AltWeeklies Wire
The Last Standnew
Eddy Zheng has hundreds of supporters, an army of lawyers, the governor's okay, and a new wife. So why does homeland security want to deport him?
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
08-15-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Immigration Judge Plays Toughnew
A Korean grandmother was arrested and spent a year in jail facing deportation after receiving a prostitution conviction, and remained there even when the conviction was overturned, all because of the actions of one immigration judge.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
08-11-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Images From the Battlegroundnew
Ranchers along the Arizona-Mexico border say bad policies have resulted in a daily invasion of drugs, death, pollution and violence.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
08-10-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Borderline Effectivenew
After an Arizona demonstration, "minutemen" are coming to watch over the Washington-Canada border.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-03-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Clean Up on Aisle Five
Under government pressure, Whole Foods jettisons undocumented workers.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
08-03-2005 |
Immigration
Immigrant Lawyer Helps Other Immigrantsnew
Lilian Shea got a rocky start in California after leaving her native Argentina, but that helps her understand the issues facing her clients.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
08-02-2005 |
Immigration
Migrant Worker Lawsuit Accuses Company of Trafficking, Low Paynew
Almost all of the workers at a Georgia-based reforestation company were required to leave the deeds to their home or land with representatives of the company before they could come to the United States as legal migrant workers, a villager said.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alejandro Leal |
07-28-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: 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
Death on Trialnew
Two activists, arrested after transporting sick migrants, test immigration's legal waters.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
07-21-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Detention Costs Illegal Immigrant His Legnew
Moises Carranza-Reyes came to the United States looking for work. His lawyers say the poor medical care he received during eight days at a county jail resulted in the amputation of his leg.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
07-01-2005 |
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
Border Statenew
The support network struggles to catch up with Arkansas’s status as a prime destination for Latino immigrants.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
06-27-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Idaho Xenophobe Wants National Powernew
Canyon County Commissioner Robert Vasquez only speaks about a single issue: illegal aliens. But can someone intending to run for a seat in Congress have a campaign based solely on an issue as divisive and difficult as immigration reform?
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
06-26-2005 |
Immigration
Food Fearsnew
Fresh imports could threaten American farms.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
06-23-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Flag-Bearer Takes Heat for His Anti-Immigrant Standnew
Tom Tancredo, a Congressman from Colorado, sees illegal immigration as a scourge that's capable of sucking this great nation of ours straight into the sewer.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
06-14-2005 |
Immigration
