AltWeeklies Wire
Undocumented Immigrants Barred from Visiting Loved Ones in Prisonnew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently floated the idea of building prisons in Mexico to house the 18,000 California inmates who are in the country illegally. We have to wonder: Could a jailbird's mom visit him in Tijuana? Because if she's undocumented, she can't do that here.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
02-17-2010 |
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
Exporting The Dead in San Francisconew
With 36 percent of the city's residents born outside the United States, a significant portion of the city sees funeral homes as a mere way station before shipping the deceased to graves in their homelands.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
01-21-2009 |
Immigration
An Epidemic of Violence Against SF Day Laborersnew
While criminals are bludgeoning and shooting workers who line up to hail building contractors who might give them work, neither the police nor any other government agency or nonprofit seems motivated to see the crimes reported, and the assailants tracked down and jailed.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
01-23-2008 |
Immigration
San Fran's Mayor Says He Won't Help Bush's Crackdown on Illegal Immigrantsnew
But why is the city still getting money from the feds then?
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
05-02-2007 |
Immigration
The Asylum Trapnew
Unscrupulous attorneys often prey on immigrants seeking green cards -- now 29 Mexicans have joined the disbarment case against one such lawyer.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
05-15-2006 |
Immigration
The Identity Makersnew
In the age of terror, are the people who make fake identification documents for the Hispanic community noble public servants -- or national security risks?
SF Weekly |
Cristi Hegranes |
07-26-2005 |
Immigration
The Minuteman's 15 Minutes of Fame (Minute 14.5)new
Looking for illegal immigrants on the U.S.-Mexican border, the Minutemen end up getting spooked by rattlesnakes and the suspicious light of the moon.
SF Weekly |
Harmon Leon |
07-01-2005 |
Immigration
