National News About Immigration
7/4/08 Cathedral hosts hearing on national commission's investigation of alleged abuse by ICE agents at worksites (Tidings Online)
7/3/08 Federal Report Recommends Improvements in Reporting Deaths of Immigrant Detainees (NY Times)
6/30/08 Custody case of Long Beach boy complicates deportation of illegal immigrant (Los Angeles Times)
6/28/08 There's something bad in this town (Star Tribune)
6/1/08 A Lethal Limbo for Imigrants (Los Angeles Times)
5/29/08 Judge Voids an Ordinance on Immigrants (NY Times)
5/27/08 With Migrant Workers in Short Supply, a Farmer Looks to Machines (NY Times)
5/27/08 U.S. border agents, lured by the other side (International Herald Tribune)
5/24/08 270 Illegal Immigrants Sent to Prison in Federal Push (NY Times)
5/17/08 Immigration raid on kosher meatpacking plant, 389 arrests rattles Iowa town (Twincities.com; original Article from the Washington Post)
5/14/08 Immigrants Sedated Without Medical Reason (MIRA Coalition; original article from the Washington Post)
05/14/08 Italian’s Detention Illustrates Dangers Foreign Visitors Face (NY Times)
05/13/08 Hundreds Are Arrested in U.S. Sweep of Meat Plant (New York Times)
05/13/08 Study Says Foreigners In U.S. Adapt Quickly (Washington Post)
05/13/08 Suicides Point to Gaps in Treatment (Washington Post)
05/11/08 As Tighter Immigration Policies Strain Federal Agencies, The Detainees in Their Care Often Pay a Heavy Cost (Washington Post)
05/08/08 Juan Crow in Georgia (The Nation)
05/05/08 For Immigrants Who Died in U.S. Custody, Few Details Provided (New York Times)
05/02/08 May Day March Smaller, But Festive (LA Times)
05/01/08 Thousands Rally in May Day Effort for Immigration Reform (Associated Press)
05/01/08 Fewer Latino Immigrants Sending Money Home (New York Times)
04/20/08 Pope Speaks Up for Immigrants, Touching a Nerve (New York Times)
04/18/08 Minnesota Minorities Here to Stay but not Home Yet (Mshale)
04/18/08 Tally of Those Arrested in Immigration Raids at Pilgrim's Pride Plants Climbs to 311 (The Dallas Morning News)
04/17/08 People of Mexican origin in Minnesota: myth vs. reality (Twin Cities Daily Planet)
04/17/08 Immigration, Off the Books (New York Times)
04/14/08 Immigrant Tells of Hard Choices (BBC News, Chicago)
04/11/08 Share Your Immigration Stories (New York Times)
04/14/2008 Perfectly Legal Immigrants, Until They Applied for Citizenship (New York Times)
04/14/2008 Crackdown on Immigrants Draws Protests in Phoenix (New York Times)
04/04/2008 Lawsuit Challenges Immigration Raids in New Jersey (New York Times)
04/02/2008 U.S. Gives Maine a Deadline of Today to Say It Will Comply With ID Law (New York Times)
04/02/2008 Environmental rules waived for border fence (LA Times)
03/31/2008 Arizona Considers a Guest Worker Program of Its Own (The Christian Science Monitor)
03/26/2008 10 Prints Are Better Than 2, Homeland Security Says (New York Times)
03/26/2008 Immigration And Social Security (CBS News)
03/18/08 U.S. Tries to Shut Revolving Door of Illegal Reentry (LA Times)
03/14/08 The University of Uncertainty (Washington Post)
03/14/2008 Businesses Face Cut in Immigrant Work Force (New York Times)
03/13/08 New York Times Editorial Today:The Road to Dystopia (New York Times)
03/13/08 Gates Tells Congress What Is Needed for Better Work Force (New York Times)
03/08/08 Immigration policy in U.S. is criticized by U.N. aid (New York Times)
03/07/08 Latinos Seek Citizenship in Time for Voting (New York Times)
03/06/08 A year after raid, immigration cases drag on for many (The Boston Globe)
03/05/08 GOP senators to introduce toughest-yet immigration package (LA Times)
03/04/08 Feds Cite Hassles if ID Law Not Followed (The Seattle Times)
02/18/08 Feared sweeps for illegal workers found just one (New York Times)
02/17/08 US bishops ask ICE to assist families, communities after immigration raids (Catholic News Agency)
02/16/08 Phoenix Police to Check Arrestees’ Immigrant Status (New York Times)
02/15/08 Employees Detained During a Raid by Federal Agents in Van Nuys were Denied Access to Attorneys, a Court Petition Says (LA Times)
02/13/08 Georgia teen, a plaintiff in SPLC suit, tells House Subcommittee about terrifying immigration raid (Southern Poverty Law Center)
02/13/08 U.S. program to verify worker status is growing (New York Times)
02/10/08 In reversal, courts uphold local immigration laws (New York Times)
02/06/08 Connecticut city plans to team its police with federal immigration agents (New York Times)
02/06/08 Overhaul set for guest-worker program (LA Times)
02/05/08 U.S. program accepted 1,324 Iraqi refugees in past four months (Washington Post)
02/05/08 Issues start rush to citizenship by Hispanics (New York Times)
02/05/08 Citizenship path sometimes rocky (Philadelphia Inquirer)
02/02/08 Immigration battle divides AZ GOP (Washington Post)
01/31/08 Somali refugee wins U.S. State Department award for courage (UNHCR)
01/29/08 Citizenship backlog to curb Latino vote (The Dalls Morning News)
