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Local Dialogue on Immigration Reform

8, Feb 2010

Charles Foster and Stephen Klineberg, two of Houston’s premier authorities on immigration and the changing face of Houston, will present a Dialogue on Immigration Reform. The dialogue will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 5501 Main at Binz/Bissonnet.
Klineberg will provide demographic information. Foster will address current law, facts [...]

Anti-Arpaio March Seeks Endorsers

14, Jan 2010

Arizona activists are seeking organizational endorsers from across the United States for a march in Phoenix on January 16 against Sherriff Joe Arpaio.
“The nation has watched with disbelief as Sheriff Joe Arpaio has carried out a systematic reign of terror disguised in the name of immigration enforcement, but directed against all communities of color in [...]

Demand ICE Release Haitian Activist

13, Jan 2010

Longtime New York community activist Jean Montrevil was detained Dec. 30 and faces deportation to Haiti.
Montrevil is a legal permanent resident since 1986 and father of four U.S. citizen children. He is being held based a 20-year-old infraction in Haiti. Montrevil was attending a regular check-in when he was detained by agents of the Immigration [...]

How We Forget Hate Punditry, Crimes

11, Dec 2009

On December 18, 1990, the United Nations General Assembly approved the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. In December 2000, the United Nations declared December 18 to be International Migrants Day.
Many immigrants rights advocates had expected a positive change to immigration reform measures with [...]

Xmas Immigration Checking Dumped

3, Dec 2009

The Houston Chronicle reports the Salvation Army and Houston Fire Department have announced their decision to stop asking for Social Security numbers of children asking for toys from the charities this Christmas.
A Chronicle report earlier this week said the Salvation Army and Outreach Program Inc., which distributes toys collected by the Houston Fire Department, both [...]

Holidays Mean Anti-Immigrant Nuttery

2, Dec 2009

The Houston Chronicle reports some Houston organizations are checking children’s immigration status as part of their toy drives. The Salvation Army and Outreach Program Inc. defend their actions as “doing the right thing,” but it is ghastly to think a needy child would not get a toy because they may be undocumented.
Or are these organizations [...]

Don’t Tell Dobbs: Immigrants Do Help

1, Dec 2009

I’ll be writing later tonight about the upcoming International Migrants Day, but wanted to bring your attention to VivirLatino’s awesome Maegan Ortiz, who reminds us of the obvious: immigrants do pay their fair share, regardless of the amount of ignorant bigotry and discrimination heaped on.
According to a recent study, foreign-born workers are responsible for 20 [...]


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