New Press has announced the publication of Judith Adler Hellman's "The World of Mexican Migrants." In her groundbreaking book "Mexican Lives," Judith Adler Hellman profiled fifteen Mexicans, both poor and rich, each of whom was struggling to survive the radical economic and political shifts of Mexico in the 1990s.
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A new national survey by The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University provides a detailed look at the real life experiences and views of low-wage workers, including 16 percent immigrants. Questions include those about undocumented immigrants and jobs.
More than 1,000 people, including at least 150 from the Twin Cities of Minnesota, descended Sunday on Postville, a seemingly bucolic place beset by turmoil in the wake of the nation's largest immigration raid in May.
The subject of the new ABC hospital documentary series 'Hopkins,' Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa illegally immigrated to the United States in the mid-1980s. Now he directs Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center's brain tumor surgery program. Read More at the New America Media Web site
One month after the largest, single-site workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds of residents of Postville, Iowa are unable to work or feed their families as they await deportation orders that could take months. Read More at the One World News Web site
Who are today’s immigrants? How do they impact the communities we live in? This section of the Immigration Policy Center Website addresses immigrant integration, examines foreign-born crime rates, education, access to healthcare and host of other issues. Download reports from a variety of sources.
The aftermath of a recent immigration raid in Iowa demonstrates the human cost of removing migrant workers from their families and community, writes journalist Lynda Waddington. Read More at the One World News Web site
The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for some foreigners who overstay their visas to seek to remain in the United States legally.
The court ruled 5-4 Monday that someone who is here illegally may withdraw his voluntarily agreement to depart and continue to try to get approval to remain in the United States.
The decision essentially embraced a proposed Justice Department regulation governing the treatment of similar cases in the future.
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Postville, Iowa, is home to the kosher meat packer Agriprocessors, which was the target of a huge raid by federal immigration agents last month. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid may have a lasting effect on city finances and the plant itself.
The tiny northeast town was home to the nation's largest kosher meatpacker, which recently lost nearly half of its work force after a huge raid by immigration officials. Read More
“(AP) After the biggest immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds of workers have been sentenced but not one company official as yet faces any charges - something critics say is typical of a federal government that is tough on employees but easy on owners.” (Source: AP on CBS News site) Read More
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