Perez paints a picture that leaves the reader with a clear picture of how inhumane the current immigration process is and the need for comprehensive immigration reform. We Are Americans” is a great and easy read which makes for great contribution to the already existing conversation of humane and comprehensive immigration for all.
In response, a group of some of the nation’s leading immigrant advocacy organizations released a statement Monday in support of Muñoz. The controversy may reveal a difference of opinion within the immigrant rights movement over which strategy to take when advocating for the rights of immigrants in the United States.
Speaking at his well-kept apartment near New York’s West Village, Vargas, 30, recounted how his mother told him he was going to live with his grandparents in America someday. His mother’s hope for her son’s future was at the eye of the storm surrounding Vargas. In a personal essay that appeared in last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, the journalist revealed that he does not have a legal status in the United States.
The new bill is similar to the version presented by the senator last September, and includes measures to strengthen border security, enhance worksite enforcement of immigration laws, and requirements that the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States register with the government, pay taxes, learn English, pay a fine, pass a background check, and wait in line for permanent residence.
The immigration reform President Obama just presented does not feature many new proposals, but it includes basically everything that was known and necessary. What is different than before is that the president raised this issue’s priority in his agenda with a trip and a speech. Does this mean still more rhetoric and no action? Yes, unless someone interested in comprehensive immigration reform gets involved—someone like the private sector.
While reaffirming the fact that America is a nation of immigrants he cited examples of success stories and contributions including the likes of Google, Yahoo and Fox News. Echoing and expanding upon the concepts of innovation, entrepreneurship, and the American Dream, he reiterated that immigration reform was of economic importance to the growth of the United States as a world economic power.
While reaffirming the fact that America is a nation of immigrants he cited examples of success stories and contributions including the likes of Google, Yahoo and Fox News. Echoing and expanding upon the concepts of innovation, entrepreneurship, and the American Dream, he reiterated that immigration reform was of economic importance to the growth of the United States as a world economic power.
Under the new legislation, undocumented immigrants who have graduated from a Maryland high school, completed 60 credits at a Maryland community college and prove that they or their parents have paid income taxes for at least three years will be recognized as residents of the state, meaning they are eligible to pay the in-state tuition fee of $8,416 versus the out-of-state residents fee of $24,831.
New America Media/Latinovations, Commentary, Maria Cardona, When I was invited to speak recently at the first Americano Forum —the effort hosted by former Speaker Newt Gingrich to reach out to conservative Latinos — I told the group that they had a long way to go with Latinos. There was unanimous agreement. I said a strong, [...]
New America Media, Op-ed, New America Media, the country’s largest association of ethnic news outlets, urges its audiences to join the national call for action on the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act would provide a chance for hundreds of thousands of eligible undocumented high school graduates to attend college or serve in the U.S. military. [...]
