AltWeeklies Wire
Ya Basta!new
As we watch the immigration marches -- and there will be more -- we can't help but wonder: Hey, America, what about the rest of you?
The Texas Observer |
Editorial |
04-12-2006 |
Commentary
'This Is the Time to Rise'new

New York's mosaic of immigrants march and plan a May 1 strike.
The Village Voice |
Sarah Ferguson |
04-12-2006 |
Immigration
A Tale of Two Citiesnew
The "Gran Marcha" proved that immigration is a national battleground issue, but can the resulting debate bridge the gulf separating two distinctly different ideas of America?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
04-07-2006 |
Immigration
Redefining 'Inalienable'new
Student walkouts send an important reminder about what it means to be an American.
San Diego CityBeat |
Victor Payan |
04-06-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: illegal, immigrants
Deport Congressnew
What's made the immigration debate of the past few weeks so frustrating is the bad faith and gross ignorance employed by our elected officials.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
04-06-2006 |
Immigration
An Old Storynew
There is no immigration crisis -- other than the one created by a small but vocal stripe of opportunist politicians, media demagogues and freelance xenophobes.
L.A. Alternative |
Robert Scheer |
04-04-2006 |
Commentary
A New Voice in an Old Debatenew
Alabama's Hispanic community gets involved in the immigration consternation.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
04-03-2006 |
Immigration
Gilchristification of Orange Countynew
Monday's student walkout shows the past ain't dead -- it isn't even passed.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
03-31-2006 |
Immigration
Strained Alliancenew
Civil rights leaders tread lightly on immigrant rights.
Pasadena Weekly |
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
03-30-2006 |
Immigration
Plain Un-Americannew
The most brutal attacks on the American way of life are coming from within -- not from outside -- our borders.
Pasadena Weekly |
Editorial |
03-30-2006 |
Commentary
Waking a Giantnew

Controversial anti-immigrant legislation sparks mass protests and new fears of a police-state crackdown in latino neighborhoods.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman and Joe Piasecki |
03-30-2006 |
Immigration
The Piolin Factornew
Eddie Sotelo, the nation's No. 1 Spanish-language morning radio-show host, can take much of the credit for last weekend's turnout of 500,000 protesters in L.A.
L.A. Weekly |
Ben Quinones |
03-30-2006 |
Media
Power in Numbersnew
A statewide Hispanic boycott crippled Georgia's economy for a day -- what's next?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
03-30-2006 |
Immigration
Whose Backlash?new
In the end, it will make little difference who prevails in this year's congressional debate on immigration, as nothing will change on the ground -- backlash or not.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
03-30-2006 |
Immigration
What's With These Immigrants?new
Arnold Schwarzenegger is having a hard time exploiting the immigration issue to his own advantage.
L.A. Weekly |
Harold Meyerson |
03-30-2006 |
Immigration