‘Qué pasa’ in Immigration: Consequences of Inaction

America's Voice Blog

Posted 02/02/10 at 12:19pm

Gutierrez La Opinión quotes Rep. Gutierrez saying, “I think we’re all disillusioned by the lack of importance the President gave the issue during his (State of the Union) address,” and warning that a failure to act on reform could have consequences for Democrats in November.

Univisión's website, Univision.com, echoes the call to march, as does the EFE. The BBC’s website carries the headline “March will be ‘crucial’ month for immigration reform” (“Marzo, “crucial” para reforma migratoria”).

A blog post on MaribelHastings.com, an America’s Voice site, also notes Rep. Gutierrez’ warning that inaction on immigration reform could suppress voter turnout among Latinos.

The president’s budget for fiscal year 2011, released yesterday, attracted attention for the resources it proposes for deportation programs. Sample headlines:

EFE: Obama Proposes More Resources for Border Security and Deportations (“Obama propone dedicar más recursos a seguridad fronteriza y deportaciones”)

AFP: Millions Budgeted for the Border (“Millonario presupuesto para la frontera”)

La Opinión: The Budget Won’t Benefit Latinos (“Presupuesto no beneficia a latinos”)

At the local level, El Diario-La Prensa, in New York, has a feature today about a soldier’s mother who is about to be deported.

America's Voice has started a new series to bring Spanish-language coverage of immigration and politics to a wider audience. Look for daily roundups (in English), of some of the best Spanish-language news.

Don't forget to check out the latest Spanish-language reporting and analysis on immigration over at MaribelHastings.com.