Immigration

NAM original coverage and ethnic media articles on immigration policy and its impact on everyday lives. This section is supported by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund and The Carnegie Corporation of New York. For more information on NAM immigration coverage, contact Sandip Roy at sroy[at]newamericamedia[dot]org.

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Arizona

Life and Death on the Arizona Border

New America Media, Interview, Sandip Roy, May 13, 2010

Margaret Regan, author of “The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands,”covered immigration for over a decade.

Los Angeles Boycotts Arizona

La Opinión, May 12, 2010

The city of Los Angeles agreed yesterday to declare a boycott against the state of Arizona, reports La Opinión.

Hope of Work Springs Eternal For Homeless Campesinos

Down and Out in California's Fields -- Farm Workers Lose Jobs, Homes and Hope

New America Media, News Feature/Video, Jacob Simas, May 12, 2010

Scattered groups of farm workers, unemployed and desperate, are emerging from a long cold winter spent living outdoors.

Immigrant Crime Wave a Myth

La Opinión, May 11, 2010

The main argument behind Arizona’s new law, SB 1070, is that the state’s presumed crime wave is linked to undocumented immigrants.

African Americans Raise Voices Against Arizona Law

Phxsoul.com, News Report , DaVaun Sanders, May 10, 2010

Response to the new legislation, including a march on the state Capitol on Wednesday, has made one thing evident for Valley Hispanics opposing the law—they do not stand alone.

Counting SRO Residents in SF Chinatown Tests Census

New America Media, Video, Vivian Po , May 09, 2010

For the U.S. Census, San Francisco’s Chinatown has been one of the most under-counted areas in the city because of the large number of single-room-occupancy hotels (SROs). But this year, with outreach efforts by the city, community organizations, ethnic media and schools, Chinatown has a relatively high census participation rate. NAM staff reporter/videographer Vivian Po looks at the challenges.

Poll: Arizona Latinos Oppose New Law

La Opinión, May 08, 2010

A survey of Latino voters in Arizona conducted by Latino Decisions, in collaboration with Arizona State University, found that 70 percent expressed "strong" opposition and another 11 percent said they had "some opposition" to SB 1070.

Immigrant, LGBT Leaders Blast Verdict in Hate Crime Case

El Diario/La Prensa, May 08, 2010

Immigrant and LGBT rights leaders were disappointed that Hakim Scott was acquitted of a hate crime and murder Thursday in the fatal beating of Ecuadoran immigrant Jose Sucuzhañay.

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