An interesting presentation coming up in San Diego:Textual Representations of the Border and Border Crossers: Constructing Latino Enemies in English Language Newspapers?Ken HenriksenAssistant Professor of Latin American Studies, University of Aarhus (Denmark); Visiting Scholar, Center for Iberian and Latin American
Cardinal Roger Mahoney on Immigration Reform
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/opinion/22mahony.html?ex=1143694800&en=854ef51d1995d069&ei=5070&emc=eta1Called by God to HelpBy ROGER MAHONYPublished: March 22, 2006I’VE received a lot of criticism for stating last month that I would instruct the priests of my archdiocese to disobey a proposed law that would subject them, as well as…
LA Cardinal on House Immigration Enforcement Bill
During his homily at the 25th annual Migration Day Mass on Jan. 14, Cardinal Roger Mahony warned of new "vicious" assaults on immigrants, which have been solidified in the new Border Protection, Anti-Terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act that passed…
Bill Hing on the Sensenbrenner Bill — Or What’s Going on in DC????????????
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0601020156jan02,0,6961519.story?coll=chi-newsopinioncommentary-hedhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/01/02/EDG5TG18EB1.DTL An immigrant’s death trapBy Bill Ong Hing, a professor of law and Asian-American studies at the University of California at Davis and the author of "Defining America Through Immigration Policy" January 2, 2006If anti-immigrant forces in Congress had…
CBO Says Employment Eligibility Verfication Bill Would Cost $1.9 Billion
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that implementing the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 bill would cost about $1.9 billion over the 2006-2010 period and substantial amounts after 2010, assuming the appropriation of the necessary funds. …