April 28, 2008 – Extremist Hijack Debate: Increased Reports of Hate Crimes, and Discrimination Aimed at US and Foriegn-Born Latino's
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April 28, 2008 – Immigration Reform Now, Piece By Piece
“In a world of political campaigns absurdity never hits bottom. The only companion to that absurdity, it seems, is the collective forgetfulness that allows the absurdity to repeat.”Download this document

April 24, 2008 – IMMIGRATION BILLS 4-24-2008 Roundup
“States take up immigration bills as Congress stays on the sidelines”Download this document

April 28, 2008 –  Pa. House race mirrors maze of immigration issue
“HAZELTON, Pa.- In a year when veteran house Republicans are rushing for the exits rather than attempt re-election”Download this document

June 4, 2007 – Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Smooth Path Sought for Immigration Bill, The Washington Post.
“Republicans and Democrats working to push through a broad immigration measure are weighing a bargain that would trade a tougher legalization road for millions of unlawful immigrants for a better deal for family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents.” Download this document

June 3, 2007 – Jim Rutenberg and Carl Hulse, President’s Push on Immigration Tests G.O.P. Base, The New York Times.
“President Bush’s advocacy of an immigration overhaul and his attacks on critics of the plan are provoking an unusually intense backlash from conservatives who form the bulwark of his remaining support, splintering his base and laying bare divisions within a party whose unity has been the envy of Democrats.” Download this document

June 3, 2007 – Neela Banerjee, Thousands Rally for Changes to Immigration Bill, The New York Times.
“Thousands of immigrants and their supporters gathered on the west lawn of the Capitol on Saturday to urge the Senate to adopt legislation that would make it easier for illegal immigrants to become legal residents of the United States.” Download this document

May 17, 2007 – Robert Pear and David Stout, Deal Is Reached in Senate on Immigration, The New York Times.
“Senators from both parties announced an agreement this afternoon on immigration-reform legislation that would bring illegal immigrants and their families “out of the shadows and into the sunshine of American life,” as Senator Edward M. Kennedy put it. Download this document

May 17, 2007 – Acuerdo Tentativo de Reforma Migratoria, Univision.com
“Negociadores democratas. Republicanos y de la Casa Blanca alcanzaron hoy un acuerdo que ofrecera a millones de indocumentados un camino a la residencia legal permanente.” Download this document

May 17, 2007 – Donna Smith, Senators Strike Deal on Immigration Overhaul.
“A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators reached agreement on Thursday on an immigration reform bill that would legalize millions of illegal immigrants and establish a merit-based system for future migrants, lawmakers said.” Download this document

May 4, 2007 – Richard Winton and Matt Lait, LAPD Cut Back Forces At Park Rally, Los Angeles Times.
“The Los Angeles Police Department removed dozens of elite officers from immigration protest duty in the hours before a violent clash with marchers and reporters, sources said Thursday, raising new questions about how commanders handled the incident. The disclosure came as the FBI opened an inquiry Thursday into the clash that left 10 people injured.” Download this document

May 4, 2007 – Richard Winton and Matt Lait, Mayor Returns Early From Trip to Address May Day Clash, Los Angeles Times.
“Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who cut short his trip to Central America and Mexico in the wake of the May Day clash between Los Angeles police and protesters, is scheduled to speak this afternoon about the matter into which the FBI has opened an inquiry.  The mayor, speaking to reporters Thursday in Mexico City on a stop during a trade mission, said he would welcome the FBI's investigation into the violence at the end of mostly peaceful immigrant rights marches and rallies.” Download this document

May 4, 2007 – Teresa Watanabe, Human Rights Expert Examines Migrant Issues in L.A., Los Angeles Times.
“In the first broad international scrutiny of U.S. treatment of migrants, a United Nations human rights expert took testimony about worker abuse, government raids, family separations and other issues as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Los Angeles on Thursday.” Download this document

May 3, 2007 – Associated Press, LAPD’s Rubber Bullet Barrage Probed, CNN.com
“Three investigations have been launched into police officers' tactics in dispersing a crowd at an immigration rally, where police fired rubber bullets into crowds. Police Chief William J. Bratton said Wednesday the public has ‘an absolute and unqualified right to expect and demand an aggressive review’ of the events at MacArthur Park late Tuesday, when officers fired 240 ‘nonlethal’ rounds to clear demonstrators. ‘The events of (Tuesday), with all (the training) that we do, should not have occurred,’ Bratton said at a tense news conference.” Download this document

