Illegal immigrants

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Bars IDs & Public Benefits for DREAMers

By Samantha Leal | 08/16/2012 - 09:46 | 0 Comments

As young immigrants begin the application process for President Obama's new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, others will have even more hurdles to jump, thanks to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer...

Anastasio Hernandez-Rojas

Shocking Border Patrol Footage: Are They 'Crossing the Line'?

By Sally Mercedes | 04/20/2012 - 12:43 | 0 Comments

In all this talk of immigration lately, people have been focusing a lot on the specific stands of Republican candidates and President Obama. While it's necessary to look to the future, of course, there's still today to deal with and the sad fact is that too many lives are being destroyed in here and now.

Take, for instance, Anastasio Hernández-Rojas...

STUDY: Risks for Children of Illegal Immigrants High

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STUDY: Undocumented Kids Pushed Into "Perpetual Outsider-Hood"

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 09/26/2011 - 10:15 | 0 Comments

Fear. Lower school performance and economic expectations. Blocked social development. A lack of a sense of belonging. These are some of the effects on children who have an undocumented immigrant parent or lack legal status themselves, according to a study published recently in the Harvard Educational Review.

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John McCain

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John McCain Blames Arizona Wildfires on Undocumented Immigrants

By Fox News Latino | 06/20/2011 - 13:15 | 2 Comments

Senator John McCain created a firestorm over the weekend when he blamed the out-of-control wildfires in Arizona on undocumented immigrants.

When asked how to explain and fix the wildfires, McCain injected the polarizing issue of immigration into the wildfire crisis.

"We are concerned about, particularly areas down on the border, where there is...

Salma Hayek: "I was an illegal immigrant in the United States"

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Salma Hayek: "I was an illegal immigrant in the United States"

By Mariela Rosario | 12/08/2010 - 10:16 | 8 Comments

In a revelatory new interview in V magazine Spain, Salma Hayek admits for the first time that she came to the country illegally.

“I was an illegal immigrant in the United States,” Hayek said during the interview. “It was for a small period of time, but I still did it."

She also touched on the racism she had to confront when she was...