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<p> Knowing that I am an American of Mexican descent, you ask me with a scowling and suspicious look seemingly saying – let’s see if this guy is a true American so you ask: “Are you against illegal immigration?” The question begins in a mid 70 decibel scale, rising to over 80 decibels.</p>
<p> I answer, “Yes.”</p>
<p> Your scowl nearly disappears and in a moderate and steady voice, you ask: “Do you want illegal immigration to stop?”</p>
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<p><strong>La Opinión</strong></p>
<p> Latino voters are no strangers to the plight of undocumented immigrants living in the United States.</p>
On immigration reform, deportations, the DREAM Act, and many more issues. ¡Usted Read more…
First Person:
By Alberto Ledesma
New America Media
Sofia and I had been making that turn since we had moved to Castro Valley. In those five years, the protesters at the corner of Castro Valley Boulevard and Redwood Road had become a constant example of the way politics worked in the United States. Each time, after I picked her up from abuelita’s house, we waited for the light to turn while she stared at the protesters.
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<p> Si no fuera porque lo ocurrido al mexicano Antonio Hernández Carranza pertenece a la cruda realidad, su caso causaría hilaridad, dado que parece extraído de la ficción de una tragedia griega de Aristófanes o de los cuentos de ribetes truculentos de Borges o García Márquez.</p>
<p><strong>New America Media</strong></p>
<p> Gov. Jan Brewer plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a federal court’s preliminary injunction that blocked major portions of a controversial state immigration law from going into effect. But whether the nation’s highest tribunal will consider ruling on SB 1070 is a whole other story, according to legal experts.</p>
Guest Editorial:
By Rinku Sen
Commentary:
By: Jose Apolinar Olivera
Few issues spark as much anger and propaganda as the issue of immigration reform. Unlike many other issues, views on immigration reform do not fall neatly into party lines or even racial lines.
Regardless of one’s view on the issue, we can agree that the debate around immigration reform should be based on fact, not fiction.