May 2, 2007 – Randall C. Archibold, Immigrants Rights Rallies Smaller Than Last Year, The New York Times.
“Tens of thousands of people pressing for immigrants’ rights demonstrated on Tuesday in dozens of cities. But with advocates splintered over tactics, the crowds paled in comparison with the turnout last year. The protests, with some of the largest gatherings here and in Chicago and Phoenix, took aim at recent raids by  immigration agents and stalled negotiations in Congress over proposals for the most sweeping changes in  immigration law in 20 years.” Download this document

May 2, 2007 – Jill Leovy and Anna Gorman, Protest Draws and Upbeat, Determined Crowd, Los Angeles Times.
“Long before Tuesday's May Day marches ended in clashes between police and demonstrators in MacArthur park, organizers had already endured a disappointing day. The overall turnout for the morning and afternoon demonstrations was a fraction of the number in rallies last year that jammed downtown, but that  did not dampen the spirits of many of the marchers, who said they would continue to push for immigration reform.” Download this document

May 1, 2007 – Julia Preston, As Deportation Rises, Illegal Immigrants Dig In, New York Times.
“The day after his wife was deported to their home country, Honduras, Lilo Mancía grieved as though she had died. Mr. Mancía's son Kevin, 5, holding a letter from his mother, has been refusing to eat. Neighbors arrived with doughnuts and juice for their two small children, while Mr. Mancía, an illegal immigrant like his wife, María Briselda Amaya, took telephone calls from relatives and tried not to break down.” Download this document

April 30, 2007 - Jorge Castaneda, The Moment of Truth: The U.S. is on the edge of immigration reform—but it must act fast, Newsweek.
“The United States today is both closer to and farther than ever from enacting a major, substantive and cooperative immigration-reform bill. The emerging deal may address all the core issues: what to do about unauthorized workers already in the United States, what to do about those the U.S. economy will continue to require and what to do about securing the border once the new system is in place.” Download this document

April 25, 2007 - Associated Press, Kyl Could be Key in Immigration Reform, Tucson Citizen.
“In just a year, Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona has transformed from determined opponent of a bipartisan immigration overhaul plan to a key player in President Bush's efforts to enact one. The turnabout for Kyl the No. 3 Republican in the Senate and one of his party's steadiest conservatives illustrates how dramatically the complex debate has shifted in the wake of the 2006 elections.” Download this document

April 25, 2007 - Christopher Smart, A Year After Massive Utah Rally, Immigration Reform Efforts Continue, The Salt Lake Tribune.
“One year after massive marches demonstrated the strength in numbers of the immigrant population across the country - 40,000 took part in Salt Lake City - meaningful immigration reform seems problematic and elusive. But the effort continues, say grass-roots organizers, who plan a May 1 rally aimed at sending a message - scrawled in indelible ink - from new immigrant voters to Utah's congressional representatives.” Download this document

April 24, 2007 - Peter Prengaman, Immigration Movement Divided as May 1 Boycott, Rallies Approach, San Diego Union Tribune.
“Last year, popular Spanish-language disc jockey Eduardo “Piolin” Sotelo was hailed for helping to persuade hundreds of thousands of people to join protests demanding amnesty for illegal immigrants. But at a recent immigration rally, many people called him a traitor, accusing him of not working hard enough to support the cause.” Download this document

April 24, 2007 - Eric M. Weiss, Protest By Truckers May Hobble Beltway, Washington Post.
“Drivers on the Capital Beltway could find themselves in the middle of a protest by truckers today and tomorrow that might slow traffic. Organizers of the event have called on truckers to take up all lanes of the Beltway and drive the speed limit. The protest was planned to last from early morning until 5 p.m. through tomorrow. The action was organized to protest illegal immigration and the ability Mexican truckers will soon have to operate in the United States.” Download this document
 
April 24, 2007 - Libby Quaid, Immigration Issues Nag at GOP Candidates, Washington Post.
“Ask the leading Republican presidential candidates about dealing with illegal immigration, and inevitably the answer focuses on tightening border security and building fences. What voters aren't hearing a lot about is giving legal status, under certain conditions, to illegal immigrants in the United States, even though each of the top three GOP candidates has supported such a policy.” Download this document

April 23, 2007 - Kate Nash, Immigration Reform Will Be Issue In Next Election, The Albuquerque Tribune. Download this document

April 13, 2007 - Associated Press, Immigration Debate Sours for Illegals, The New York Times.
“The terms of the immigration debate have turned less friendly for illegal immigrants as lawmakers and the Bush administration struggle to reach a deal in the next few weeks. The landscape for an immigration overhaul has turned upside down in only a year, with a different party in control of Congress and new political realities for President Bush and the chief congressional negotiators.” Download this document

