This is what the President said yesterday, and reactions have been lukewarm. I actually like Steve Lopez’s take on it in today’s LA Times — don’t expect much change, but immigrant rights advocates will continue speaking out against current DHS policies.

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There is a glimmer of hope in the administration immigration enforcement madness, as last week the Congressional Hispanic Caucus called for the end of the Secure Communities program. I had blogged about Secure Communities and the annoyance of having to go through a checkpoint back in March. But there seems to be some momentum from [...]

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Last week on a press conference call with Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, I mentioned that the immigration and deportation issue was brought up again and that Cecilia Muñoz from the White House said that President Obama and the administration would enforce the current immigration laws. Muñoz also added  that there would be no selective [...]

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This post about Secure Communities is somewhat timely for me. A few weeks ago, I was driving through the city of Ontario, California and was stopped in a police dragnet that did not seem to be a “sobriety checkpoint”. Prior to reaching the dragnet, I did see people on the street with signs that spelled, [...]

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Note: This blog was originally published on November 10, 2010 by Unai Montes-Irueste of Cuentame. It came to my attention after discussion that was prompted by Seneca’s recent blog post on The Latino State of the Union. The material is still very relevant and worth sharing on the eve of the big DREAM act vote [...]

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…her campaign unveils this new website playing on the Hasbro company’s Monopoly Game, but instead calling it Harry Reid’s Amnesty Game. While Reid has supported comprehensive immigration reform and recently introduced the DREAM Act as part of a defense bill, he hasn’t crafted an “amnesty” measure. Actually, the last person to really champion amnesty was [...]

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By Aracely Panameño On August 18th, The Washington Post published a piece that completely caught me by surprise.  My own Congressman, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11), had joined anti-immigrant Republicans on a letter petitioning Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to approve a statewide 287(g) agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia. As soon as I could, I called [...]

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Dear Mr. President, I am a member of the first graduating class of Felix Varela Senior High which is located in Miami, Florida. I had attended school with my native-born friends. Like them, I participated in activities, field trips, dances, and felt the pain of losing a classmate. It was around 10th grade that I [...]

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