AltWeeklies Wire
Asylum Deniednew

Unlike refugees from other troubled countries, only a fraction of Mexicans seeking U.S. asylum are accepted – no matter how horrible their wounds or their stories.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel and Patrick Michels |
08-27-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Mexico, Immigration
Dreaming of a Futurenew

Young undocumented immigrants still hoping DREAM Act will pass.
Boulder Weekly |
Ana Arias |
08-16-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: DREAM Act
Deportation Fears Plague Immigrant Communitiesnew

While candidates whip up anti-immigrant fervor, others in the Hispanic and immigrant communities deal with the consequences.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-12-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Sandra Hernandez
Wrong Side of the Lawnew

Will Albuquerque’s agreement with ICE impact immigrant victims of domestic violence?
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
08-04-2010 |
Immigration
Make a Run for the Altarnew

What's a little marriage fraud between amigos? It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-11-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Hidden in Plain Sight: Advocating for Undocumented Latinosnew

A snapshot of the plight of undocumented Latinos through the eyes of those who provide assistance to this hidden segment.
Boulder Weekly |
Ana Arias |
06-14-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: HB 1070
Do Americans Understand Arizona's New Law?new
Americans have a long history of scapegoating immigrants during tough economic times, but it’s also not clear whether most whites understand the true ramifications of Arizona’s new law.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-13-2010 |
Immigration
A Defense of Liberal Claims of Racism in the Immigration Debatenew

We can’t know what’s in our adversaries’ hearts unless they make it abundantly clear, but given the facts surrounding the emotional policy issue, it’s reasonable to arrive at bigotry as a diagnosis.
San Diego CityBeat |
CityBeat Staff |
05-05-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
An Opportunity to Stand Upnew
Village Voice Media is underwriting the cost of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona's forthcoming litigation against Senate Bill 1070, as well as two other immigration lawsuits.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
05-05-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: SB 1070, Joe Arpaio
The Crucifixion of Juareznew

On the front line of the U.S. war on drugs, a Mexican city bleeds to death.
OC Weekly |
Susana Hayward |
04-30-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: El Paso, Ciudad Juarez
Downed By Law: An Immigration Attorney's Predatory Practicenew
Immigration attorney Antonio Salazar's clients got more than they bargained for--namely, deportation.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
04-26-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Antonio Salazar
Activists Chain Themselves to Arizona Capitol to Protest Anti-Immigrant Billnew
Nine activists protesting state Senator Russell Pearce's anti-immigrant bill SB 1070 chained and locked themselves to the doors of the Arizona Capitol on Tuesday, forcing the Capitol Police to use bolt cutters to unchain the nine and arrest them for disorderly conduct.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
04-21-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Russell Pearce, SB 1070
Two Iranian Refugees Seek a New Life in Las Vegasnew

Mokhtar Hossein and Jamshid Afshar are both survivors. Both men lost their fathers to the Khomeini regime that ruled Iran from 1979 to 1989. A firing squad shot Hossein’s father, an Air Force colonel. After the regime put Afshar’s father, an Army sergeant, in jail for two years, he was finally released: a psychologically battered alcoholic. Both also fought as teenagers in the Iraq-Iran war. And now they are both refugees.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Timothy Pratt |
04-08-2010 |
Immigration
Thousands Die in the Arizona Desert as a Result of U.S. Border Policynew

No More Deaths had a couple of migrants in the camp's medical tent, but there was nothing unusual about that. Migrants often showed up at the camp seeking first aid, water or food, sometimes getting directed there by ranchers.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
03-02-2010 |
Immigration
Beyond Guantanamo: The Story of Julia Hall and Oybek Jamoldinivich Jabbarovnew
The SOS from Oybek Jamoldinivich Jabbarov came to Julia Hall in 2007 via his attorney, Michael Mone. The plea for help, originating behind the concrete walls of Guantánamo Bay, carried the message of a man locked in a nightmare.
Artvoice |
Charlotte Hsu |
02-05-2010 |
Immigration