Posts Tagged as "immigration reform"

Obama’s Plan for Immigration Reform – What You Need to Know

December 2, 2014 / By
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[Translate] New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 26, 2014 Ed. Note: On Nov.

East Valley Residents Give Obama’s Immigration Order Mixed Reviews

November 26, 2014 / By
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[Translate]   AMBER AMAYA/ Coachella Uninc. THERMAL — A crowd of 30 eastern Coachella Valley residents gathered at the San Jose Community Center last Thursday night where they watched President Obama, on Spanish-language television, make his long awaited immigration announcement.

Magon: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 1

October 7, 2013 / By
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[Translate]     Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of three reports on the DREAMer movement   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 27: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 1   It was 2010 and the Immigration movement was at a crossroad— continue advocating for comprehensive immigration reform, or support the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, legislation introduced earlier that year by Senator Durbin (D-IL) which would have benefited undocumented youth exclusively, which is the most common version known today (there was a version introduced in 2001 but that, for reasons I’m sure all of you know, failed in a wave of xenophobia and patriotism).

Magon: Five Generations of Sinaloa

August 27, 2013 / By
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[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 26:  Five Generations of Sinaloa   My great grandmother, Maria, never wrote anything down.

Magon: A Familiar Scene in Bakersfield

August 19, 2013 / By
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[Translate]     The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 25: A Familiar Scene in Bakersfield   Bakersfield, CA –The movement for immigration reform brought over 1,000 supporters to Bakersfield last week to put public pressure on House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy – the new “whipping boy” on immigration as Politico newspaper has so dubbed him.

Slideshow: Immigration Reform March

March 27, 2013 / By
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[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6vlKwUybEQ&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=1[/youtube]

Commentary: Immigration Reform an Economic Issue

February 13, 2013 / By
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[Translate]     JESÚS E. VALENZUELA FÉLIX/Coachella Unincorporated   SALINAS, Calif. — Tuning in to Obama’s State of the Union address, I expected immigration reform to be a key issue — one that would take up a good chunk of his speech.

Cautious Hope After Obama’s Immigration Reform Speech

January 31, 2013 / By
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[Translate]       By BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA, Calif. – The immigration issue is not about numbers for Esperanza Navarro.