By Leslie Berestein Rojas, Jan 9, 2013 12:05 AM
Multi-American
It's a brand new year, but the wait for family-sponsored immigrant visas is about where we left it a month ago. As usual, brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens from the Philippines are enduring the longest waits, followed by these citizens' adult married sons and daughters. Hopeful immigrants from Mexico follow in line.
By Leslie Berestein Rojas, May 25, 2012 9:00 AM
Multi-American
Sometime in July 2010, non-Latino white babies in the United States ceased to be the majority of new births, with children born to black, Latino, Asian and other parents of color accounting for more than 50 percent of children younger than one last year.
By Leslie Berestein Rojas, Apr 9, 2012 7:00 AM
Immigration officials may not have intentionally misled lawmakers or the public about the controversial Secure Communities immigration enforcement program, but their communication strategy was a mess, according to an investigation by Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General.
By Leslie Berestein Rojas, Apr 3, 2012 9:30 AM
Multi-American
As November elections neared in 2010, the Democratic supporters of the immigration reform bill known as the Dream Act kicked into high gear, pushing it toward an eventual vote in the House and Senate that December.
By Leslie Berestein Rojas, Mar 14, 2012 12:35 PM
Multi-American
Almost three years ago, after a flurry of lawsuits alleging overcrowding, shoddy medical care and the unlawful detention of children in one former prison-turned-immigrant detention center in Texas, Homeland Security officials announced they’d be reforming the immigrant detention system.
By Leslie Berestein Rojas, Feb 28, 2012 4:00 PM
Multi-American
Are the prosecutorial discretion guidelines issued by the Obama administration last year having an effect on the number of deportation cases that the administration is pursuing?
A new Syracuse University report suggests yes, federal immigration officials say no, and some lawmakers are calling “amnesty” nonetheless.
By Leslie Berestein Rojas, Feb 16, 2012 12:25 PM
Just what is an upscale Latino? Take a drive through some of the manicured suburban neighborhoods of Downey, Whittier, West Covina or parts of Glendale to get an idea. Or you can read a new report put together by Packaged Facts titled "Upscale Latino Consumers in the U.S.," which outlines the financial clout of "the 8.2 million Latino adults living in households with an income of $75,000 or more."
By Leslie Berestein Rojas, Sep 10, 2011 12:30 AM
Multi-American
Post-9/11 security legislation known as the REAL ID Act allowed the government to waive environmental laws and litigation blocking border fence construction near San Diego, which called for filling in a canyon with 1.5 million cubic yards of dirt.
By Leslie Berestein Rojas, Sep 9, 2011 10:30 AM
Multi-American
A government report released yesterday revealed that for the first time, the majority of people being sentenced to federal prison for felony offenses are Latino.
