Dem Lawmakers Battling Detainee Abuse Here In The United States

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Friday July 31, 2009 · 10:41 AM PDT

2009/07/31 · 10:41

(Cross-posted @ Gabacha.com)

Just after the Obama administration decided this week to deny a petition to reform the rules governing conduct in immigration detention, Democratic lawmakers are now proposing bills to strengthen standards in immigrant prisons in order to prevent abuse and deaths of detainees.

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Tuesday July 14, 2009 · 3:01 PM PDT

2009/07/14 · 15:01

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While Spanish-language television and radio is busy broadcasting the Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court appointment hearings, in between coverage there's going to be another broadcast that shouldn't be missed.

In a spot released yesterday, the new immigration rights group on the block, Presente Action, provided a very good example as to why the trials and tribulations of Sotomayor are about way more than a seat on the most powerful legal body in the land. What's really important is how Republican ideals and behavior during the ordeal will reflect on the larger Latino community as a whole, amid an already souring relationship.

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Thursday July 09, 2009 · 1:28 PM PDT

2009/07/09 · 13:28

In a surprising move on Wednesday, the U.S. Senate approved an amendment sponsored by South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint that would require 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border to be completed by the end of next year.

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Thursday July 02, 2009 · 11:06 AM PDT

2009/07/02 · 11:06

While Kos has already posted an update to the story I wrote yesterday regarding the strange case of Walter Lara, an undocumented immigrant and college graduate who came into the U.S. at three years old and was set for deportation early next week, I wanted to personally thank each and every one of you in the community who made calls to the Department of Homeland Security on Walter's behalf.

In part because of you, and in part thanks to homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano, Walter is no longer being deported, and has at least another year for authorities to re-examine his immigration case.

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Wednesday July 01, 2009 · 1:12 PM PDT

2009/07/01 · 13:12

Update: Here is a link to sign the letter that will be delivered to Homeland Security tomorrow.

(Gabacha.com)

There is no greater case in recent memory that so accurately demonstrates the absurdity and injustice of our broken immigration system than the case of Walter Lara, a youth who's family traveled to the United States when he was just three years old. Walter earned a 4.7 GPA in high school and later graduated from Miami-Dade Honors College in 2007, where he went on to pursue a career in computer technology.

But there's a problem.

Walter, by no fault of his own, is an undocumented immigrant.

And now, Walter is set to be deported right after 4th of July weekend.

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Tuesday June 30, 2009 · 1:01 PM PDT

2009/06/30 · 13:01

A federal program meant to reimburse states on the U.S.-Mexico border for costs associated with prosecuting immigration and drug cases has been greatly mishandled by local law enforcement, the Department of Justice has found. And so far, it has cost California a total of $10 million.

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Monday June 29, 2009 · 4:11 PM PDT

2009/06/29 · 16:11

By all appearances the first meeting held last Thursday to discuss comprehensive immigration reform has been a success, with many more lawmakers in attendance than was originally published by media outlets like La Opinión.

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Wednesday June 24, 2009 · 4:40 PM PDT

2009/06/24 · 16:40

Thursday, Thursday. After weeks of speculation and two spats of rescheduling the Obama administration is set to hold a bipartisan meeting in Washington D.C. tomorrow to discuss moving forward with immigration reform. A variety of topics are likely to be examined, but most important will be legislation that can provide a path to citizenship for the millions of undocumented people who live and work in the United States.

Now the questions are when immigration reform will be passed and how it will survive the U.S. Senate vote for cloture?

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Friday June 05, 2009 · 4:51 AM PDT

2009/06/05 · 04:51

There are countless news publications dedicated to "insider" political information, a commodity that, if done well, is supposed to cater to various pols and wonks who meticulously follow action inside the Beltway. But when it comes to the on-line reporting from Politico, there appears to be a growing divide between insider fantasy and reality.

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Monday June 01, 2009 · 3:23 PM PDT

2009/06/01 · 15:23

While the news cycle today will no doubt continue to be dominated by the heinous murder of Dr. George Tiller, today ranks of organizations around the country officially joined the fight for comprehensive immigration reform.

Immigrant rights groups, churches and labor unions held 40 press conferences in 40 cities across the country to announce their participation in the Reform Immigration For America Campaign, a national grassroots effort that will begin lobbying the U.S. Congress for the passage of comprehensive reform legislation.

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Friday May 29, 2009 · 3:05 PM PDT

2009/05/29 · 15:05

Hot on the heels of recent census data showing that a majority of Latino children in the United States are now born to immigrants, skilled analyzer Nate Silver offers some insight on what the country's electoral map could look like if Republicans start to lose more of the Latino vote.

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Thursday May 28, 2009 · 10:31 AM PDT

2009/05/28 · 10:31

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Time is a valuable resource in politics, and by all indications New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is learning very quickly that it's in her best interest to downplay the anti-immigration policies she supported as a member of the House of Representatives.

After all, just a short time ago she was boasting to her upstate constituents that she opposed "driver's licenses for illegal aliens," and believed herself to be "a firm opponent of any proposal that would give amnesty to illegal aliens." But by April she had dramatically changed her tune and told the New York Daily News she was "committed to working with the Obama administration to pursue comprehensive reform that treats immigrants fairly and gives them a path to earned citizenship."

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