04/06/10 Today, the Spanish-language press covers reactions to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report criticizing the 287(g) enforcement program. A new California poll shows Republican support for immigration reform, as activists gear up for demonstrations on April 10th.
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04/01/10 Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), started a hubbub among comprehensive immigration reform advocates last week when he expressed to members of the Capitol press corps that progressive immigration legislation was "dead" for 2010 due to the contentious passage of health care reform. But the battle isn't over yet. In an interview with Sandip Roy at New America Media, Frank Sharry, the executive director of DC-based immigration organization America's Voice, says, "I think we have a good chance of seeing a bipartisan bill being introduced in April."
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03/31/10 New polling of Latino voters reveals that 1) this group is among the least energized heading into the 2010 elections; and 2) progress on comprehensive immigration reform is key to re-energizing these voters. Latino Decisions researcher and Stanford University professor Dr. Gary Segura highlighted and analyzed the findings: Among all the key constituents in the 2008 Obama victory, Latino voters appear to be among the least enthusiastic about voting in the 2010 midterm.
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03/30/10 Today, a group of grassroots leaders are demanding that the Obama Administration fire John Morton, the head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security.
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03/25/10 As the health care debate comes to a close, there's no better time to introduce comprehensive immigration reform. Hundreds of thousands of immigrant rights supporters from all over the country congregated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sunday to demand immigration reform in 2010. It was the largest political rally to be held since President Barack Obama moved into the White House.
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03/24/10 The President and Congress promised real immigration reform right away and it has yet to be delivered. For the hundreds of thousands of families who are still being torn apart each year, this is unacceptable. It was an honor to share the day Sunday with the 200,000 men, women and children who came to Washington to demand change this weekend, and I am emboldened to keep fighting for real immigration reform. Our movement is strong and it continues to grow!
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03/22/10 As the President himself stated: "Events like these remind us that real change doesn't start in the White House or the halls of Congress. It starts with people like you in communities across this country, standing up and making your voices heard." I think we could say yesterday was a good start.
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03/21/10 As the buses leave Washington to return to Florida, New York, and as far away as California, here are some of our photos from the day. These are mostly crowd shots -- over 200,000 people came out to call for real immigration reform, economic justice for workers, and to keep families together.
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03/21/10 Today's the day. Tens of thousands of people are registered to come to the National Mall for today's immigration reform rally, called the March For America. Over 800 buses are pouring in from acrossthe country, and several of the top voices in the blogosphere will be blogging and tweeting directly from the rally. This post will be updated throughout the day, with news and stories from what's happening here in Washington, so stop by again soon!
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03/19/10 With tens of thousands of people heading to Washington for the March for America this Sunday and the news of a bipartisan framework for comprehensive immigration reform legislation from Senators Schumer and Graham, there's a lot of news to track today – here's a quick recap for the folks at home.
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03/19/10 On the eve of Sunday's march, other stories attracting the attention of the Spanish-language media include an op-ed from Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham sketching the outline of a bill for comprehensive immigration reform, and another round of raids being undertaken by Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona.
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03/18/10 In June, I met with members of both parties, and assigned Secretary Napolitano to work with them and key constituencies around the country to craft a comprehensive approach that will finally fix our broken immigration system. I am pleased to see that Senators Schumer and Graham have produced a promising, bipartisan framework which can and should be the basis for moving forward. It thoughtfully addresses the need to shore up our borders, and demands accountability from both workers who are here illegally and employers who game the system.
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03/18/10 This week has seen mounting pressure on President Obama to make good on his promise to reform our dysfunctional immigration system. From key community organizers who are planning this Sunday’s March for America to the first Member of Congress to endorse then-Senator Obama’s presidential bid, here are a few important voices on the matter. Congressman [...]
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03/18/10 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.
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03/17/10 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.
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03/16/10 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.
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03/16/10 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.
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03/15/10 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.
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03/11/10 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.
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03/11/10 While pundits have been busy pronouncing immigration reform dead, today the White House is busy hosting-- not one-- but three meetings on immigration in response to the increasing volume of grassroots pressure to see progress on the President's promise to overhaul our dysfunctional immigration system.
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03/11/10 The Spanish-language press is buzzing about meetings at the White House and plenty of marches: among anti-immigrant groups in Los Angeles, undocumented youth in Chicago, and the March for America in Washington, D.C.
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03/10/10 Today, Karl Rove -- the strategist who was once referred to as "Bush's Brain" -- told an interviewer from the New York Times that leading off President Bush's second term in 2005 with immigration reform would have "given everybody a bipartisan victory." Oh, and it would have "done something important for the country," too.
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03/10/10 The Spanish-language press keeps its attention on the postponed meeting between President Barack Obama and Senators Charles Schumber (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to discuss the legislative prospects of an immigration reform bill. The meeting has been rescheduled for tomorrow.
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03/08/10 The Spanish-language media has its eyes on today's White House meeting between President Barack Obama and Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who have been working on a comprehensive immigration reform proposal which would include a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. Univisión.com's sub-headline reads "White House Seeks to Avoid Protests." La Opinión (Los Angeles) offers details about Schumer's potential bill, which would require those seeking to adjust their immigration status to pay minor fines and would prevent them from leaving the country. EFE and the AP have more.
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03/05/10 Today Peter Nicholas of the Los Angeles Times reports that, "Despite steep odds, the White House has discussed prospects for reviving a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, a commitment that President Obama has postponed once already." News that the White House is pushing Congress to move forward on the overhaul is music to many ears. Of course, proof will need to come in the form of concrete progress.
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03/03/10 Today the National Council of la Raza launched a new action center that Maegan la Mamita Mala of Vivir Latino describes this way: …and at the heart of it is reminding President Obama about all those promises he made in order to earn the Latino vote, especially his promises on immigration reform.
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03/03/10 The Spanish-language press continues to highlight the importance of the March 21st march for immigration reform. The EFE reports that "Once, President George W. Bush was accused of failing to spend sufficient political capital on passing immigration reform. Now Obama confronts similar complaints, and the drama threatens to repeat itself;
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