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.
Weekly Diaspora: Immigrants Abused, Denied Social Services in Broken Immigration System |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Thursday August 26, 2010 8:57 am |
Weekly Immigration Wire: Child of Immigrants Nominated to Supreme Court |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Thursday May 28, 2009 8:42 am |
On Tuesday, President Obama announced Sonia Sotomayor as his pick to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Sotomayor could be the first Latina appointed to the Supreme Court. Predictably, attacks and slurs from the Right are already flying. Regardless, Sotomayor would be an excellent choice for the Supreme Court, signaling to Latino/as that the White House is aware of our need for more representation in government.


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