http://www.americasvoiceonline.org/blog/ en press@americasvoiceonline.org Copyright 2010 2010-09-02T14:52:36+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/dream_now_letters_to_barack_obama_saad_nabeel/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/dream_now_letters_to_barack_obama_saad_nabeel/#When:14:52:36Z My name is Saad Nabeel and I am writing to you from Bangladesh. Prior to my arrival in this nation, I lived in the United States for 15 years. My parents brought me to America at age three. It is the only home I know. I used to attend the University of Texas at Arlington with a full scholarship in Electrical Engineering. Through no fault of my own I was forced to leave my home, friends, possessions, and most importantly, my education behind. Guest Blogger America's Voice, Dream Act and Immigrant Youth, Dream Letters to Obama 2010-09-02T14:52:36+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/study_immigration_fattens_our_paychecks_makes_us_richer/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/study_immigration_fattens_our_paychecks_makes_us_richer/#When:16:49:27Z Jackie Mahendra America's Voice, Dollars and Cents 2010-09-01T16:49:27+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_save_selvin_deaths_in_the_desert/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_save_selvin_deaths_in_the_desert/#When:15:43:28Z Religious leaders and activists in Maine ask their state's senators to protect DREAMers one and all; between the Arizona desert and the Tamaulipas massacre, crossing the border continues to be incredibly dangerous for immigrants; and even though more citizens are born to immigrants every day, and more naturalized citizens register to vote, some politicians still think demonizing immigrants is a good idea. Maribel Hastings America's Voice, Immigration Must Reads & News Roundups 2010-09-01T15:43:28+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/what_about_selvin/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/what_about_selvin/#When:21:56:14Z Selvin came to the United States from Guatemala when he was just 14 years old. His dream was to work hard to support his mother, who needed open-heart surgery, his two brothers and his sister. Selvin paints houses during the day and takes classes at night to pass his GED. Though he's incredibly active in his church and local community in Maine, the 24-year-old could be deported any day now. Mahwish Khan America's Voice, Dream Act and Immigrant Youth 2010-08-31T21:56:14+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_national_guard_arrives_at_border_ice_memo_tamaulipa/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_national_guard_arrives_at_border_ice_memo_tamaulipa/#When:14:29:25Z Several outlets in the Spanish-language press report today on the dispatch of the first wave of National Guard troops to the Arizona-Mexico border. The press also continues to explain what last week's Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo does and doesn't mean for deportations (hint: it's still not amnesty),and looks at the aftereffects of the massacre of migrants in Tamaulipas, Mexico, and of SB 1070 in Arizona. Maribel Hastings America's Voice, Immigration Must Reads & News Roundups 2010-08-31T14:29:25+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_ice_memo_tamaulipas_massacre_55_votes_for_dream/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_ice_memo_tamaulipas_massacre_55_votes_for_dream/#When:14:34:33Z The Spanish-language press continues to follow up on two big stories from last week: the release of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo asking agents to cancel deportations for a narrow class of immigrants, and the massacre of 72 Central and South American migrants in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Meanwhile, as Congress prepares to go back in session, DREAM Act advocates are tallying up their support in the Senate. Maribel Hastings America's Voice, Immigration Must Reads & News Roundups 2010-08-30T14:34:33+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/dream_now_letters_to_barack_obama_lizbeth_mateo/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/dream_now_letters_to_barack_obama_lizbeth_mateo/#When:14:22:21Z On May 17th, on the 56th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, I, along with Mohammad Abdollahi, Yahaira Carrillo and two others, became the first undocumented students to risk deportation by staging a sit-in inside Senator McCain’s office in Tucson, Arizona, to demand the immediate passage of the DREAM Act. As a result of that sit-in we were arrested, turned over to ICE, and we now face deportation. Guest Blogger America's Voice, Dream Act and Immigrant Youth, Dream Letters to Obama 2010-08-30T14:22:21+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/in_florida_bill_mccollums_primary_loss_shows_limits_of_immigrant_bashi/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/in_florida_bill_mccollums_primary_loss_shows_limits_of_immigrant_bashi/#When:14:00:46Z While most analysis of immigration politics has focused on Arizona lately, both parties should take note of the results of last Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary in Florida. In states with a significant Latino presence, there is a steep price to pay for ugly immigration politics. Frank Sharry America's Voice, Latino voters, Politics 2010-08-30T14:00:46+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/ice_wont_deport_people_already_about_to_get_legal_status._free_pass_or_comm/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/ice_wont_deport_people_already_about_to_get_legal_status._free_pass_or_comm/#When:20:44:37Z Surely everyone in America would think it’s smarter to spend ICE resources going after dangerous criminals than immigrants who have applied for residency under the current system and are about to be granted a green card, right? Dara Lind America's Voice, Detention, GOP & immigration reform, Janet Napolitano & DHS 2010-08-27T20:44:37+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/weekly_diaspora_immigrants_abused_denied_social_services_in_broken_imm/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/weekly_diaspora_immigrants_abused_denied_social_services_in_broken_imm/#When:13:37:31Z After decades of misguided policies and patchwork practices, the high human costs of our disordered immigration system are only starting to emerge. Stricter immigration policies and overcrowded detention centers aren’t making our streets safer or our social services more accessible. Guest Blogger America's Voice, Weekly Diaspora 2010-08-27T13:37:31+00:00