Category Archives: Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc

Cartoon: Immigration and Jobs

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Ampersand

[spoiler]PANEL 1 Illustration shows Alamar, a dark-skinned man wearing overalls and a hardhat, standing behind a partly built brick wall holding a brick in one hand and a trowel in the other. CAPTION: Alamar came to the United States to … Continue reading →

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How Immigration Laws Break Up Tens Of Thousands Of Families

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ampersand

Colorlines reports on the surprising court victory of undocumented immigrant and father Filipe Montes: Felipe Montes, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, moved to Sparta, N.C., in 2003 to work on Christmas tree farms. He married a local woman, Marie Montes, … Continue reading →

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Obama Admin’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” Program Begins

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Ampersand

From the Washington Post: The Obama administration kicked off one of the most sweeping changes in immigration policy in decades Wednesday, accepting applications from young illegal immigrants for the temporary right to live and work openly in the United States … Continue reading →

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Why Immigration Hasn’t Hurt Native Wages In California

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ampersand

The Economist’s Wil Wilkinson reports on new research from California (the state with the most immigrants). If it were impossible to tell immigrants and native workers apart — had they no differences that matter to the job market — an … Continue reading →

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Sign the petition to stop Leslie Hernandez’s deportation

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Ampersand

A bit of signal-boosting: If you’re willing, this certainly seems worth taking a couple of moments to sign. Might help, certainly won’t hurt. From DREAMactivist.org: To Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, John Morton and Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano: … Continue reading →

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Reagan and Bush Sr. Debate Immigration

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Ampersand

Alex Knapp writes: I’m not sure what astounds me more. The compassion and pragmatism in Reagan and Bush’s positions on illegal immigration, or the fact that they’re not speaking in talking points. Conor Friedersdorf writes: Of course, the fact that … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Says An Undocumented Immigrant Is His Hero

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Ampersand

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Supreme Court, In A 4-4 Vote, Affirms Sexist Discrimination Against Fathers

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Ampersand

[Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog.] I wrote about Flores-Villar v. United States last year. The Times summarizes the state of the law in 1974, when Ruben Flores-Villar was born: Children born outside the country to an unmarried American parent are … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court To Hear Discrimination Against Fathers Case

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Ampersand

(Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog, TADA and Alas.) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Flores-Villar v. United States on November 10th. The case involves Ruben Flores-Villar, whose father — but not mother — is an American. Ruben was … Continue reading →

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Fix The Economy: Open The Borders

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Ampersand

[Crossposted on “TADA” and on “Alas“] Felix Salmon writes: Never mind the stimulus vs austerity debate: here’s something that both sides should be able to get behind. It’s a simple legislative fix which increases tax revenues without raising taxes; which … Continue reading →

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