AltWeeklies Wire
L.A.'s May Day Muddlenew
With a flurry of baton strokes, the LAPD faces renewed federal oversight, an alienated population, and a police chief in trouble.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
05-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
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
Activists: Denial of Hospital Care to Immigrants May Be Unconstitutionalnew
Members of Allied Communities of Tarrant are pressing the John Peter Smith hospital system to provide its full range of medical services to undocumented residents -- they now believe that the denial of those services may violate the Texas Constitution.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
04-26-2007 |
Science
Is There an Open Window for Real Immigration Reform?new
Immigrants' rights activists, while not pleased with President Bush's plan, do see opportunity on the horizon.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-19-2007 |
Immigration
Bounty Huntednew
A man who pursued illegal immigrants for deportation found himself handcuffed by the feds and accused of impersonating a federal agent.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
02-02-2007 |
Crime & Justice
The Nativists Are Restlessnew
The backlash against immigrants is at full boil in Tennessee.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
12-05-2006 |
Immigration
Sitting on a Motorcycle While Latinonew
Ernesto Cruz says two cops told him they were taking him in because he was illegal -- but that would be illegal.
Chicago Reader |
Kari Lydersen |
12-04-2006 |
Immigration
The Hidden Classesnew
UCLA's undocumented students have the talent to succeed at one of the nation's most prestigious schools -- but still face deportation and don't have the papers to get a job.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ana La O' |
11-13-2006 |
Immigration
Migrants Back and Forthnew
An anti-union environment and the threat of repatriation make life difficult for Quebec's Mexican agricultural workers.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
10-26-2006 |
Immigration
Borderline Solutionnew
Two immigration ballot measures in Colorado equate to "piecemeal" efforts to fix a fractured system.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
10-17-2006 |
Immigration
Under Arrestnew
A new Colorado Springs resolution says local law enforcement must report on undocumented immigrants.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
10-03-2006 |
Immigration
Immigration Ritesnew
The real aliens are in Congress.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Hernandez |
09-21-2006 |
Immigration
Centro Laboralnew
Waves of new immigrants are revitalizing our economy, and they hold the key to unlocking the political system and replacing plutocracy with a true democracy.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
09-11-2006 |
Immigration
With Amigos Like Thesenew
Shady businesses cash in on desperate immigrants locked in legal limbo.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
08-30-2006 |
Business & Labor
The Hope of Elvira Arellanonew
Remember the immigrant-rights movement?
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Hernandez |
08-24-2006 |
Immigration
