immigration reform

Commentary:
Al Día

For immigration reform to mean anything it’s got to make it easier for all undocumented immigrants to regularize their status in the United States — not just DREAM-Act eligible young people.

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<p>Oralia Maceda, an immigrant mother from Oaxaca, asked the obvious question recently. At a meeting, talking about the Senate immigration reform bill, she wanted to know why Senators would spend almost $50 billion on more border walls, yet show no interest in why people leave home to cross them.</p>

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<strong>New America Media</strong></p>
<p>As the Senate prepares to vote on comprehensive immigration reform, it’s important to remember that workers and immigrants have never made significant progress in gaining civil and human rights in the United States without a fight.</p>
<p>The same is true today.</p>

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<strong>Scripps Howard Foundation Wire</strong></p>
<p><strong>WASHINGTON</strong> – Growing up in the United States, Luis Miranda did not know he was an undocumented immigrant until years after he and his family had left Colombia.</p>
<p>“It wasn’t until later when I tried to join the Civil Air Patrol … that I realized that I didn’t have a Social Security number. And that’s when it dawned on me what being undocumented actually meant,” said Miranda, who was 11 years old when he found out.</p>

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<strong>Fox News Latino</strong></p>