Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with immigration www.salem-news.com 2013 With the debate over immigration reform heating up and with all sides in agreement that any deal must include tougher security on the Mexican border. A new investigation by the Washington Monthly and the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute reveals an alarming truth about our already-militarized border... http://salem-news.com/articles/may062013/over-the-line-jcf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may062013/over-the-line-jcf.php Mon, 06 May 2013 20:45:00 PDT In the Paso del Norte borderland these days, an interested observer gets the distinct impression of the world being turned upside down. And the Great Upheaval isn’t necessarily due to immigration, drugs and border security-the flashy topics media typically pounce on to paint a caricature of a complex place. http://salem-news.com/articles/april122013/mexico-border-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april122013/mexico-border-kp.php Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:22:00 PDT On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, an Irish-American organization strongly urged the passage of comprehensive immigration reform. The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) joined hundreds of Latino, Asian, labor, business, religious, human rights, and other organizations that keep pushing for a reform in 2013. http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/irish-immigration.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/irish-immigration.php Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:24:00 PDT On Tuesday, Causa and allies for Immigration Reform gathered at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bend to urge Congressman Greg Walden to support Comprehensive Immigration Reform with legalization. http://salem-news.com/articles/march062013/causa-violence.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march062013/causa-violence.php Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:41:00 PST Next week, 50 Oregonians will embark on a 5 day regional Bus Tour through Oregon’s Congressional District 2. The goal of the historic event is to unite rural communities in the vision of immigration reform, restoration of driver’s licenses and fair treatment for all immigrants. http://salem-news.com/articles/february262013/immigration-bus.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february262013/immigration-bus.php Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:30:00 PST On the heels of an immigration reform framework released yesterday by a bipartisan group of United States Senators, today President Obama released his own vision for an overhaul to the nation’s broken immigration system. During a speech in Las Vegas today, the President laid out his immigration reform proposal in four parts. http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/causa-reax.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/causa-reax.php Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:09:00 PST Greenlining Institute Executive Director Orson Aguilar issued the following statement in response to new immigration reform efforts announced this week: "We are heartened that Congress and the president are addressing comprehensive immigration reform, something that’s long overdue..." http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/immigratin-reax.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/immigratin-reax.php Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:24:00 PST America’s immigration system is broken. Too many employers game the system by hiring undocumented workers and there are 11 million people living in the shadows. Neither is good for the economy or the country. It is time to act to fix the broken immigration system in a way that requires responsibility from everyone —both from the workers here illegally and those who hire them—and guarantees that everyone is playing by the same rules. http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/immigration-rules.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/immigration-rules.php Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:16:00 PST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much. It is good to be back in Las Vegas! And it is good to be among so many good friends. Let me start off by thanking everybody at Del Sol High School for hosting us. (Applause.) Go Dragons! Let me especially thank your outstanding principal, Lisa Primas. (Applause.) http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/obama-immig-speech.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/obama-immig-speech.php Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:14:00 PST Oregon DMV will accept applications for driver licenses, instruction permits and identification cards as of January 16 from Oregon residents approved for the federal “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) program who have been issued immigration Form I-766. DMV will accept a valid immigration Form I-766 as proof of lawful presence in the U.S., and the Oregon driver license or ID card’s expiration date will match the expiration date on the person’s Form I-766. http://salem-news.com/articles/january162013/immigration-or-dmv.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january162013/immigration-or-dmv.php Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:50:00 PST Causa has partnered with immigrant activists, advocates and champions from across the nation in the Keeping Families Together Campaign. The campaign brings together individuals, community organizations and leaders, and elected officials who support humane immigration reform and policies to keep families together. http://salem-news.com/articles/january142013/causa-families.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january142013/causa-families.php Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:20:00 PST Human rights activists in the Paso del Norte region marked December 10 in commemoration of the 64th anniversary of International Human Rights Day. On both sides of the border, activists called attention to the struggles of women, immigrants and border residents. http://salem-news.com/articles/december112012/shoes-walls-mexico.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december112012/shoes-walls-mexico.php Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:55:00 PST Undocumented families and allies will rally on Monday. They're highlighting discrepancies between a growing national movement away from blanket policies to honor ICE detainers, bipartisan support for family unity, and Multnomah County Sheriff Staton’s insistence on enforcing ICE holds for minor offenders. http://salem-news.com/articles/december072012/immigration-rally.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december072012/immigration-rally.php Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:30:00 PST Chris Bryant MP, Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister, responding to the Mayor of London’s comments on the Government’s immigration policy, said: “The Prime Minister’s immigration policy is nothing short of a complete shambles. The Director-General of the CBI has said it is putting people off coming to the UK..." http://salem-news.com/articles/november262012/bryant-immigration.