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Latinos now less likely to report crimes to police, poll says - latimes.com
05/07/2013 / posted by NDLON Staff / Topic: News
Many Latinos say they are less likely than before to report crimes because local police are increasingly involved in enforcing immigration laws, leading to a sharp increase in deportations, according to a new study. About 44% of Latinos surveyed said they were less likely now to contact police if they were victims of a crime because they fear...
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Trapped in the Deportation Machine : The New Yorker
You get arrested. The authorities run a background check. They need to know…
Report: Many foreign nationals detained for deportation are not criminals - MiamiHerald
A majority of foreign nationals detained for deportation in Miami-Dade Coun…
Groups want Obama to halt deportations amid immigration reform debate
Almost immediately after the bipartisan immigration reform bill was formall…
‘El Hielo’: Music Video Inspires Immigrant Rights Activists, Goes Viral - New America Media
Two immigrant mothers stood outside the downtown Immigration and Customs En…
Immigration Activists and Experts on Their 'Dealbreakers' on Immigration Reform | The Nation
It’s no secret that a quota of 400,000 deportations per year drives immigra…
L.A. band La Santa Cecilia ‘not afraid’ to reveal undocumented status
By David Montgomery, Source: WashingtonPost.com For a buzz-magnet of a bic…
La Santa Cecilia Sing About the Undocumented Immigrant Experience in ICE El Hielo - ABC News
The just-released music video from Los Angeles-based La Santa Cecilia share…
A Music Video Without Papers | The Nation
hen the band La Santa Cecilia and the National Day Laborer Organizing Netwo…
Immigrant Laborers Rebuild Work Center, Restore Their Sense Of Mission | Fox News Latino
They toiled to repair and rebuild the homes, apartments and businesses that…
How Obama Could (but Probably Won't) Stop Deporting Illegal Immigrants Today - Keegan Hamilton - The Atlantic
If the current congressional push for immigration reform were to fail, howe…
Stateline – California Immigrant Groups Try Again on Trust Act, Other States Follow
As Congress considers major revisions to federal immigration laws, legislat…
Immigrant advocates push bill at Statehouse rally | Boston Herald
Immigrant advocates are pressing lawmakers to back legislation they say wil…
Gutierrez Grills ICE Dir John Morton at Judiciary Hearing - C-SPAN Video Library
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) questions ICE Director John Morton on deporta…
Job Center Helps Immigrant Workers As They Await Reform | The Brooklyn Ink
When Victoriano de la Cruz hustled for construction work on Brooklyn’s stre…
A Brooklyn Corner and a New Worker Center
It is thirty-six degrees and windy, but a patch of shifting sunlight warms …
El Patrón Es El Ladrón! - Jose Ucelo Fights his Deportation
Like many struggling workers, Mr. José Ucelo Gonzalez looks for work every …
La Mirada repeals ordinance targeting day laborers after court ruling - Whittier Daily News
A reluctant City Council Tuesday voted unanimously to repeal a city law ban…
Deferred Action for Victims of Arpaio's Raids
(Originally published at Politic365.com)Despite the fact that political winds are blowing away from Arizona-style attrition politics, some officials in that state are determined to keep their tent staked in the…
5 Questions for John Morton and an Agency Gone Rogue
As the momentum for meaningful immigration reform continues to build, one person who stands out as moving in the opposite direction is ICE Director John Morton. His record as director…
Immigration reform: Obama needs to close gap between rhetoric and reality
"We must act," declared President Barack Obama in his second inaugural address. "We cannot afford to delay." On a diverse stage that reflected the legacy of our country's social movements for gay, women, and…
Preguntas claves para la Casa Blanca sobre la reforma migratoria
Mientras el Presidente Obama ha dicho varias veces que la reforma migratoria será un tema central durante su siguiente término, los periodistas ni siquiera le hicieron una pregunta sobre este…
Immigration Questions for Tonight's Debate
Immigration reform has been on the national agenda for more than ten years, and it is a paramount issue for millions of voters. On Tuesday, a question was finally asked…
Why did Napolitano Wait So Long And Do So Little?
