AltWeeklies Wire
Is an Immigration Crackdown in the Wings?new
Activists and business owners await "No Match" ruling.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chris Meagher |
09-24-2007 |
Immigration
No-Match Letters Already Affecting Workersnew
One fired employee shares her story.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-24-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
In Immigration Battle, Letters as Leveragenew
Bay Area activists are leading the fight against a new Bush administration crackdown on undocumented workers.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joseph Plaster |
09-20-2007 |
Immigration
Is a Border Patrol Abuse Investigation MIA?new
In March 2004 U.S. Border Patrol Agent Ephraim Cruz reported the grave mistreatment of immigrant detainees at an agency station, but despite Border Patrol claims to the contrary, an investigation of these allegations may never have occurred. Or if it did, perhaps the results were too embarrassing for public consumption.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-19-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Taking Aim at New Haven's Immigrant Policynew
Florida Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, a Republican, is introducing legislation that would punish cities like New Haven that have explicit "don't ask, don't tell" policies on illegal immigration -- even though none of these cities are in Florida.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
09-18-2007 |
Immigration
Where's the Beefnew
Border-fence monitors pose the critical question, after government officials make false promises.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-13-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
The Inanity of a DHS Fence in South Texasnew
A proposed Rio Grande fence will separate families, wreck economies, and threaten wildlife, but it won't stop illegal immigrants.
The Texas Observer |
Mary Jo McConahay |
09-10-2007 |
Immigration
Escape ... and Reunionnew
Two former Sacramento journalists reunite with a local woman they helped smuggle across the border in the 1980s, when she was a child.
Sacramento News & Review |
Dale Maharidge |
09-06-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Border Crossingsnew
To get to America, some people have climbed fences, hiked through deserts, lied their way past border agents or legally entered by wading through mounds of confusing paperwork -- these are the stories beneath the statistics.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan, David Rolland and Eric Wolff |
09-05-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
New Law Causes Real Problems for Wisconsin Immigrantsnew
The state's Real ID law took effect in April, presaging changes in federal law that will mandate that motor vehicle authorities verify immigration status.
Isthmus |
Mary Ellen Bell |
08-27-2007 |
Immigration
Voices of the Immigrantsnew
Ten immigrants swept up in the June 6 federal raids on New Haven tell their stories.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
08-21-2007 |
Immigration
The Minutemen's Own Riefenstahl?new
Christie Czajkowski is more than a political activist fighting against a perceived Mexican invasion; she's the movement's videographer.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
08-15-2007 |
Immigration
Helping Deportees Lawyer Upnew
Most people arrested and imprisoned in the United States are assigned lawyers to help them navigate the legal process -- not so for immigrant detainees facing deportation.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
08-13-2007 |
Immigration
Are Immigrants Scared Away from New Haven's ID Cards?new
The city cards are supposed to make people safer by allowing them to open bank accounts and prove who they are to police or other officials when necessary, not to spotlight their immigration status -- but some immigrants remain wary.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
08-07-2007 |
Immigration
Latinos Aren't to Blame for America's Unemployment Ratenew
They have become a scapegoat for political and social criticism.
Jackson Free Press |
Melisha Grayson |
08-06-2007 |
Immigration
