Social Justice Magazine
José Díaz-Balart, chief political analyst for Telemundo, had one important task during the September 7, 2011, Republican debate—to ask the candidates about immigration. Díaz-Balart asked his question, got his answer and was dismissed from the stage. The stereotype was fulfilled; a Latino asked one question and the one question was about immigration. With that box checked, the moderators and … [Read more...]
hen the great Muhammad Ali was asked how many sit ups he did, he responded, “I don’t count my sit-ups, I only start counting when it starts hurting, that is when I start counting, because then it really counts, that’s what makes you a champion.”These words resonate in Tucson where Latina/o students are fighting for an education by sitting-in in the office of Tucson Unified School … [Read more...]
Romney Uses Restrictionist Code Words to Describe Immigration Policy GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney stole a page from the restrictionists’ playbook this week when he promoted the idea of “self-deportation” during a presidential debate. “If people don’t get work here,” Romney stated, “they’re going to self-deport to a place where they can get work.” Rather than initiate … [Read more...]
New Report Says Legalization Would Result in $1.4 billion in Revenues for Houston, Texas A new report issued this month by the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP), a business advocacy organization, confirms that legalization of unauthorized workers would result in those workers earning higher wages and paying more taxes. Potential Tax Revenues from Unauthorized Workers in Houston’s … [Read more...]
Advocates Call Romney’s Relationship with Anti-Immigrant Hawk “Political Suicide” As if Mitt Romney’s repeated promise to veto the DREAM Act wasn’t alienating enough, advocates warn that Romney’s continued relationship with famed anti-immigrant hawk Kris Kobach is killing future support from Latino voters, especially in key states like New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Florida. … [Read more...]
Mitt Romney may well be on his way to the Republican nomination, but he’ll have a hard time getting further than that because of his position on immigration.Romney’s hostile stance against even immigrant children who arrived here when they were very young does not sit well with Latinos, to say the least.Like all voting groups, Latino registered voters represent a heterogeneous bunch of … [Read more...]
USCIS Seeks to Unify Families Facing Separation through Revised Waiver Process Friday, the administration took another important step toward fixing one of the most notorious problems with our broken immigration system—the 3 and 10 year bars. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday that it was filing a notice of intent to change a rule which would streamline … [Read more...]
At the ACLU-SC Pasadena/Foothills Chapter’s forum about the Secure Communities program, about 40 people attended to find out the details of somewhat obscure and larger unpublicized program that is affecting many lives in all the states that implement it. The guest panel consisted of Pasadena Police Chief Philip Sanchez, Carl Bergquist of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of LA (CHIRLA), … [Read more...]
Last week, a new report released by the Pew Hispanic Center found that nearly two-thirds of all unauthorized adult immigrants currently living in the U.S. (10.2 million) have been here for at least 10 years and nearly half of them (4.7 million) are parents of minor children. The longevity of their U.S. residency and pattern of parenthood suggest that these unauthorized immigrants are integrated … [Read more...]
The contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs—innovation, job creation and economic growth—are often cited by economists as strong reasons to reform our outdated immigration system. However, the kids of immigrant entrepreneurs receive relatively little attention. Delving into the experiences of these adult children of immigrants provides a new lens through which to witness the struggles … [Read more...]
This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directed ICE attorneys to begin a review process of current immigration cases pending before immigration courts in order to close or dismiss those cases warranting prosecutorial discretion. The attorneys also received additional guidance on how to apply discretion in certain low priority cases. At the same time, DHS announced new training … [Read more...]
Arizona’s SB1070 Champion, State Senator Russell Pearce, Loses in Recall Election Arizona state senator Russell Pearce, the leading force behind Arizona’s SB 1070 and other anti-immigrant legislation, was defeated in a recall election Tuesday. Fellow Republican Jerry Lewis—a moderate on immigration issues—won with 54% of the vote. Citing Pearce’s narrow anti-immigrant agenda and the … [Read more...]
Twenty five years ago this week, President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), an immigration reform bill which, despite a contentious debate, managed to pass a Republican Senate and a Democratic House. In fact, Reagan called the immigration bill one of the “most difficult legislative undertakings of recent memory” but one that “further generations of … [Read more...]
New Data Highlights Devastating Impact of Secure Communities on Immigrant and Latino Communities New data on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) controversial Secure Communities reveals the program’s devastating impact on immigrants, Latinos and U.S. citizens. Released by the Warren Institute at Berkeley Law School, the report, “Secure Communities by the Numbers,” examines … [Read more...]
A Small Step Toward Reform: Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Raise Per Country Immigration Caps An immigration bill introduced by Congressmen Lamar Smith and Jason Chaffetz and supported by Democrats may actually have a chance at passing in Congress. Scheduled for a mark up this week, the bill (H.R. 3012) would make small but significant changes to the way green cards are distributed by eliminating per … [Read more...]
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