AltWeeklies Wire
Head of the Class Dare Not Speak His Namenew
With his grades and high school activities, Pablo is an ideal candidate for college, except for one hitch: He's illegal.
Westword |
Helen Thorpe |
06-14-2005 |
Immigration
Student Stands Up for Illegals' Higher Educationnew
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado honored a recent high school graduate for his work advocating for illegal immigrants' education rights. But it didn't dare engrave Pablo's last name on the award.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
06-14-2005 |
Immigration
Catastrophe in Carenew
Hospitals are being crippled by the costs of treating migrants -- and that could be just the start of an immigrant-related health crisis.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
06-02-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal, immigrants
Hostility Among Haitians Crops Up in Miaminew
Amateur filmmaker Doumic Romain accuses Haitian-American cops of harassing and falsely arresting Haitians in Miami.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
05-25-2005 |
Immigration
The Immigrant Who Won't Leavenew
Immigration authorities have busted a gut trying to deport self-styled businessman Emmanuel Agyeman. Even seven tumultuous years in an Arizona prison couldn't budge him.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
04-19-2005 |
Immigration
Abused Immigrant Women Face Double Bindnew
Immigrant women who fear their abusive husbands hesitate to turn to the police because they fear deportation even more. A relatively recent law intended to help women in their situation expires this fall.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
04-18-2005 |
Immigration
Money for Nothingnew
Eddy Zheng got a 7-years-to-life prison sentence, served 19 years, and now faces deportation -- a case study in our wasteful approach to punishing immigrants.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Momo Chang |
04-13-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
How The Minutemen Play on Fears and Fantasies
Author Rubén Martínez comments on The Minutemen, U.S. immigration policy and why George Bush wants to save the Mexicans.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Julia Goldberg |
04-13-2005 |
Immigration
Monitoring the Messagenew
The Minutemen pull media strings in Southern Arizona.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-06-2005 |
Immigration
Just a Minute, Mennew
As immigration opponents descend on Southern Arizona for the Minuteman Project, local politicians squabble.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
03-31-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Minuteman, border issues
Under Siegenew
As illegal immigrants surge across Southern Arizona, life for ranchers living near the border has become a living hell.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
03-10-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Immigration Debate Turns Ugly at Company-Sponsored Forumnew
A panel at a forum sponsored by First Data Corp. was skewed with open-border activists, an opponent charged. She claims First Data has a vested interest in promoting illegal immigration because customers of its STAR ATM network and Western Union subsidiary include many Latinos.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
03-09-2005 |
Immigration
Report Blasts Treatment of Asylum Applicantsnew
To all but the lucky few, America's doors are shut fast. Sure, sneaking through our porous borders might be easy for terrorists. But for those looking to live here legally, our message is clear: Go home.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
02-25-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal, immigrants
'Capture the Illegal Immigrant' Game Becomes Media Shownew
The Young Conservatives of Texas created a stir when they encouraged other students to catch orange-shirted "illegal immigrants" on the University of North Texas campus.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
02-08-2005 |
Immigration
Drought Spurs More Mexicans to Cross Bordernew
The smuggling organizations that last year helped more than half a million Mexicans cross the border near Phoenix are now larger, more sophisticated and more violent than ever before, U.S. immigration enforcement officials say.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
12-28-2004 |
Immigration
