Comprehensive immigration reform rally in Washington, DC a success

Yesterday I was in Washington, DC participating in the rally in support of comprehensive immigration reform. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people participated in the event where we heard speeches from community leaders and personalities from the artistic, political and union world. Among the people who participated and that I had the opportunity to see and ... Read more

March for immigration reform

Yesterday multiple marches took place around the country, where thousands of people took to the streets to demand comprehensive immigration reform. This Sunday, May 1st, was the 6th anniversary of the monumental march that started this movement. I participated yesterday, as in other years, in the march of ... Read more

ICE to audit 1,000 companies in search of undocumented immigrants

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that it will inspect the documents of more than 1,000 U.S. companies to verify whether their employees are working legally in the country. This action is part of a strong campaign that the federal government has embarked on against businesses suspected of hiring undocumented workers. Last month I reported that ICE ... Read more

Anti-immigrant congressman forced to retract accusation

Last week I wrote about an incident in which Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) demonstrated his anti-immigrant stance in Avalon, California (on Catalina Island). The congressman confronted a Mexican consul and tried to prevent employees of the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles from issuing matricula consular plates to his fellow citizens during ... Read more

An anti-immigrant congressman

I learned about an unfortunate confrontation between Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) and a Mexican consul in California who was helping his fellow Mexicans. The news was reported by the Los Angeles Times, but not by the Spanish-language media. The congressman did everything he could to block the consul from helping undocumented Mexicans who ... Read more

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