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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
Who knew you could make a powerful statement with just a few simple words on a plain black shirt. But that’s what San Francisco Giants’ pitcher Sergio Romo did during the city’s World Series parade on Wednesday when he wore a shirt that read “I JUST LOOK ILLEGAL.” Romo does look how some people term Read More
You’ve probably heard about the controversy over at the New York Times concerning the use of the term “illegal immigrant.” If not, here’s a rundown, starting with an article from HuffPost Latino Voices: “Jose Antonio Vargas may not have convinced the New York Times or the Associated Press to stop using the term “illegal immigrant,” 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
At times, justice is inconspicuous. From Fox News Latino: “After opponents of the statute told her that it will lead to racial profiling and prolonged detentions of Latinos, a judge is mulling arguments over whether she’ll let the most contentious section of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law take effect. The law’s opponents are trying to thwart 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
If Steve LeBlanc and Andrew Miga of the Associated Press are to be taken at their word, then we should believe that Mitt Romney, as the one-term governor of Massachusetts, “adopted a mixed bag of immigration policies.” “He fought against in-state college tuition rates for undocumented immigrants, pushed hard to give state troopers expanded powers Read More
Mark your calendars, fight fans. The battle many Americans have been waiting for has finally arrived – the immigration Fight of the Century. In the red corner, weighing in at a dainty 100-something pounds: Jan Brewer, a.k.a. “the Great White Dope.” And in the blue corner, from parts unknown: Barack Obama, a.k.a. “Chocolate Jesus.” Today, Read More
A few months ago during a conversation with a cab driver about technology I learned that I could ‘call’ a cab via a smartphone app. These days “there’s an app for that” is a phrase that has become part of our technologically-savvy society’s lexicon. Convenience literally in the palm of our hands. I can leave Read More