http://www.americasvoiceonline.org/blog/ en press@americasvoiceonline.org Copyright 2010 2010-03-18T17:02:17+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_leahy_wants_solutions_called_to_march_end_depo/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_leahy_wants_solutions_called_to_march_end_depo/#When:15:04:31Z Sunday's March for America continues to dominate the Spanish-language media, while calls for an end to deportations and a challenge from Senator Patrick Leahy are also in the news. Rafael Prieto America's Voice, Immigration Must Reads & News Roundups 2010-03-18T15:04:31+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/kiss_me_im_mexican/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/kiss_me_im_mexican/#When:17:41:50Z OK, no, not really. I'm Irish, folks! Well, a quarter anyway. Ok not really a quarter, there's some German and French in there somewhere, too.. just don't tell my Indian (dot, not feather) and Dominican ("Spanish") sides. The point is I've got freckles gosh-darn-it. Well, in the summertime mostly. Whatever. Look, it's St. Patrick's Day, and I'm an Irish mutt... Jackie Mahendra America's Voice 2010-03-17T17:41:50+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_esperanza_for_america_march_for_rights_coast-to-coa/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_esperanza_for_america_march_for_rights_coast-to-coa/#When:14:34:39Z As the drumbeat toward Sunday's March for America continues, the Spanish-language media also covers yesterday’s press conference announcing the launch of the national Esperanza for America campaign, and developments in several states regarding immigration raids and enforcement. Rafael Prieto America's Voice, Immigration Must Reads & News Roundups 2010-03-17T14:34:39+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/a_moment_of_truth_on_immigration_reform/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/a_moment_of_truth_on_immigration_reform/#When:20:07:38Z The tipping point is here. The time has come. In all political and social movements there comes a moment when the confluence of events is so powerful they just can’t be ignored or dismissed. The long-running effort for comprehensive immigration reform is one such movement and its moment of truth is at hand. Our immigration system is badly broken and a majority of Americans support reform. The White House supports it. Most Democrats and some Republicans are prepared to vote for it. Only a vocal minority oppose it. Frank Sharry America's Voice, Grassroots Action, President Obama and the White House 2010-03-16T20:07:38+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_the_need_to_march_census_begins_detention_and_/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_the_need_to_march_census_begins_detention_and_/#When:15:58:17Z Today features several op-eds and columns in the Spanish-language press about this Sunday’s march. Meanwhile, all are urged to participate in the Census, and controversies continue over old and new programs to deport immigrants from jail. Rafael Prieto America's Voice, Immigration Must Reads & News Roundups 2010-03-16T15:58:17+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/ny_times_march_for_america_could_be_a_game-changer/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/ny_times_march_for_america_could_be_a_game-changer/#When:19:20:09Z If you need more proof that the upcoming March For America is gaining attention from Washington, check out an op-ed from Saturday’s New York Times. While we’ve always known passing immigration reform wouldn’t be easy, we have never let the naysayers stop our movement. Web Team America's Voice, Grassroots Action 2010-03-15T19:20:09+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_march_for_america_opponents_push_back_graham_on_ab/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_march_for_america_opponents_push_back_graham_on_ab/#When:15:33:06Z The Spanish-language press keeps its attention on the preparations underway for the March for America taking place next Sunday, March 21st, in support of immigration reform. Meanwhile, NumbersUSA and other anti-immigrant groups are planning actions of their own, and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) took to the airwaves yesterday to press the Obama administration on immigration reform. Web Team America's Voice, Immigration Must Reads & News Roundups 2010-03-15T15:33:06+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/one_day_after_obamas_white_house_meeting_immigration_raids/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/one_day_after_obamas_white_house_meeting_immigration_raids/#When:00:06:01Z Yesterday Gustavo Torres, Executive Director of CASA de Maryland, a local immigrant rights organization, was among the dozen grassroots and national immigration reform advocates to meet with President Obama at the White House. The meeting was called in the wake of growing anger and frustration at figures that indicate the Obama Adminstration has been deporting more immigrants a year than Bush, while making very little progress on the kind of comprehensive immigration reform that he promised to champion. Jackie Mahendra America's Voice, ICE Raids, Politics, President Obama and the White House 2010-03-13T00:06:01+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_obama_committed_to_reform_raids_continue/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/que_pasa_in_immigration_obama_committed_to_reform_raids_continue/#When:16:26:05Z Today, the Spanish-language press trumpets President Barack Obama’s statement about his “unwavering commitment” to immigration reform and his desire to serve as a “partner” to its advocates, after several White House meetings to discuss what progress can be made to drive reform in Congress. Meanwhile, the federal government conducted immigration raids in Maryland and Nebraska. Maribel Hastings America's Voice, Immigration Must Reads & News Roundups 2010-03-12T16:26:05+00:00 http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/is_president_serious_on_immigration_reform/ http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/entry/is_president_serious_on_immigration_reform/#When:01:40:35Z That's the question many grassroots immigration reform advocates were asking, heading into today's meeting at the White House. It's a question the tens of thousands of advocates coming to Washington on March 21st to push for real reform are looking to answer. It's a question that ICIRR's Joshua Hoyt asked in an Op-ed for the Washington Post last week. He talked specifically about the danger of alienating Latino voters, who helped flip four states for Obama in 2008. Jackie Mahendra America's Voice, Politics, President Obama and the White House 2010-03-12T01:40:35+00:00