Permanent Resident from Mexico Changes Green Card for Voter Card, Joins La Lucha for Immigration Reform
A 29-year-old man from Mexico whom we will call “Julio” says he has never been a political person. Julio became a lawful permanent resident in 1999, and he has spent the last eleven years living a quiet life, avoiding conflict and working hard to make a better life for his two children than he had [...]
Politics, Police Increase Pressure on Illegal Aliens — Advice from our Immigration Lawyer
If our readers will forgive us for stating the obvious, the immigrant community — in particular unauthorized immigrants — are feeling increased pressure from multiple sources. One source is political, with Republicans and other conservatives calling for increased border security as a precondition to any immigration reform. In hopes of appeasing this political element, President [...]
Nevadans Undecided as Angle Flops, Reid Steers Toward DREAM Act
This year was supposed to be the end of Sen. Harry Reid, according to the conventional wisdom in American politics. Reid, who is seeking his fifth six-year term in the U.S. Senate, has narrowly won several previous re-election races and has been targeted by the Republican establishment as their top target in the 2010 elections. [...]
Speaking to Las Vegas Hispanics, Reid Shows Latinos his Dedication to Immigration Reform
Nevada’s Sen. Harry Reid, who is in a tight race for re-election against a right-wing Republican, spoke to Hispanic activists yesterday at an event about immigration in Las Vegas. In response to a question about immigration policy, Reid opined that he doesn’t understand how any Hispanic voter could be a Republican, given the party’s support [...]
Latino Voters in Nevada Cringe as Sharron Angle Attacks Children of Undocumented Workers
Since narrowly capturing the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) in November’s election, Sharron Angle has been thrust from the local talk-radio circuit into the national spotlight, and there have been some growing pains with regard to her messaging. One gaffe has followed another as she has struggled to build a relationship with [...]
Nevada Illegal Alien Students Spared from Deportation
As the nation grapples with the difficult issue of revising its immigration laws, the Obama Administration has made some gestures toward a kinder, gentler immigration policy to help protect those aliens most vulnerable to the current system’s idiosyncrasies. Military families have quietly been given preferential treatment, and there is growing evidence that young people — [...]
Washoe County Nevada Joins Fingerprint Database to ID Criminal Illegal Aliens
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Department recently subscribed to a federal database that utilizes the fingerprints of convicted criminals to establish both criminal history and immigration status. Washoe County — which includes the cities of Reno and Sparks and also part of the Lake Tahoe area — became the first Nevada county to begin using the [...]
Las Vegas Immigrants Breathe Easier as Arizona Law is Blocked
Latinos and the rest of the immigrant community in Las Vegas have been monitoring the situation in Arizona for several weeks since the passage of SB 1070, a law aimed at fighting illegal immigration in the absence of federal immigration reform. The law, passed in April, was immediately criticized by some and celebrated by others, [...]
ICE Begins “Silent Raids,” Threatens the Jobs of Illegal Aliens
On our Nevada immigration news blog we have covered extensively the politics of comprehensive immigration reform. Much of the political dialogue — even if it is not always grounded in reality — focuses on the impact of illegal immigrants on the economy, job markets, etc. The conventional wisdom is that “illegal aliens take American jobs,” [...]
Obama’s Lawyers: Constitution Trumps Arizona Immigration Law
With anti-immigrant sentiment running high in Nevada, undocumented immigrants in the Las Vegas area are breathing easier after a move by the federal government this week. The Obama Administration presented a strong stance this past Tuesday when it challenged the controversial Arizona law, passed in April, that allows police to question the immigration status of [...]
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