AltWeeklies Wire
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
Latino Marchers Hope to Avoid Last Year's Firingsnew
Demonstrators seek employers' approval for time off for this year's Day Without Latinos march.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
04-27-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Immigrant Workers Left Unpaid and Abandoned in Alabamanew
About 25 men say Varela failed to pay them for two weeks of work, leaving them stranded in Birmingham without food or supplies. The Mexican Consulate connected them with an attorney who last week filed a lawsuit against the contractor.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
04-24-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal immigrant, day labor
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
Examination of Incarcerated Immigrants Under Waynew
As hundreds of immigrants spend what may be their final days in the U.S. behind bars, the living conditions in New Mexico's main immigrant detention facility are coming under fire.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
04-19-2007 |
Immigration
Guatemalans Whisked Back to a Land They Remember in Nightmaresnew
So many Guatemalans are being deported -- more than 12,000 in 2005, with the number rising last year -- that activists have prepared a class-action suit to stop the removals.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
04-17-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Anti-Immigrant Fight Clubnew
How I learned self-defense from the California Coalition for Immigration Reform and lived to write about it.
OC Weekly |
Luke Y. Thompson |
04-10-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal immigrant, Minutemen
Driving While Blacknew
Two Congolese expats say they're being harrassed by Vermont cops.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
04-06-2007 |
Immigration
Iranian in Colorado Springsnew
Nikzad Hashemi faced hate and found peace in the United States.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
03-27-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
How the Immigration Debate Left Texasnew
Halfway through Texas' legislative session, the anti-immigrant legislation is dead on arrival -- the story of how that happened speaks volumes about the economics of the state and the fissures running through today's GOP.
The Texas Observer |
Megan Headley |
03-26-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal immigrant, Republicans
Homeland Security Wrecks a Homenew
After five years, two pregnancies, and thousands of dollars in expenses, the government still insists Nicole and Wajahat's marriage is a sham.
Chicago Reader |
Tori Marlan |
03-26-2007 |
Immigration
Bureaucratic Delays Leave Guatemalans in a Bindnew
The U.S. government has recently rejected thousands of Guatemalan asylum claims that had been pending for years -- but civil rights groups, arguing that applicants aren't to blame for long paperwork processing delays, are challenging the orders.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
03-20-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, asylum
Valley Park to Mexican Immigrants: 'Adios, Illegals!'new
A small-town mayor's plan creates one big controversy.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
03-02-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Western Union Cracking Down on Illegal Immigrants?new
A Vermont farmer gets cut off at Western Union for wiring her workers' money to Mexico.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-21-2007 |
Immigration
Following the Amnesty Trailnew
We follow one of Arizona's most popular illegal alien crossing routes and find piles of garbage, trampled public lands, angry residents and the suspected presence of a vicious gang.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
02-15-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
