Archive for October, 2007
Friday, October 12th, 2007
The Daily Dispatch from Arizona reported today on statements made by the president and CEO of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Thomas Donahue, who made some very excellent points.
· Immigrants, legal and otherwise, account for almost half of the labor in farming, fishing and forestry. He said they make up a ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
Today, I am excited to present Earl Ofari Hutchinson, an author and blogger who recently published the book The Latino Challenge to Black America: Towards a Conversation Between African-Americans and Hispanics. As part of his blogosphere book tour, he comes to Immigrant Daily to address some of the questions ...
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
A short artsy film about immigrants arriving in New York in search of a better life. Enjoy.
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
I found an interesting article on ILW.com discussing the impact of illegal immigration on the children of undocumented immigrants who are finishing their high school studies and find that in most states they are not eligible for in-state college tuition or federal financial aid. Currently only 10 states grant in-state ...
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
The New York Times has posted a handy guide to what the current presidential candidates say about immigration. You can read their views and learn about their stance here.
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
When it comes to politics, political polls are the key to the minds of our politicians. It is no longer sufficient to have firm beliefs - today if your ideas are not popular you must change what you believe or risk losing the backing of your "constituents."
In an opinion piece ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
In an interview with ABC, Secretary of Homeland Security Chertoff stated that if people want the immigrants to be treated fairly and more justly, the Congress will need to pass a comprehensive reform bill first. For now DHS is set on enforcing the immigration laws on the books -- at ...
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
In today's Washington Post, an unidentified editorialist wrote that Bush's attempts to crackdown on employers that hire undocumented workers will cause chaos, because the system that the government is trying to use (Social Security Administration's "No-Match" letters) is flawed. He/she writes:
For starters, the Social Security Administration's database is riddled ...
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
From aila.org:
The video makes the case for comprehensive immigration reform by challenging the myths surrounding this ongoing debate. It details the benefits of a comprehensive approach to fixing our nation’s broken immigration system while pointing out why an enforcement–only or piecemeal policy won’t work.
Windows Media Player: 300K Version
Real Player: ...
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