01/26/08 U.S. citizen's near-deportation not a rarity (Star Tribune)
01/23/08 Vietnam agrees to the return of deportees from the U.S. (New York Times)
01/22/08 Asylum program falls short for Iraqis aiding U.S. forces (Washington Post)
01/18/08 Legal immigrants facing a longer wait (New York Times)
01/18/08 Facing deportation but clinging to life in U.S. (New York Times)
01/18/08 Politics wrapped in a clothing ad (New York Times)
01/18/08 One argument, 12 million holes (New York Times)
01/17/08 Chertoff: Tougher ID rules for borders (Associated Press)
01/12/08 Refugees in the cold (New York Times)
12/30/07 Immigration and the candidates (New York Times)
12/28/07 Immigration dominates the debate in Iowa vote (Star Tribune)
12/25/07 Immigration hotline is a one-woman show (LA Times)
12/12/07 GOP rivals veer right on immigration (LA Times)
12/12/07 ICE raids - One year later (The Tribune - Northern Colorado)
11/05/07 Immigration detainees are at record levels (LA Times)
11/04/07 Citizenship applications climb despite fee hike (New York Times)
11/04/07 Protest styles presented a clash of cultures, and one side decisively won (Washington Post)
11/04/07 Household workers are the unseen face of immigration issues (AP)
11/03/07 Ni hao! Yo! Hola. (Star Tribune)
10/28/07 Editorial: What part of "illegal" don't you understand? (New York Times)
10/27/09 Homeland Security, New York agree on new driver's license (CNN)
10/26/07 Mexicans miss money from relatives up north (New York Times)
10/25/07 Shift is afoot on Mexican Border (Wall Street Journal)
10/25/07 Lawmakers seek 'sanctuary cities' crackdown (USA Today)
10/25/07 Immigration raids hurt farmers (Business Week)
10/25/07 Editorial: Dreams crushed (Washington Post)
10/22/07 Editorial: Ain't that America (New York Times)
10/21/07 Environmental laws waived to press work on border fence (New York Times)
10/18/07 Judge orders Kambo released on bond (Austin Statesman)
10/17/07 The heartbreak of a defective immigration system (Baltimore Sun)
10/17/07 Immigrant family detained after daughter speaks out (USA Today)
10/17/07 Don't fence them in (LA Times)
10/16/07 Citizenship via grandparents (Wall Street Journal)
10/16/07 New license rules slam some legal residents (State Line)
10/15/07 Businesses feel effects of raids on illegal labor (Talk of the Nation - National Public Radio)
10/15/07 When immigration goes up prices go down (Washington Post)
10/15/07 States' immigrant policies diverge (Washington Post)
10/15/07 Sweden top for welcoming immigrants (BBC)
10/14/07 Walking a virtual mile in someone's shoes (Star Tribune)
10/14/07 State strikes balance on immigration (New York Times)
10/14/07 No need for a warrent, you're an immigrant (New York Times)
10/14/07 Editorial: Protecting farmworkers (New York Times)
10/14/07 Match game hard on farmers (Chicago Tribune)
10/14/07 Tancredo seeks to overturn 'No Match" court ruling (US Daily)
10/12/07 OK agency backs care for undocumented moms (News OK)
10/12/07 Immigrants and laureates (Washington Post)
10/12/07 Editorial: Crackdown in hold (New York Times)
10/12/07 Crackdown upends slaughterhouse's work force (New York Times)
10/10/07 GOP pressing immigrant issue (The Arizona Republic)
10/10/07 Migrant must go and$49,000 stays US says (Miami Herald)
10/10/07 Immigrant's sex with minor does not merit deportation, court rules (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/9/07 Polling report: Immigration
10/8/07 Immigration, black sheep and Swiss rage (New York Times)
10/7/07 Immigrants dream nightmare for critics (Chicago Tribune)
10/6/07 The presidential candidates on immigration (NewYork Times)
10/5/07 Border fence stirs mixed emotions (National Public Radio - Audio and text)
10/5/07 Betwixt and between the dream (Washington Post)
10/5/07 In new memoir award-winning novelist Edwidge Danticat chronicles death of her uncle at federal immigration jail (Democracy Now)
10/04/07 Editorial: Stop the raids (NewYork Times)
10/4/07 Students withdraw as deportation fears reach Irving schools (Dallas Morning News)
10/4/07 Door remains open at Hutto (Houston Chronicle)
10/04/07 Editorial: Chaos coming (Washington Post)
10/4/07 Citizens caught up in immigration raid (New York Times)
10/3/07 Raids were a shambles, Nassau complains to U.S. (New York Times)
10/3/07 Audio: Virtual border security behind schedule (National Public Radio)
10/3/07 Audio: Judge blocks progeram to ID illegal immigrants (National Public Radio)
10/02/07 Officials protest antigang raids focused on immigrants (New York Times)
10/2/07 Judge delays crackdown on employers of illegal workers (San Francisco Chronicle)
07/06 Patricia's story (Sojourners Magazine)
07/06 10 myths about immigrants (Sojourners Magazine)
07/06 Exactly where I'm supposed to be: Jesus himself was a child immigrant (Sojourners Magazine)
07/06 Justice for immigrants: Remember you were once foreigners... (Sojourner Magazine)
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