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november262012/bryant-immigration.php Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:30:00 PST Miguel Ángel Soto Para, founder of the Los Zetas cartel, is one of more than 50 protected witnesses who U.S. and Mexican authorities have shared. He was being transported by federal agents when they were attacked on a highway between Mexico City and Querétaro, resulting in the death of the American, Jaime Zapata. http://salem-news.com/articles/october312012/jaime-zapata-rb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october312012/jaime-zapata-rb.php Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:12:00 PDT A conference this past week at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque was titled: “Borderline Slavery: Contemporary Issues in Border Security and the Human Trade.” In a series of presentations, panelists dug into the problem of human trafficking within the socio-economic contexts of massive immigration, globalization, drug prohibition, border militarization, and the War on Terror. http://salem-news.com/articles/october222012/borderline-slavery.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october222012/borderline-slavery.php Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:51:00 PDT California and Arizona have a lot in common. They both were once part of Mexico, share the Colorado River and exchange mutual passions over their National League baseball teams. Both states were among the hardest-hit by the housing bust and Great Recession, suffering foreclosures and fiscal crises. http://salem-news.com/articles/august192012/deferred-deportation.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august192012/deferred-deportation.php Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:06:00 PDT In less than three months, the Mexican youth movement #YoSoy 132 (I am 132) has undergone a remarkable evolution. Beginning as a protest against Institutional Revolutionary Party presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto at the privately-run Ibero-American University in Mexico City on May 11, the movement has since grown by leaps and bounds. http://salem-news.com/articles/august062012/mexican-diaspora.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august062012/mexican-diaspora.php Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:06:00 PDT The federal cabinet has directed NADRA to immediately file a libel suit against Britain's The Sun newspaper in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice. The authority on Wednesday claimed there was no fraud or illegality in issuing ID card and passport to The Sun's undercover agent, Muhammad Ali s/o Muhammad Anwer Siddique. http://salem-news.com/articles/july292012/visa-scandal-pk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july292012/visa-scandal-pk.php Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:34:00 PDT The July 4 holiday is a fitting time to take the oath of U.S. citizenship and many courts across the country hold naturalization ceremonies at historic locations in their community. The 2012 highlights included: District Judge David Waxse (D. Kan.) presided at the Overland Park, Kansas ceremony, administering the oath to 95 new citizens in 104 degree heat. Congressman Kevin Yoder was a featured speaker. http://salem-news.com/articles/july262012/naturalization-news.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july262012/naturalization-news.php Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:25:00 PDT Since 2000, Enrique Gonzales and his family; four children, 13, 5, and two 2-year old twins, have been living in Florida, but now his family is suffering without him as he sits in jail where he became developed a kidney condition. Enrique was pulled over by police in mid-June as he left his place of employment; a construction site, for allegedly driving on a private road. http://salem-news.com/articles/july232012/enrique-gonzales-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july232012/enrique-gonzales-wg.php Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:45:00 PDT Prison rape is at its worst when the victims are human beings whose crime was a search for a better life with their family. http://salem-news.com/articles/july132012/immigrant-rape-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july132012/immigrant-rape-wg.php Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:01:00 PDT Immigration lawyers around Oregon welcomed the Administration’s recent announcement that younger immigrants may be eligible for “Deferred Action” and work authorization. The policy will grant qualified immigrants the opportunity to live free from fear of deportation and allow them to work legally. http://salem-news.com/articles/june252012/immigration-lawyers.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june252012/immigration-lawyers.php Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:25:00 PDT President Obama's June 15 announcement of temporary deportation stays for eligible undocumented youth under 30 years of age immediately changed hundreds of thousands of lives. It also dropped a new ingredient and possible game changer into the political pot of the 2012 elections. http://salem-news.com/articles/june162012/dream-change.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june162012/dream-change.php Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:04:00 PDT Today undocumented youth commend President Obama for the courage to announce that he will sign an executive order to provide relief for DREAMers. DREAMers will stand by the President’s action and leadership to fully implement the order. http://salem-news.com/articles/june162012/obama-dreamers.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june162012/obama-dreamers.php Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:30:00 PDT Julio Diaz Sales and Adolfo Garcia Diaz were 17 years old when immigration agents busted down the door of their Miami-area home. Julio and Adolfo say they were handcuffed, thrown on the floor, and beaten in the face and chest. Only it was all a mistake -- Julio and Adolfo had not committed any crimes. Immigration agents later admitted they broke into the wrong house as part of a sting operation. http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/miami-ice-beating.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/miami-ice-beating.php Thu, 10 May 2012 18:11:00 PDT Homeland Security recently outlined a plan to reduce the time U.S. citizens are separated from immediate relatives who are obtaining an immigrant visa to become lawful permanent U.S. residents. http://salem-news.com/articles/april262012/immigrant-changes.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april262012/immigrant-changes.php Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:58:00 PDT Keeping tabs on his U.S. citizenship application wasn't much of a priority for Marine Cpl. Rohan Coombs when he served in the Persian Gulf War. The aircraft maintenance specialist had more pressing concerns: the safety of his comrades as bombs rained down and people died around him in the desert. http://salem-news.com/articles/february102012/vets-deported-cc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february102012/vets-deported-cc.php Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:13:00 PST Jesus Navarro could die without a kidney transplant. His wife is a match, and he has health insurance. But because Jesus is undocumented, a state medical center is refusing to perform surgery, essentially leaving Jesus to die. http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/transplant-denial.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/transplant-denial.php Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:10:00 PST Hanna Jaeckel had made up her mind. After carefully considering the current economic and political situation in the United States, the sixty- seven year old Danish –born woman weeded through a lifetime of possessions, packed up her Chevrolet SUV and, accompanied by her Rottweiler Katinka, took off for the Mexican border. http://salem-news.com/articles/february062012/danish-national-jp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february062012/danish-national-jp.php Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:39:00 PST