November, 2009
By lgilot
Immigration reform activists diversifying ranks
By SUZANNE GAMBOA (AP) – Nov. 26, 2009
WASHINGTON — Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.
With the 2010 election year looming, Democrat Barack Obama in the White House and increasing numbers of Asian-American and Pacific Islanders in Congress, many groups, including the NAACP, are working harder in the traditionally Latino-led movement, sensing a fresh opportunity to overhaul laws affecting millions of immigrants, both legal and illegal. Read more
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By lgilot
11.20.09 Statement about ICE’s plan to audit 41 El Paso businesses
ICE WORKPLACE RAIDS NOT THE RIGHT APPROACH
El Paso Human Rights Group to Monitor ICE Work
EL PASO—Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced today that they would audit 161 Texas businesses, including 41 in El Paso to examine whether they have hired undocumented immigrants.
The Border Network would like to release the following statement, to be attributed to Executive Director Fernando Garcia. Read more
Filed in: Workplace
By lgilot
ICE audit plan for employers includes El Paso, draws criticism from rights group
By Isabel A. Rodriguez / El Paso Times
Posted: 11/21/2009 12:00:00 AM MST
* Immigration officials to audit 1,000 more companies
* 42 Houston-area businesses among firms that must prove they comply with immigration law
* Immigration audit to include 60 area businesses in San Antonio
* More than 160 Texas businesses to be checked
* Immigration Officials to Audit 1,000 More Companies
* Immigration to audit 41 El Paso workplaces
EL PASO — At least 41 businesses in El Paso will be part of a national audit of 1,000 businesses by federal officials looking for immigration violations in hiring workers.
The audit will be among the biggest in El Paso by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a move that drew immediate criticism from a local immigrant-rights group. Read more
Filed in: Workplace
