Catholic leaders around the country continue to take the lead on legalization for undocumented immigrants. We recently reported on the Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, Anthony B. Taylor asking Arkansas Catholics to welcome immigrants rather than reject them. Now, Minnesota’s…
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor If there’s one Republican politician who has become associated with the GOP’s strongest anti-illegal immigration rhetoric, it’s Colorado Representative Tom Tancredo. Tancredo, who ran last year for the Republican presidential nomination in a campaign…
By Eduardo A. de Oliveira, EthnicNewz and FI2W reporter The talk of the town within the “Brazilian corners” of Somerville and Framingham, Massachusetts is whether the Brazilian housecleaner employed by Homeland Security official Lorraine Henderson betrayed her boss by agreeing…
By Eduardo A. de Oliveira, EthnicNewz and FI2W reporter Members of the Brazilian community in Boston and the surrounding region are expressing concern following the arrest on Saturday of the federal official responsible for keeping undocumented immigrants and illegal drugs…
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor In his previous posting, as a priest in Oklahoma, Bishop Anthony B. Taylor was a fervent opponent of state laws state used to launched a crackdown on illegal immigration. Now, a few months after being named…
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor This year’s elections showed that the use of immigration as a campaign issue apparently backfired for enforcement-only, hardline candidates. Now the results are starting to have an impact on policy: Virginia, where immigration laws…
Less than twelve hours after the results of this weeks’ election were announced, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Wednesday that Julie Myers, assistant secretary of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is leaving the agency by November 15. Myers, who…
In many states including New York, last Friday was the deadline to register to vote in time for this year’s presidential and congressional elections. As of today there are six or seven states in the “tossup” category — depending on…
Northern Virginia is one of the places where the immigration debate has been the most heated. In August, we reported on the effect of authorizing local law enforcement to inquire about the immigration status of people who are arrested. Due…
Not only does Sen. John McCain present his stance on immigration differently when talking to Spanish-language media (as we showed yesterday.) So do the Obamas. A few days ago, Michelle Obama was interviewed by one of the top Spanish-language radio…