April 12, 2007 -  Frida Berrigan, Militarizing the Border , Foreign Policy In Focus (www.fpif.org). 
“The sun was strong and so was the rhetoric, as President George W. Bush headed to Yuma, Arizona on April 9 to tackle the problem of illegal immigration. Flanked by uniformed border agents, national guardsmen and members of local law enforcement whose stiff formality emphasized his bare-armed enthusiasm, the president asserted that ‘securing the border is a critical part of a strategy for comprehensive immigration reform... Congress is going to take up the legislation on immigration. It is a matter of national interest and it's a matter of deep conviction for me." Download this document

April 10, 2007 - Anthony Faiola, Looking the Other Way on Immigrants: Some Cities Buck Federal Policies, Washington Post.
“After federal agents launched a massive raid on an apartment complex here two years ago, other illegal immigrants in this quiet town near Princeton University grew so wary of the law, authorities say, that many began hiding behind headstones in a local cemetery when patrol cars approached.” Download this document

April 9, 2007 - Office of the Press Secretary, President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform in Yuma, Arizona, The White House. Download this document

April 9, 2007 - Bill Schneider, Could Bush ‘Triangulate’ on Immigration? CNN.com.
“What kind of challenge does immigration reform pose for President Bush? Everybody favors better border security. The issue is what to do about the millions of illegal immigrants already in the United States.” Download this document

March 30, 2007 - Associated Press, White House Has a New Plan for Immigration, CNN.com.
“A White House plan devised in weeks of closed-door meetings with Republican senators would grant work visas to undocumented immigrants but require them to return home and pay hefty fines to become legal U.S. residents.” Download this document

March 29, 2007 - Nicole Gaouette, White House Works Behind the Scenes for Immigration Reform, Los Angeles Times.
“With President Bush looking to counter a legacy increasingly marred by the war in Iraq, the White House has launched a bold, behind-the-scenes drive to advance a key domestic goal: immigration reform.For a month, White House staffers and Cabinet members have met three to four times a week with influential Republican senators and aides to hash out a consensus plan designed to draw a significant number of GOP votes.” Download this document

January 27, 2007 - Krissah Williams, Unions Split on Immigrant Workers, Washington Post.
“Union leaders are fundamentally divided over how to best tackle immigration reform as they wrestle with how to convert illegal immigrants from job threats to dues-paying members. The split reflects long-standing questions over the place of undocumented immigrants in the labor movement.” Download this document

November 29, 2006 – Sameer Dossani, Walls, Amnesty and False Choices, Immigration Law Weekly (www.ilw.com).
“The national immigration debate largely is split between two camps. The first ‘anti-immigrant’ camp notes that the number of undocumented workers has shot up in recent years, perhaps to as many as 10 million, and claims that these people are taking jobs and using services that should belong to ‘Americans.’ “ Download this document

November 18, 2006 - Cristian Salazar, Immigrants in Limbo 5 Years After 9/11, San Francisco Gate.
“In a small meeting room with a view of ground zero, 40 stories below, the woman from Ecuador sat with her attorney, holding a crumpled white napkin that she used to dab her eyes. She is a Sept. 11 widow. Her husband worked at the Windows on the World restaurant and died that day.” Download this document

November 16, 2006 - Peter Prengaman, Immigrant Groups Prepare for Reform Push, Washington Post.
“At a recent strategy session, Hispanic political activists debated ways to characterize the 700-mile fence along the Mexican border approved last month by Congress. "Berlin Wall" was the language used in the meeting agenda. "Better to call it the `Apartheid Wall' because of the racial implications," one man said. "We should call it what it is _ an extension of the `Tortilla Wall,'" another activist suggested, referring to the derogatory name Mexican immigrants gave fences built around Tijuana in the 1970s.” Download this document

November 14, 2006 - Time to Reform Immigration, Daily Herald.
“Now that the fun and games of the election are over, would it be too much to ask Congress to finally pass immigration reform? It appeared poised to do something this year, but the House and Senate deadlocked on a final bill. The House version stressed strict border enforcement and penalties for those who sneak into the country, while the Senate plan, which contained a border security element, also proposed ways for illegal immigrants already in the country to obtain citizenship after paying fines and back taxes.” Download this document

November 8, 2006 - Blake Morlock, Can Dem U.S. House Reform Immigration?, Tucson Citizen.
“Anti-illegal-immigration Republicans lost in Arizona, but voters took a hard line against illegal immigrants in big-margin approval of four propositions. Gabrielle Giffords from Tucson and Harry Mitchell from the Phoenix area will take seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in January as part of a Democratic wave that may enable Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform, possibly including some kind of path to legalization for an estimated 12 million now in the United States illegally” Download this document