Last October, the Obama administration’s announced their intention to reform the detention system—to improve the management, medical care and accountability within detention centers, and make better use of low-cost alternatives to detention.
Weekly Diaspora: Why Detention Reform is Desperately Needed |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Thursday October 21, 2010 8:41 am |
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Weekly Diaspora: DREAM Act Stalls, Voting Rights Violations in Arizona |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Thursday September 23, 2010 8:39 am |
Immigration reform activists suffered a disappointing setback this week. The Senate failed to muster enough votes to move forward with an annual defense authorization bill that would have included both the DREAM Act and a repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as amendments. At Feet in Two Worlds, Sarah Kate Kramer has a good breakdown of the floor action.
As Kramer notes, not all is lost. The defense bill—and the DREAM Act with it—are certainly stalled, but Democrats say they plan to try again after midterm elections. The DREAM movement, for its part, seems invigorated by the close call.
Weekly Diaspora: Immigrants Abused, Denied Social Services in Broken Immigration System |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Thursday August 26, 2010 8:57 am |
After decades of misguided policies and patchwork practices, the high human costs of our disordered immigration system are only starting to emerge. Stricter immigration policies and overcrowded detention centers aren’t making our streets safer or our social services more accessible.
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