On November 17, 2014 Rep. Doug LaMALFA of California asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding the question of immigration reform: “Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, the American people sent a strong message to Washington, one that was apparently not received by the President. […]
Rep. La Malfa says “massive influx of illegal immigrants due to proposed Senate Amnesty and President Obama’s decision not to deport minors crossing illegally into the United States”
On July 11, 2014 Rep. Doug La Malfa of California asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding the “massive influx of illegal immigrants” along the US southern border with Mexico: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about America’s southern border and of the […]
ICE only devotes “3 percent” of its investigative man hours to tracking down immigrants whose visas have expired, report notes
Contained within the pages of an obscure Senate Report (113-115) dealing with Homeland Security and southern border security enforcement issues are found references to just how broken the immigration system really is. Specific reference was made to the visa program. “Thirty-five percent to 45 percent of illegal immigrants entered the United States on valid visas, […]
In Greece, Wave of racist attacks on immigrants in Athens
Written by Asteris Masouras, Global Voices In the past days, right-wing extremists in Athens, Greece have launched pogrom-like attacks on immigrants in the downtown Athens area. It began on May 10, 2011, one day after a 44-year old escorting his pregnant wife to the hospital was mugged and stabbed to death. There is no evidence […]
The Invisible Cyclists: Immigrants and the Bike Community
By Alex Schmidt First published by Good Magazine and Streetsblog LA thanks to the support and funding from the Spot.Us community and a grant from the California Endowment. They ride on the sidewalks around the city, many of them without helmets or lights. For thousands of immigrants in Los Angeles, the bicycle is their primary means of transportation. But […]
Two More Immigrants Die in Immigration Detention
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a pair of press releases announcing the deaths of two immigrants in immigration detention. The first individual, Antonio Gomez-Hernandez, was a 66-year-old Mexican national. Mr. Gomez-Hernandez died on November 5, 2010 at a Chicago area hospital from liver failure. He had been in ICE custody since October 14, […]
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