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What Happens When an Undocumented Immigrant Teen Needs a New Heart?new
Eduardo Loredo's eyes are ringed with dark shadows. He blinks slowly through a deep fatigue that resists the bright room at Children's Mercy Hospital. The 14-year-old is dying. Slowly.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
01-26-2010 |
Immigration
The Town of Arivaca Attempts to Recover After a Grisly Double Murdernew
A double-murder in the small border-area town of Arivaca, Arizona, has the nation's anti-immigrant movement reeling. We have mementos from the night that armed intruders entered the modest home of Raul and Gina Flores, the 911 recording of Gina among them.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-13-2010 |
Immigration
Attorney Aaron Tarin Fights For Undocumented Immigrantsnew
Aaron Tarin believes Hispanics coming to Utah are following God’s plan. In The Book of Mormon it is prophesied that close to the second coming of Jesus Christ, the people of Lamanite descent, whom Tarin interprets as being primarily Hispanics, would experience a spiritual and physical gathering in the Americas.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
01-12-2010 |
Immigration
With Nowhere Left to Run, Refugees are Still Waiting to Make This Homenew
When Foibe Nibitanga got a ticket to a new life in the United States, she didn't expect the fear and hunger of the refugee camp to follow her to Kansas City. The Burundi native leans forward, trying to speak over the cries of toddlers who, in the absence of toys, play with couch cushions and a set of keys.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
01-12-2010 |
Immigration
Nothing is Sacred in the Wacked Legal World of Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomasnew
Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio increasingly have become addicted to launching investigations against any and all political enemies, real and invented. It's not just about ACLU attorneys, illegal immigrants, electoral opponents, and newspaper publishers anymore.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
12-29-2009 |
Immigration
Remembering a Chicano Revolt in a Texas Townnew
The Cara Mia Theatre in Dallas recently reenacted a landmark event in Mexican-American civil-rights history: the Crystal City Walkout of 1969. The all-Chicano drama spotlights the valiant students who demanded equity, dignity, and opportunity in their education. Their victory changed the face of Texas public education forever.
San Antonio Current |
Gregg Barrios |
12-16-2009 |
Immigration
Free At Last: Immigrant Was One of Thousands Who Languish in U.S. Detentionnew
Idrisa Sesay insists he was born in Sudan and later brought to the U.S. as a teenager after he was given to another family as a slave. Immigration officials don’t believe him. They kept him in a detention center for three years, well past legal time limits set by the U.S. Supreme Court.
San Diego CityBeat |
Justin McLachlan |
12-16-2009 |
Immigration
It's Tough Being an Immigrant, Unless You're Richnew
The Dallas Morning News recently reported that City Hall is looking to create a regional center under a federal program that offers green cards and a shot at permanent residency to immigrants willing to invest $500,000 or $1 million in the city.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
12-07-2009 |
Immigration
Young Undocumented Immigrants Face Dead End After High Schoolnew
An estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants graduate from high school each year, only to enter a purgatory in which they feel they can neither return to Mexico nor become productive, law-abiding citizens. Attorney Laurel Herndon calls them “blameless."
Boulder Weekly |
Jefferson Dodge |
12-07-2009 |
Immigration
How San Francisco's Sanctuary Sellout Hurts Undocumented Teensnew
Before: The city coddled undocumented teen criminals. After: The city punishes undocumented teens who commit crimes (and some who don't, too).
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
11-18-2009 |
Immigration
Is a Draconian Law Forcing Innocent Men Out of the Country?new
Over the last 13 years, the federal government has deported more than 1 million immigrants following criminal convictions -- a number that has escalated dramatically in the last decade. But what if the men are innocent, and the law doesn't care?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Julia Harte |
11-10-2009 |
Immigration
Boots On the Ground: A Day in the Life of a Border Sheriffnew
Sheriff Arvin West and his 17 deputies patrol a county nearly twice the size of Delaware on the Texas-Mexico border. And West, chair of Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition, has traveled to Washington, D.C., 13 times since 2005 to testify about border security.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
11-04-2009 |
Immigration
Denver's Intiative 300 is Out to Put the Brakes on Illegal Immigrationnew
Although enforcing federal immigration laws is not the jurisdiction of municipal police, enforcing traffic laws is. That's what inspired Dan Hayes to come up with a way to get immigrant drivers without licenses off the road — if not out of the country altogether.
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
11-02-2009 |
Immigration
San Fran's Mayor Forces a Legal Stalemate While Hundreds of Kids Face Deportationnew
City Hall echoed with delighted whoops of Si se puede! last week, as a veto-proof majority of the Board of Supervisors voted to give juvenile immigrants their day in court before referring them to federal immigration authorities. But the battle over the civil rights of immigrant kids is far from over.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
10-28-2009 |
Immigration
Bhutanese Refugees Move from Nepalese Camps to Our Slow Job Marketnew
The 15 refugee families settling in Colorado Springs face the unique challenge of surviving a time of economic turmoil while acclimating to a new culture and new language, all with limited assistance.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
10-15-2009 |
Immigration
