Immigration News Watch
- June 26, 2008 - Citizens sue after detentions, immigration raids (USA Today)
Increasingly, U.S. citizens and legal residents who work alongside undocumented immigrants are being detained and interrogated, too. And some are filing claims or lawsuits against the government. - August 25, 2008 - That’s 8 Out of 457,000
Why the lastest intiative from immigration authorities was meant to flop - May 21, 2008 - Fired workers challenge restaurant chain
Minneapolis-based restaurant and caterer faces growing fallout after firing a group of Latino workers over No Match letters - May 21, 2008 - Enforcement on Steroids: Homeland Security's Emerging Immigration Police State
Forced drugging. Abuse. Death. That's what workplace-based immigration enforcement without deeper reform looks like. - May 17, 2008 - Iowa: Lawsuit Filed Over Raid
Following the nation's largest single immigration raid, a lawsuit has been filed over violations of workers' constitutional rights, accusing the government of arbitrary and indefinite detention. - May 14, 2008 - Indian 'guest workers' begin hunger strike in Washington
Protestors represent more than 550 'guest workers' brought to New Orleans and kept in slave-like conditions. - April 4, 2008 - Student tells of ordeal with immigration agents - Capital Times
UW students protest over classmate shackled and detained at immigration interview - April 3, 2008 - Anti-Immigrant Right Played Dirty Against Virtual Deportation Game - NAM
The furor over a video game meant to highlight lack of due process in detention and deportation underscores how 'immigrant' has become a dirty word - March 28, 2008 - L.A. Votes Against Anti Immigrant Legislation - NAM
Pending federal legislation that many perceive as a deportation bill faces steep opposition from many cities, and the nation’s second largest city just joined the coalition of opponents. - March 27, 2008 - A foolish immigration purge - New York Times
Leave it to the Bush administration to throw thousands of law-abiding American workers and companies off a cliff in perilous economic times. - March 13, 2008 - Law-abiding Mom Jailed, Faced Deportation Before Release - NAM
A Danbury, Conn. family won release from deportation proceedings on March 7, after their lives were thrown into disarray when ICE agents apprehended the parents. Their immigration lawyer had failed to file their papers correctly.
Myths & Facts
Myth: Immigrants to Wisconsin do not want to assimilate
Fact: In 2006, 42.6 percent of Wisconsin's foreign born population were naturalized citizens. Many more applicants for citizenship are facing long processing delays.
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