‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Marches in California; Deportation Quotas; Sunday Talk Shows

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Posted 03/29/10 at 10:49am

The Spanish-language press covers demonstrations in California for immigration reform; reactions to the discovery of deportation quotas at ICE; and reviews of immigration-related appearances on Sunday talk shows.

Marches in California. El Diario-La Prensa reports that 10,000-15,000 people attended a march in Los Angeles sponsored by a coalition of 20 organizations to call for comprehensive immigration reform. EFE, La Opinión, Univision.com, and Contacto have more on the Los Angeles demonstration, while El Mensajero covers a march and other events in the Bay Area.

Deportation quotas. La Opinión publishes reactions from Hispanic community leaders to the discovery of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo setting goals for deporting undocumented immigrants, in an article titled “Activists criticize Obama for administration’s deportation goals.” The paper writes:

Activists took the news that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has established quotas in order to perform a record number of deportations this year with disappointment and as a betrayal of the Administration’s promise of legalization.

Sunday talk shows. Notimex reviews Lindsey Graham’s appearance on Meet the Press yesterday with the headline: “Immigration reform’s Republican author pressures Barack Obama.” EFE covers Lou Dobbs’ appearance on Al Punto with Jorge Ramos.

In other news... EFE publishes a dispatch from Charlotte reporting that over 10,000 undocumented immigrants have been marked for deportation by the 287(g) program in North Carolina over the last 3 years; the news agency Ansa publishes the article “After health reform, immigration.”