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U.K. Deporting Asylum Seeker to Certain Death in Iran
An asylum seeker in the United Kingdom, Bita Ghaedi, conducted a hunger strike for more than a month because she was terrified of being tortured and killed if she is forced to return to Iran. Guess what? She is now Read More …
Undocumented Immigrants: A Case of Taxation Without Representation
That’s right. Yesterday was April 15, the filing deadline for taxes in the United States. I just filed my taxes with an $800 LLC annual tax to the state. Study after study has shown that undocumented immigrants pay income, sales, Read More …
Arizona: One Step Closer to a Police State
The Arizona state legislature just approved the toughest anti-immigrant bill in the country, giving police the authority to determine people’s immigration status based on “reasonable suspicion” or, more bluntly put, the right to racially profile immigrants. Written by State Sen. Read More …
Rep. Joe Baca Finally Cosponsors the DREAM Act
They were turned down on numerous occasions. Shut out and left out in the cold. But immigrant youth refused to face defeat, knocking on California Representative Joe Baca’s doors till he co-sponsored the DREAM Act. Why would a Hispanic politician Read More …
A Change in California Sentiments Regarding Undocumented Immigrants
While GOP gubernatorial candidates in California are scapegoating undocumented immigrant students and Californians remain largely pessimistic about the economy, a new poll finds a deep shift in California sentiments regarding immigration. While Californians still do not think that undocumented immigrants Read More …