Jun 07 2010
(855) How you view immigration says something about you...
The issue of undocumented immigration is a modern day Rorschach test. There is little change in the issue itself but opinions differ tremendously depending on individual perspectives. Each believes his or her opinion is a factual representation of the truth, but how one views the issue of immigration, like the Rorschach inkblots, is more telling of the person than of the issue itself.
Jun 04 2010
(856) Illegal Immigration: Take a Look in the Mirror ...
Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman are falling over each other to show who’s tougher on illegal immigrants. The City and County of LA are tripping over each other to show who’s tougher on Arizona. Federal officials who are castigating Arizona are admitting they didn’t read that state’s new laws, Mexican President Calderon rips an Arizona policy that’s much gentler than his own nation’s, while Senator John McCain is somersaulting backwards as fast as he can away from the proposed immigration reform laws he once championed
Jun 04 2010
(857) FBI report on crime in border states shows surprising statistics...
PHOENIX - A new FBI crime report focuses on crime in border states, and the results may surprise you. Politicians who pushed for the new immigration law hammered home the point that undocumented immigrants bring violence into Arizona and other border communities. “Seventeen percent of these people who are crossing the border illegally have already committed crimes in the United States,” said Senator John McCain (R-AZ) during an ABC15 immigration special
Jun 04 2010
(858) Religious leaders denounce Arizona immigration law...
Archbishop Rafael Romo Munoz, of Tijuana, Mexico, said it was \"inhuman\". The criticism came as President Barack Obama, who says the law is misguided, met Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. Mr Obama has made immigration reform a priority, amid pressure from US border states for action to help curb illegal immigration and drug violence
Jun 04 2010
(859) White House Talk Lightens Tone of Dispute on Immigration Law...
WASHINGTON — President Obama and Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona have not been shy in taking jabs at each other over immigration policy. But their meeting Thursday in the Oval Office appeared to change the tone — if not the substance — of their dispute.
Jun 04 2010
(860) Nativo Lopez: Does He Speak for MAPA and Mexican Americans?...
On May 20, 2010, Nativo Lopez, President of the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA), former MEChA organizer, ousted Santa Ana School Board official, and open-borders advocate made one more in a series of appearances in Los Angeles Superior Court relative to felony charges by the Los Angeles District Attorney of voter fraud and other serious allegations related to registering and voting in Los Angeles while residing in Orange County.
Jun 03 2010
(861) Some Latino Mormons Say Church Should Take A Stand On Immigration...
Some Utah Latinos, who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, are calling for President Thomas S. Monson to take an official, public position on immigration. “We want an official position on immigration from the church and whether or not he (President Monson) believes this is a moral issue,” said local Latino Advocate and LDS Church Member Tony Yapias.
Jun 03 2010
(862) Police chief fighting off barrage of \'racist, horrible\' immigration hate mail...
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake Police Chief Chris Burbank is used to being under the spotlight and occasionally making decisions that some find unpopular. But some of the e-mails and phone calls he has been receiving since returning from Washington, D.C., last week to join the chiefs of other major cities who spoke out against Arizona\'s immigration law have been among the worst he\'s ever seen.
Jun 03 2010
(863) Fewer food stamps for families with undocumented immigrants?...
A proposed change to Utah\'s food stamp rules could mean nearly 8,000 households with undocumented members get less financial aid for food -- or none at all. Families qualify for food stamps based on how much income they make. In a household that has both undocumented members and citizens -- such as parents with a child born in the U.S. -- Utah officials have not been fully counting the earnings of undocumented workers.
Jun 03 2010
(864) People speaking out about immigration being targeted...
SALT LAKE CITY -- The debate over immigration reform has stirred strong emotions nationwide, but at times, that emotion can turn into hate directed at those speaking out on either side. Some of the people KSL has interviewed on the topic have been targeted. We continue to follow the immigration debate, and now some of the people we\'ve interviewed say they\'ve received emails and messages that cross the line.
Jun 03 2010
(865) Linda Sanchez says white supremacist groups behind Arizona immigration law ...
\"It\'s been documented. It\'s not mainstream politics. (Legislators) are being approached by folks, who are front organizations for white supremacist hate groups. They propose the language of these bills and get people to carry these bills in the state legislatures,\" she said.
Jun 03 2010
(866) On a California ranch, signs of a slowdown in illegal immigration...
Back in the late 1990s, when illegal immigrants tramped across his ranch every day, Robert Maupin fortified his rickety fence with additional strands of wire. Then he added chain link fencing and ringed his 250-acre property with cameras. But every night he would encounter jagged holes in the fence and litter-strewn trails through his clusters of live oak trees.
Jun 03 2010
(867) Immigration battle takes tips from civil rights era...
BOSTON – They gather on statehouse steps with signs and bullhorns, risking arrest. They attend workshops on civil disobedience and personal storytelling, and they hold sit-ins and walk out of class in protest. They\'re being warned that they could even lose their lives.
Jun 03 2010
(868) Republican hard line on migrants risks Latino ire...
But at a church hall in Tucson last weekend, he spoke up for a tough new Arizona law that seeks to drive those undocumented busboys and landscapers from the desert state where he is battling to hold on to his U.S. Senate seat. \"The polls show 60, 70, 80 percent of the American people support Arizonans saying \'secure our borders,\'\" McCain said to a clatter of applause.
Jun 03 2010
(869) La Communicad: Latino life in Lake Tahoe is one of hope, fear and wariness...
KINGS BEACH, Calif. — On a sunny day in late April, Fortino Diaz is polishing his red Chevrolet. The burly construction worker, an 11-year resident of Kings Beach, lives in a big house with a large group of friends he met in Mazatlan, Mexico. And he is all smiles when talking about Tahoe as a home for Latinos.
Jun 03 2010
(870) U.S.: Cases of racial profiling reported since Arizona Law...
PHOENIX - It\'s not the law yet, but for undocumented immigrants like Ismael Palafox and his family, SB 1070 is already a reality. The controversial new Arizona law that is making headlines internationally will take effect at the end of July. For the first time in U.S. history, it makes it a state crime to be an undocumented immigrant. Palafox was questioned by the Apache Junction Police in front of his family in connection with dumping trash in the wrong place and turned over to immigration authorities. He is now in the Florence Detention Centre facing deportation to Mexico.