Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact. February 21, 2011.
With limited exceptions, Obama's proposed budget remains hostage to the insatiable appetite for enforcement measures that has fueled the growth of DHS for years.
Valeria Fernandez, New America Media. April 26, 2010.
“Congress has reserved enforcement of immigration law for federal government, with very few explicit areas for a role for states or localities. This is not one of them.”
We speak to Isabel Garcia, co-chair of the Tuscon-based Coalition for Human Rights and legal defender of Pima County, Arizona, about the situation in her state.
Valeria Fernandez, New America Media. April 10, 2010.
Judicial vacancies, staff shortages, and increased detention, which started under Bush and continues to grow under Obama, are part of the reason for the huge immigration caseload.
Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact. April 3, 2010.
Lack of oversight and transparency, and hiding behind “law enforcement sensitive” designations, are all emblematic of the agency that is in the business of deporting people.
Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact. March 30, 2010.
Until we have comprehensive immigration reform, ICE is going to be saddled with an enormous list of targets, and many people watching to see how they’re going to tackle it.
The exploitation of undocumented immigrants threatens the wages, benefits and working conditions for all workers, but we're not addressing the root problem.