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Judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law
A federal judge in Phoenix on Wednesday blocked key provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law from taking effect as scheduled Thursday, granting in part an... read more
Senator Durbin seeking stories of immigrant youth eligible for DREAM Act
Senator Dick Durbin, Co-Sponsor of the DREAM Act, is asking for stories from youth who would be eligible for the DREAM act. Send stories to:... read more
California Formally Endorses Immigration Rights for Same-Sex Couples
The California State Senate passed a resolution with a 23-12 vote that included bipartisan support, endorsing a federal law that would permit U.S. citizens and... read more
Domestic Worker Speaks Up
Yvonne, a live-in nanny and member of Domestic Workers United shares stories that illustrate the need for domestic workers to have equal labor protections and benefits-- two... read more
Courage in Arizona
Four students risked everything to urge passage of an immigration reform bill. Too bad nobody in Washington has been able to muster the same kind... read more
Illegal Immigrant Students Protest at McCain Office
It was the first time students have directly risked deportation in an effort to prompt Congress to take up a bill that would benefit illegal immigrant youth.... read more
Growing Split in Arizona Over Immigration
Immigration has always polarized residents of Arizona, a major gateway for illegal immigrants. But the new law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday has... read more
In Nebraska, issues of immigration and abortion collide
A bill is withdrawn that would have provided prenatal care for illegal immigrants. It had support from the state's powerful antiabortion contingent, but immigration has... Visit website
Lawyers Back Creating New Immigration Courts
Responding to pleas from immigration judges and lawyers who say the nation’s immigration courts are faltering under a crushing caseload, the American Bar Association called... Visit website
Fearing New Law, Arizona Immigrants Forego Health Services
Arizona's new law requires state workers to report undocumented immigrants who apply for public benefits, like health care, even when it's for their citizen children.... Visit website
An ambitious immigration bill
Via La Opinión, 16 December 2009. The immigration reform bill introduced yesterday in the House of Representatives by Illinois Congressman Luis Gutiérrez is co-sponsored by 87 other representatives... read more
December 17: "Day of Inclusion" commemorates repeal of Chinese Exclusion Act
The "Day of Inclusion" was authored by Assemblyman Mike Eng and designated in 2009 as such by means of California State Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR)... read more
Bringing Back Due Process for Non-Citizens
Mallika Dutt examines the fundamental problem of the immigration reform debate. Can we bring back due process rights for non-citizens? Sandip Roy interviews the award... Visit website
Got Workers? Dairy Farms Run Low on (Immigrant) Labor
Jesus Rodriguez, a Mexican who can't read or write, sometimes mixes up the numbers that identify the cows that he milks. But he can easily... read more
National Immigration Forum Launches New Immigration Reform Campaign
The National Immigration Forum, an immigration advocacy organization, along with a diverse coalition of labor union leaders, religious groups and civil rights organizations is challenging... read more
Immigrant Youth Empowerment Conference May 31 at UCLA
IDEAS at UCLA, Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success, was created in the fall of 2003 to provide a support network for undocumented students at... read more
Tracking 2009 immigration resolutions & bills at the state level
In the first quarter of 2009, state legislators in all 50 states introduced 1,040 bills and resolutions relating to immigrants and refugees. As of March... Visit website
Bill Would Ban Headwear On Driver's License Photos
Most people don't like their driver's license picture, but if a state lawmaker has his way, one group of Minnesotans said they are going to... read more
New law will give young legal immigrants access to health care
Since 1996, children who are legal immigrants have not been eligible for state health programs, such as BadgerCare Plus, for their first five years in... read more
Obama Signs Children’s Health Insurance Bill
”The House gave final approval to a bill extending health insurance to millions of low-income children, and President Obama signed it.” (Source: Robert Pear in... read more
The Whitehouse.gov Agenda for Immigration
The new whitehouse.gov website is up and running today with the administration's agenda on many topics from civil rights to women.  The page on immigration... read more
$550M Proposal to Obama: Public Media Stimulus Package
CPB, NPR and PBS, in consultation with APTS, have asked President-elect Obama to include $550 million for noncommercial public-service media in his far larger package... read more
Tucson Immigrant Rights Activist Isabel Garcia Wins Culture Freedom Award
The Lannan Foundation announced that it has recognized five human rights advocates with Cultural Freedom Awards for 2008. The purpose of the Lannan Cultural Freedom... read more
New Documentary on Immigrant Rights Activist and Union Leader Eliseo Medina
A new video premiers December 5th at the Santa Fe Film Festival on the remarkable career of former UFW leader and current SEIU Executive Vice-President... read more
Documentary in Progress on YouTube
Documentary producers are putting up clips from their film on YouTube to generate discussion and to inform their media making while it is in process.... read more
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