Despite Monday’s unfortunate Supreme Court ruling that allows Arizona, at least for now, to go forward with state-mandated immigrant-hunting and racial profiling, there is reason to believe that the tide…
Barrio Defense: How Arizona’s Immigrants are Standing Up to SB 1070
Shortly after the 2010 passage ofSB 1070, Arizona’s notorious immigration bill, 20,000 people gathered in Phoenix for a May Day march to protest the new law. Instead of ending with speakers…
Defending Arizona in a SB 1070 Nation: What Side Are You On? - Jeff Biggers
With defiant Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer growing moreemboldened as the Supreme Court readies to unveil its ruling on the state's SB 1070 "papers, please" immigration law, Arizona human rights group Puenteand their…
After record deportations, Obama's welcome change of immigration policy
Cynicism at Obama's election-year move aside, what gives me hope for real reform is the energy of the migrant rights campaign Myisha Areloano, Adrian James, Jahel Campos, David Vuenrostro and Antonio…
Securing DC's Community - Washington Post
Ever since the Department of Homeland Security decided to conscript local police as “force multipliers” in harsh immigration enforcement efforts, cities and states have found themselves unwittingly or unwillingly part…
The Lower Floor of the Supreme Court - NYTimes
by Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, 05.02.2012 I found last week’s Supreme Court argument in the Arizona immigration case utterly depressing, and I’ve spent the intervening week puzzling over my reaction.…
Latino Union's Eric Rodriguez Receives Excellence in Service Award from MALDEF
Congratulations to Eric Rodriguez for his Excellence in Community Service Award from MALDEF.
The Higher Stakes of SB1070 Debate - AZ Republic
When the Supreme Court hears the Department of Justice lawsuit challenging portions of Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 today, what will be debated has much higher stakes than the limited constitutional…
The 'Arizonification' of the US immigration debate - Guardian UK
While many focused on the US supreme court's consideration of Arizona's SB1070 on Wednesday, events on the streets of Phoenix and not in the court, foreshadow the future of the country's…
The poor among you
By Ken Camp, Managing Editor | Source: BaptistStandard.com Published: March 30, 2012 They gather at dawn at day-labor centers or designated parking lots where contractors hire workers. Some stop on their way…
Nepali immigrant charges in lawsuit that L.I. restaurant bosses exploited him
Says he was forced to work 12 hours a day for little pay By Erica Pearson, New York Daily News | Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 10:14 AM A Nepali kitchen assistant says…
Secure Communities: End it, Don't Mend it
Any day now Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will announce a second round of "reforms" to the disgraced "Secure Communities" deportation program, S-Comm. And once again, it appears that ICE…
Out of the Shadows & Into the Streets, to Stop Arpaio!!
There are so many indescribable words that can portray yesterdays [March 20th2012] act of bravery and resistance by six undocumented students. These six students stepped up to the plate, without…
Poster Contest "Our Lives, Our Struggle"/Concurso de Cartel "Nuestra vida, nuestra lucha"
Poster Contest "Our Lives, Our Struggle"/Concurso de Cartel "Nuestra vida, nuestra lucha" *Español abajo. To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, The Workplace Project calls on all interested people to participate in a…
Women at the Fore of the Day Laborer Movement
When I first went to a day laborer corner to offer training about wage theft, some people looked at me like I was out of place. After all, I was…
Full Days, Full Hearts - Sandra Castro
Upon arrival to the NDLON conference I had a lot of things going through my mind. I recalled the last conference that took place two years ago in Phoenix Arizona.…
Call to Stop 287(g)
Sheriffs in several states have asked the federal government to expand their local deportation powers. The new agreements will be reviewed by DHS as soon as next week. Can you…
No More Arpaio's, End Local Deportation Programs Now!
The Department of Justice report chronicling Sheriff Arpaio's unconstitutional crimes and the federal immigration programs that made them possible moved the Department of Homeland Security to cut the Sheriff off…
Tell National Geographic, "There's a Crisis on the Border, Not a War."
Tell National Geographic, "There's a Crisis on the Border, Not a War."Sign the Petition
Petition to Secretary Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security
Across the country, counties are recognizing the damage to communities and public safety caused by police/ICE collaboration programs, such as “Secure Communities” or S-Comm. We've seen racial profiling and the…
Women's Caucus Petition to the President Regarding Failed Immigration Enforcement Programs
Please stand with the National Women's Caucus Against ICE and Police Collaboration and sign the petition to President Obama expressing concerns about Human Rights threats against women and children. Please…
Demand Justice for Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca!
On Monday evening, 14-year-old Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca was shot and killed by a Border Patrol Officer at an international bridge near downtown El Paso, Texas. The boy…
The Dream is Coming!
On Monday May 17th, on the anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, landmark civil rights case, four undocumented students and one ally student engaged in a peaceful resistance act…
Call Foul on Phil Jackson: Basketball Boycotts Hate
Sports stars across the board have come out against SB 1070 in huge numbers. Adrian Gonzalez says he'll refuse to play in Arizona. Charles Barkley called out Gov. Jan Brewer.…
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