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Showdown: Gavin Newsom vs. Sanctuary City Policy
In the absence of sound immigration reform, states and local jurisdictions have had to come up with creative ways to uphold the law while also protecting the most vulnerable residents. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation last week Read More …
Young Immigrant Women: Pick Your Poison
Immigrant women migrating to the United States now have the option to choose between either Gardasil or Cervarix for their required vaccination against sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV). The vaccine is mandatory for women 15 to 26 entering the Read More …
Citations for Driving While Mexican
The Dallas Police Chief, David Kunkle, has admitted that his officers wrote 39 citations to people over the past 3 years for not speaking English. It would make a great Onion piece, except it is true. Who would actually pay Read More …
My Name is Mei Lau and I am Undocumented
[This week’s DREAM Act guest post comes from Mei Lau, who is eligible for the DREAM Act and represents the essence of the American DREAM–a high school graduate at the age of 15 who merely wants to attend college in Read More …
USCIS Director Gets Ready for Immigration Reform
‘Modernizing Immigration’ – The irony was unavoidable as the title of a foreign press center briefing held in the Capitol yesterday with new USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas. After all, USCIS is a long-shot from what one would consider a ‘modernized Read More …