hidden in Americanew

For a child of illegal immigrants, life remains in the shadows.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
01-19-2011 |
Immigration
Tags: Dream Act
Trouble For Controversial Immigration Program?new

Will an arcane legal challenge bring down Nashville's controversial 287(g) program?
Nashville Scene |
Brantley Hargrove |
01-14-2011 |
Immigration
Citizen of Nowherenew

Torn between two countries, Jessica just wants an education.
Las Vegas Weekly |
April Corbin |
12-29-2010 |
Immigration
Return To Sendernew

Mass deportation, strict border enforcement, amnesty. What will comprehensive immigration reform look like if the feds take action -- or if they don't?
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
12-28-2010 |
Immigration
Designing Dignitynew

A San Diego architect takes on the challenge of redesigning Friendship Park, a plot of land where the United States ends and Mexico begins.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
12-23-2010 |
Immigration
Diary of a Hunger Strikernew

First installment of an online diary by one of the participants in the hunger strike in support of the DREAM Act.
NUVO |
Camilo Torres |
12-13-2010 |
Immigration
Dream Act Risingnew
As the Dream Act heads to vote once again, the undocumented it would benefit are coming out with their immigrations statuses, risking everything.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
12-08-2010 |
Immigration
Man Without A Countrynew

How immigration reform -- and a Texan from Bangladesh -- got caught in the deportation dragnet.
The Texas Observer |
Seth Freed Wessler |
12-01-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, Shahed Hossain
Your Tax Dollars at Worknew

As stressed immigrant communities live in fear, law-enforcement agencies reap financial rewards.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
11-18-2010 |
Immigration
Soldier’s Pay?new

Chapook Dizayee is a hero of the War on Terror. His family is its latest victim.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
11-10-2010 |
Immigration
What the GOP Sweep Means for Immigration Reformnew

In hindsight, it seems appropriate that Dia de los Muertos and the mid-term election fell on the same day. The national Republican sweep means that any meaningful effort for immigration reform is probably dead.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
11-03-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, GOP
Blinders On, Immigrants Outnew

Georgia lawmakers' revive their anti-immigrant obsession.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
CL Editorial Board |
11-03-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Former Immigration Official Sentenced to Prisonnew
Bedri Kulla, a former immigration services official, tried to woo a 23-year-old undocumented immigrant from El Salvador. And when she ignored his advances, he attempted to have her deported.
Now he is going to jail.
INDY Week |
Rebekah L. Cowell |
10-01-2010 |
Immigration
What Happens When Undocumented Immigrants Become Crime Victims?new

A former immigration officer blackmailed an undocumented immigrant to have a sex with him. Victims confront a dilemma: Do they report the incidents to police and risk deportation? Or do they continue to be victimized?
INDY Week |
Rebekah L. Cowell |
09-24-2010 |
Immigration