October 8, 2008 – 9:28 pm
Sniffle When Magdalana Domingo Ramirez Lopez moved to this South Carolina city nearly two years ago to work at the chicken processing plant, she felt at home. On weekends, the neighborhood near House of Raeford’s plant was filled with the sounds of salsa music and the scents of Guatemalan cooking. She would shop with her […]
October 5, 2008 – 1:57 pm
Get your hankies out Angela Guerrero knew she might be overwhelmed for a few weeks, possibly a month, juggling work, child care and the daily grind of family life when her husband set out for the U.S. consulate offices in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. She never expected to be in the predicament she is in — […]
October 3, 2008 – 6:04 pm
Congress and the President (who I just cannot defend or support anymore) are giving money to bailout everyone else who fucks up, so, why not illegals? The flow of illegal immigrants into the United States has declined in the past few years, a study released Thursday found. The number of illegal immigrants arriving in the […]
October 1, 2008 – 9:42 am
They are having fun in the free-wheeling, party on the beach (oops, sorry, climate change has stopped those) State of California In the biggest action of its kind, federal immigration agents have arrested more than 1,150 people statewide in raids targeting illegal immigrants who ignored deportation orders. Buh bye. You know there were some whiners, though, right? But […]
September 29, 2008 – 9:03 am
Save me from idiots Hispanic advocates have been asking Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell to resign for weeks. On Sunday, they took their request to the steps of the county courthouse. A multiracial throng numbering more than 100 gathered to pray for an end to racism and voice their outrage over comments that they say […]
September 27, 2008 – 9:31 am
Some sanity prevails The state board of education passed a new policy Thursday denying illegal immigrants admission to Alabama’s two-year colleges despite one board member’s calls to delay it for more discussion and four of the nine members being absent. The policy, which takes effect next spring, was passed on a 4-0 vote, with Ethel […]
September 22, 2008 – 9:43 am
Because that is what the illegal immigration debate boils down to (for the most part): one side wants to uphold the law, the other side wants to ignore the law. This time, the protesters are on the northern border, for a change More than 100 people called for an end to Border Patrol checkpoints and […]
September 20, 2008 – 8:22 am
Let’s start in my home state of North Carolina, where sheer brilliance ensues <–sarcasm The board overseeing the state’s community college system approved funding Friday for a study of its policy barring illegal immigrants from admission. Members of the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges said they want to review how the schools’ policies have […]
September 18, 2008 – 9:54 am
Take that, illegal alien supports! Pow, pow! A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld an Arizona law that penalizes businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants and requires them to verify the employment status of their workers. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision rejected a challenge by business and civil-rights groups that contend the […]
September 17, 2008 – 4:03 pm
Sniffle A teenage sex offender was removed from a custodial treatment facility because he’s an illegal immigrant and no one would pay. The question of who gets to enroll in community college has sparked more debate, but this case touches on bigger concerns. Public safety is at stake. The juvenile, identified as “D.G.” in court […]
