On AlterNet: illegal immigrants

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "illegal immigrants"

Immigration Rally in Seattle Draws Many Asians

Ashleen Aguilar, New America Media. April 13, 2010.

The Washington Immigration Reform Coalition (WIRC) For America hosted the event in Seattle’s Pioneer Square as a part of the National Day of Action.

Weekly Diaspora: The Game Plan for Immigration Reform

Erin Rosa, The Media Consortium. April 3, 2010.

Links to the week's best independent, progressive reporting about immigration by members of The Media Consortium.

15-Minutes Are Up: National Minuteman Border Group Disbands

Billie Greenwood, AllVoices.com. March 28, 2010.

After a five-year run, the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps is calling it quits, their president announced this week.

Immigration Debate: Press One For Culture War In English

Douglas Rivlin, NewsJunkiePost.com. March 26, 2010.

Anxiety about immigrants, immigration, and therefore immigration reform, tends to revolve around three broad categories of concern: economics, security, and culture.

Today's Immigration Reform Rally A Milestone

Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. March 21, 2010.

Whatever its ultimate impact on immigration politics this year, the rally served to galvanize a new cohort of immigrant activists, especially young people and recent immigrants.

Immigration Reform: House Of Labor Marches With Immigrants

Douglas Rivlin, NewsJunkiePost.com. March 20, 2010.

The complicated relationship between the forces fighting for immigration reform and the labor movement have been on display this week and will be on display this weekend.

Barrios Fired Up for Sunday’s Immigration March

Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. March 19, 2010.

Tens of thousands of immigrants and their allies from around the country - an estimated 10,000 from the New York area - will converge this Sunday on the National Mall in DC.

After Health Care, Immigration

Gabriel Arana, The American Prospect. March 18, 2010.

Addressing immigration is the best way to ensure health care reform is truly effective -- and score big political points with Latino voters.

Increasing Evidence That Recession Has Caused Number of Unauthorized Immigrants in US to Drop

Muzaffar Chishti, Claire Bergeron, Migration Information Source. March 15, 2010.

According to a new DHS report, 11.8 million unauthorized immigrants lived in the United States as of January 2007. By January 2009, that number had fallen to 10.8 million.

Conservative Group Expels Lou Dobbs for Loving Illegal Immigrants Too Much

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2009.

Poor Lou. No one ever said fulfilling your crass political ambitions would be easy.

Cops Enforcing Immigration Laws Bust County Budgets

Anthony D. Advincula, deleted. August 14, 2008.

Police departments charged with enforcing federal immigration laws are going broke.

Self-Deportation Program Finds Few Takers

Ruben Navarrette, Washington Post Writers Group. August 13, 2008.

Is the government shocked that illegal immigrants aren't rushing to turn themselves in to federal authorities?

Obama in a New Era of Race Politics

Roberto Lovato, New America Media. January 4, 2008.

Is color blindness the model we want for diversity?

Tom Tancredo Hired Illegal Laborers to Renovate His McMansion

Max Blumenthal, AlterNet. December 1, 2007.

Anti-immigration zealot and GOP presidential candidate Tom Tancredo hired what he often refers to as "criminal aliens" to renovate his Colorado house.