Hispanic American Village Immigration, Assimilation and Latino Identity Readings

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Immigration Issues

Readings related to politics, policy, human rights, and coming to the U.S.

Calls for Arpaio’s resignation grow louder
Despite ruling, immigrants still besieged in Arizona
Arizona city might reverse on undocumented immigration
New AZ Immigrant Bill Threatens Health Care, Education
Death Sentence for Arizona Minuteman Who Killed Girl and Dad
Don't Ask, Don't Dream
Mariachi Festival Uses Music to Counter
Students race to save peer facing deportation to Peru
Mexican guest workers take jobs few Americans want
Could ruling on SB 1070 impact CA Latinos?
Students Refuse to Give Up on Dream Act
A DREAM Student’s Family Caught in Arizona’s Snare
Moving towards passage of the DREAM Act?
What to do if detained in Arizona
Q and A: Why does a major police organization oppose SB 1070?
Obama eloquent on immigration, but…
Arizona Puts a New Face on Know-Nothingism
Many Blacks split with leadership on immigration
New Yorkers come out in spirit to push for immigration justice and reform
In Arizona, Al Sharpton Urges Civil Disobedience
Arizona's alarm bell for immigration reform
Immigration Activists Keep the Pressure On
Blacks vs. Immigrants Is a Zero-Sum Argument
Why one undocumented student is walking the Trail of Dreams
Rights groups tell ICE to stop raids for census
Immigration advocates losing patience with Obama
Prospects for Immigration Reform Legislation
Immigration Reform Will Ease Economic Decline, Study Says
New Arizona Law Rattles Immigrant Community
Immigration reform advocated share conference call with Latino legislators
Adios, Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs is gone from CNN: Now what?
Nightmare of a Dream Student
Undocumenteds the Invisible Victims of Katrina
After Immigration Raid, Laurel's Inter-Racial Bonds Still Strong
Census boycott splits Latinos
The woman migrant is today’s newcomer
Women Lead the Way in Immigration Movement
Immigration Reform? Wait 'Till Next Year
Gutierrez brings Obama message of immigration reform
Obama Can End Illegal Immigration—Bail Out Mexico
Immigrants Speak up to Obama on Immigration
Immigration Reform Debate Must Regain a Moral Compass
ICE Immigration Raids Waste Time and Money
After Bush: Let's Put an End to Punitive Immigration Policies
After Lucero murder, civil rights leaders address hate crime spike
Women Immigrants Fight To Stay In U.S.
Obama on Immigration: Friend or Foe?
It's Immigration, Stupid
Transborder Mexican middle class a rising force to reckon with
Immigrant Groups Strategize for Presidential Campaign
Obama and McCain on Immigration: Life vs. Death
Dems look into minority-owned businesses
Greyhound Prohibits Selling Tickets to Undocumented Immigrants
Study Finds Latino Immigrants are Best Commuters
Study Finds Latino Immigrants are Best Commuters
Backlash Against the Backlash Grows
From a Memoir of a Farmworker's Daughter: Migrant Souls
LAPD Opens Dangerous Front in Immigrant Movement
Women Lead the Way in Immigration Movement
Citizenship Fee Hike Smells of Politics
The Hidden Downside to a Guest Worker Program
Temporary Workers Must Be Included
Powerful Documentary: The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon
Minutemen Mobilize Whites Left Behind by Globalization
From a Memoir of a Farmworker's Daughter: Migrant Souls
Legal, Skilled Immigrants are Languishing in Backlogs
Immigration: Asking Neighbors to Vote in Defense of Families and Children
Debate Endgame in this Congress -- Stalemate, Solution, or Setback?
¡Gracias!: Richard Rodriguez on What Undocumenteds Do for Us
Made in Miami: New Telenovelas Tackle Expatriate Life
The Feminine Side of Immigration
Signature Drive to Create California Border Patrol
Latino Media, Politicians React to Governor's Praise of 'Minutemen'
Study: Long Wait for Green Cards
Meeting Truth in the Desert

Identity and Assimilation

Hispanic and Latino/a, linguistic and cultural identity issues

Latino, Asian populations soar across U.S.
Countdown in Arizona for Todos Somos Raza Studies
Language segregation divides AZ students
Hispanics and the GED
Arizona Grades Teachers on Fluency
Linguistic Isolation Carries a Heavy Cost
English-Only Latinos Face 'The Shame' of Not Speaking Spanish
Mexican-American citizens being denied passports
Latino Youth Talk About the Real 'O.C.' by G Arellano
To get ahead in the US, aprenda español
Black, Brown, and Beyond: Grappling with the Divisions
From a Memoir of a Farmworker's Daughter: Migrant Souls
My Magic Apron
The Next Generation of Hispanic TV is in English
Everybody Throw Your L's Up -- Reggaeton Brings Out Latino Pride
In the Year 2104, Americans Will Speak a New Kind of English by F Schurmann