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Why immigrants won’t self-deport
By: Wayne A. Cornelius ~ Nov. 30th, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-cornelius-self-deportation-20161130-story.html Self-deportation is back in vogue. President-elect Donald Trump’s chief immigration advisor, Kris Kobach, told Fox News: “The jobs are going to dry ... -
Why a group of first-generation Vietnamese immigrants are voting for a Latino instead of a ...
By Christine Mai-Duc, L.A. Times ~ September 5, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-lou-correa-bao-nguyen-congress-20160901-snap-story.html On a recent evening, a dozen or so Vietnamese American seniors gathered in Hung Nguyen’s Garden Grove living room. The ... -
For Undocumented College Students, Visiting Mexico is Worth the Risk
BY JASON MCGAHAN, L.A Weekly ~ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 http://www.laweekly.com/news/for-undocumented-college-students-visiting-mexico-is-worth-the-risk-7321349 No matter how many times Professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos succeeds in taking college students with him to study abroad in Mexico, he ... -
The Supreme Court's immigration decision is a tragedy that may be short-lived
By Michael A. Olivas, L.A. Times Op-Ed ~ June 27, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-olivas-immigration-court-decision-20160623-snap-story.html Millions of immigrant parents and their families lost in the misbegotten decision in U.S. vs. Texas. In a 4-4 ... -
Pese a las malas noticias, 'dreamers' aprovechan oportunidad para visitar sus paises
Por Soudi Jiménez, HOY ~ Junio 24, 2016 http://www.hoylosangeles.com/noticias/local/hoyla-loc-dreamers-explotan-bondades-del-programa-daca-por-medio-del-intercambio-estudiantil-story.html Estudiantes 'dreamers' aprovechan oportunidad para visitar sus países de origen La expansión de la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la ... -
Deportations divide Sanders and Clinton Latino activists
By Kate Linthicum, L.A. Times ~ June 5, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-democrats-immigration-divide-20160603-snap-story.html Federal agents came for Erika Andiola’s mother in 2013. A well-known immigrant rights activist in Arizona, Andiola was able to ... -
The 2010 census missed thousands of California's Latino children
By Sarah D. Wire sarah.wire@latimes.com, L.A. Times ~ April 28, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-census-undercounting-latinos-20160428-story.html More than 113,000 young Latinos in California weren’t counted in the 2010 census, a new study says, and Latino ... -
The injustice of deporting children without representation
By Hector Villagra, L.A. Times Op-Ed ~ March 17, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-villagra-migrant-children-immigration-court-20160317-story.html A Department of Justice immigration judge recently made headlines for testifying that 3- and 4-year-old migrant children could be ... -
The massive immigrant-rights protests of 2006 are still changing politics
By Mark Engler and Paul Engler, L.A. Times Op-Ed ~ March 6, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0306-engler-immigration-protests-2006-20160306-story.html Ten years ago, on March 10, 2006, more than 100,000 protesters flooded Chicago's downtown Loop. As ... -
Five Children Murdered After Being Deported From US to Honduras
By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, Reader Supported News ~ March 2, 2106 http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/35393-five-children-murdered-after-being-deported-from-us-to-honduras Between five and ten migrant children have been killed since February after the United States deported them back ...
