As I watched the election results come in I switched back and forth from network to cable news. I was paying particular attention to some of our local races along with, of course, the Presidential race. After a while, I realized that almost every news channel had at least one commentator saying the same thing....Read More

The Florida State Board of Education decided, Tuesday, not to appeal a ruling from a Federal Judge prohibiting colleges and universities from charging higher tuition rates to children of undocumented immigrants. This is an important ruling and decision affecting thousands of students throughout the State of Florida. This is one more step toward better treatment...Read More

The Miami New Times is a trendy South Florida newspaper provided free to all who want to open the news box on the corner and read it. The news magazine is full of interesting stories one of which touched on the on-going troublesome issue of the detention of undocumented immigrants at a private for-profit facility...Read More

Grover Norquist, a staunch right-wing conservative Republican, is coming around with support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. In a speech at the Midwest Forum, Norquist stated that immigration is not just a Democratic/Republican issue, it is an issue for the United States. Specifically, he said that it was a good idea to have more immigrants in...Read More

Finally what we have been waiting to hear from the man himself ever since the second presidential debate took place. In an interview Obama has said that if he is re-elected, he will “force a grand bargain with Republicans to reduce America’s debt” and most importantly that he will “achieve comprehensive immigration reform” all within...Read More

In Los Angeles, a group of inmates have filed a challenge to the “Immigration hold” system used throughout the country. Typically, if a non-citizen is arrested for a crime, even if the case is dismissed, an immigration hold is lodged against the person by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In many cases, the person detained...Read More

In what is surely a major letdown, the California Governor has decided to veto the bill that would have limited the use of Secure Communities in the state. The TRUST Act would have minimized the humanitarian impact of the federal program Secure Communities, and would have prohibited state and local jails from detaining suspects for...Read More

Since President Barack Obama announced in June his directive of deferred action that would provide qualifying immigrants with temporary status and work authorization, questions have flown around as to the specific benefits these individuals would be entitled to receive. Well, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), they will not be eligible...Read More

After the Supreme Court ruled on the Arizona immigration law back in June, blocking the vast majority of the harsh provisions but leaving one standing, critics quickly rallied together to put forth a lawsuit to block the final contentious part still standing. The Arizona Judge has released its opinion, and unfortunately it is not what...Read More

A native of Zimbabwe, living legally in the United States and seeking political asylum was jailed by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement because they claimed that he did not attend an immigration court hearing. In reality, he never received the notice for the hearing because the immigration authorities sent the notice to the wrong address....Read More