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I’m normally iffy about polls. But the trend charted in this one — and that it comes from such a reputable source — caught my eye: “According to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, more than 60 percent of Americans favor allowing undocumented immigrants to eventually become U.S. citizens. … The poll results suggest that the public overall, not Read More
Undocumented immigrants and their allies are divided on how to move forward with immigration reform. From Huff Post Latino Voices: “Nearly 600 would-be Dream Act beneficiaries and their allies, who helped in a successful push earlier this year for relief for undocumented young people, gathered in Kansas City, Mo., this weekend to determine their path Read More
I know a popular Massachusetts governor who might be president someday. And, no, I’m not talking about Mitt Romney. From the Boston Globe: “Governor Deval Patrick will direct state colleges and universities Monday to allow young illegal immigrants to pay the lower resident rate for tuition and fees as soon as they obtain work permits Read More
Once again, my home state of Illinois is at the epicenter of the immigrant rights movement. From Fox News Latino: “Activists, administrators of Chicago hospitals and chiefs of the Illinois police asked the state legislature Tuesday to pass a law authorizing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. The subject was discussed several times in the assembly Read More
There’s an interesting story developing in Florida in which an undocumented man, allowed to remain in the country thanks to Obama’s latest deportation policy change, wants to become a practicing lawyer. Jose Godinez-Samperio has already received his law degree from Florida State University and passed the state bar exam, but the Florida Board of Bar Read More
A bit of surprising news out of the Romney camp: “Young illegal immigrants who receive temporary work permits to stay in the United States under an executive order issued by President Barack Obama would not be deported under a Mitt Romney administration, the GOP presidential hopeful told The Denver Post Monday. ‘The people who have Read More
Once in a while, a news story comes along that I feel I must share with the readers, but one which I know is bound to stir (extra) controversy. This one comes from NBC Latino: “Immigrant children who came to the U.S. before they were teens do better in academic achievement and school engagement than Read More
Are my ears playing tricks on me, or is that the sound of Governor Brewer’s still-beating heart I hear? As Fox News Latino reports: “Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer defended her order denying driver’s licenses and other public benefits to young undocumented immigrants while affirming that she doesn’t hate Latinos or immigrants. Gov. Brewer said Tuesday Read More
August 15 marks the day when close to one million undocumented immigrants brought here has children, raised and educated as Americans — known as DREAMers — will step out of the shadows and request temporary deportation relief. It’s what President Obama boldly promised to deliver two months earlier, a measure to alleviate some of the Read More
Beginning on Aug. 15, over 1 million undocumented immigrants will get in line to play the waiting game. As the Associated Press reports: “The Obama administration’s new plan to grant temporary work permits to many young, illegal immigrants who otherwise could be deported may cost more than $585 million and require hiring hundreds of new Read More