The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a record number of deportations for 2011—a fact which may have repercussions in next year’s election.
This Americas Society white paper provides the first comparative look at the average economic effects of how restrictive versus non-restrictive immigration-related city ordinances affect a business environment. Using statistical analysis, the report demonstrates that non-restrictive city ordinances are better for an overall jobs environment.
With Hispanic Heritage Month underway, Mayor Castro discusses the country’s growing Latino population and immigration reform.
Immigration activists organized a national action day on August 16 to demand an end to Secure Communities, the immigration enforcement program that the Obama administration plans to deploy nationwide by 2013.
The courts alone won’t beat new, regressive legislation in these two states. Without a broader response such copycat of Arizona’s SB 1070 will continue to spread.
As U.S. states tussle with the federal government over who has the authority to enforce immigration law, Latin American governments’ protests grow louder.
This AS/COA roundtable sought to raise awareness of the security challenges faced by human rights groups, migrants, and journalists in Mexico and steps to address their safety.
