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 ICE, Tea Parties Panic Immigrants

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Apr 16, 2010

In what immigration authorities called the single largest operation to fight human smuggling in the country, ICE agents conducted actions in immigrant neighborhoods in Phoenix and Tuscon, spreading panic among residents. Tea Party rallies in Maricopa County offered anti-immigration rhetoric, adding to the climate of fear.

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Arizona Legislature Makes Being Undocumented a Crime

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Apr 14, 2010

Arizona is on track to become the first state in the nation to make it a misdemeanor for a person to be there without legal documents. The unsolved murder of a rancher near the border was used to build support for the bill.

Papeles, Por Favor -- Arizona Turns Cops into ICE

Border Reporter, Commentary, Michel Marizco, Apr 14, 2010

Arizona just passed a controversial law that requires cops to enforce federal immigration laws. But the new rules shouldn't be dismissed as mere racism. According to the commentator, the responsibility lies with the U.S. government.

Conservatives Back Immigration Reform

Frontera Nortesur, News Report, Kent Paterson, Apr 14, 2010

The conservative-evangelical alliance is promoting a new immigration policy that focuses on border security, family unity and an earned path to legalization.

Tacos for Immigration Justice

Impulso, News Feature , Nora Alicia Estrada, Apr 14, 2010

Taco trucks in Los Angeles are donating a percentage of their sales to campaigns that advocate for immigration reform.

Jamaican American Artist Carves Out a Space in Hartford

The Hartford Guardian, News Feature, Ann-Marie Adams, Apr 13, 2010

A Brooklyn-born artist of Jamaican parents finds himself fighting for a cultural space within the larger art world and the larger society.

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Immigration Rally in Seattle Draws Many Asians

New America Media/ UW News Lab , News Report, Ashleen Aguilar, Apr 13, 2010

Last weekend's immigration rally in Seattle drew many Asian groups making a concerted effort to show immigration reform was important to their communities as well.

Thousands Call for Immigration Reform in Las Vegas

Univision, Apr 11, 2010

Thousands of people arrived in Las Vegas on Saturday to call on Congress to enact immigration reform.

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