Joe Arpaio Launches “Air Posse” to Hunt Immigrants at Border
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Mar 31, 2011
On Tuesday Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced the launch of “Operation Desert Sky,” an airborne version of his controversial crime sweeps.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice
Tags: aliens, arizona, arizonaodio, arpaio, border, documented, immigration, justice, law, mexico, police, racism, undocumented
Census: Undercount Along Texas Border Will Cost Latinos Millions
Equal Voice Newspaper, News Report, Posted: Mar 31, 2011
Activists believe as many as 300,000 people, almost all of whom live in the unincorporated subdivisions known as colonias, may have been left out of the official count.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: border, Census, colonias, immigration, Latino, redistricting, texas
Little-Known High Court Case Could Help Beat Deportation
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 30, 2011
Last year’s Padilla court decision, requiring adequate immigration advice for defendants, holds important lessons for public defenders who must learn to protect clients.
Categories: Asian, Immigration, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: criminal justice system, deportation, immigration, jose padilla versus kentucky, public defender, supreme court
Will Japan Treat its Foreigners Better After the Earthquake?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 28, 2011
In a nation of 130 million, Japan’s foreigner population numbers just around 2 percent, and is a largely invisible class.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Immigration, Top Stories
Tags: foreigners, immigrants, japan, japanese, korean, quake, racism, tsunami
Violence in Ivory Coast Strikes Fear Among Liberians Here
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 26, 2011
The U.S. grants TPS to Liberians who are already here but that status is running out in September as crisis looms in Liberia.
Categories: African, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Politics & Governance
Tags: ivory coast, liberia, refugees, tps
This Week on New America Now
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Mar 25, 2011
Libyan diaspora's helping hand, Asian & Hispanic numbers in US Census surprise, India's Census, Wal-Mart class-action, Iran Film Series, Arabs Gone Wild
Categories: African, African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Science & Technology, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: arab, arab american, arabs gone wild, asian, bias, censorship, census, class action, cobb's comedy club, comedy, equal, female, film, gender, hamid naficy, hispanic, humanitarian, india, iran, jafar panahi, libya, maysoon zayid, pay, unequal, wal-mart, women, world medical camp, world medical camp libya, yerba buena center for the arts
Census: Latino, Asian Population Soars 43 Percent Across U.S.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 25, 2011
Huge gains by minority groups—especially in the South and West—sets up contentious political battles over redistricting, with GOP-leaning states gaining the most Latinos
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnicities, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: AfricanAmericans, Asians, blacks, Census, Detroit, Latinos, redistricting
Libyan Diaspora Assists in Humanitarian Disaster Back Home
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Mar 25, 2011
Libya's diaspora community is making a remarkable difference in getting help and supplies to the humanitarian disaster in their homeland.
Categories: African, Audio, Eye on Egypt , Immigration, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, New America Now, Original NAM Content, War & Conflict
Tags: baby milk, disaster, humanitarian, libya, libyan, medical, necessities, supplies, world medical camp libya, yeast
Arizona City Might Shift Gears on Illegal Immigration
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 25, 2011
Mesa, Ariz. is the last place one would expect to consider immigrant-friendly legislation. But that's exactly what is happening.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: arizonaimmigrationlaw, mesa, mesaariz, russellpearce, SB1070, utahcompact, utahimmigration, utahimmigrationlaw
SB 1070 Casts Shadow on Arizona’s New Anti-Immigrant Bills
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 21, 2011
The economic fallout of SB 1070 has reinforced the success of a new direction for pro-immigrant and Latino organizers.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigrationlaw, arizonalaw, sb1070
Gay Immigrant Youth in New York Struggle With Homelessness
Feet in Two Worlds, Video, Posted: Mar 19, 2011
Each night in NYC, at least 3,800 youth are homeless. 40 percent of those identify as LGBT, and 15 percent are immigrants.
Categories: Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: homelessness, immigrantyouth, lgbt, newyorkcity
United States's First-Ever Universal Period Review by the UN
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 18, 2011
For the first time ever, the United States's own human rights record will be reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Categories: African, African American, Asian, European, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: human rights, human rights council, iran, troika, united nations, united states, universal period review
Lack of Medical Coverage Spells Trouble for Small Business Owner
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Mar 18, 2011
The Korean owner of a Vietnamese restaurant in the South Bay has filed a claim against a former employee on charges that the latter made false accusations regarding a work related injury, reports the Korea Times.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health, Immigration
Tags: Health, health care, Hispanic, immigrants, Korean, medical
This Week on New America Now: Nuclear Disaster, Iranian New Year, and the New Jim Crow
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Mar 18, 2011
New America Now covers the nuclear disaster in Japan and its radiation fall-out, Iranian New Year, the new Jim Crow, and a new film about Indian surrogacy.
Categories: African, African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Environment, European, Health, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Science & Technology, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: california, disaster, india, iran, iranian, jim crow, made in india, michael lukas, michelle alexander, new year, norooz, noruz, nowrooz, nowruz, nuclear, oracle of stamboul, radiation, rebecca haimowitz, vaishali sinha, yoichi shimatsu
Abused and Deported: Immigrant Women Face Double Disgrace
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Mar 17, 2011
Programs that mix police work with immigration enforcement represent a growing threat to immigrant women who are victims of domestic violence.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
La Opinión: Utah Immigration Laws Send Message of 'Courage'
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Mar 17, 2011
This week, the governor of Utah, Republican Gary Herbert, signed into law four immigration bills.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
California DREAM Act Passes First Hurdle in State Legislature
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Mar 16, 2011
The California DREAM Act passed the assembly's Higher Education Committee, clearing its first hurdle on the way to the governor's desk.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: californiadreamact, jerrybrown
LAPD Changes Car-Impound Policy
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Mar 15, 2011
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is changing its car impounding policy, in a move editors of La Opinión applaud.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Census 2010: Welcome to the Bay-sian Area
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 14, 2011
Is the San Francisco region becoming the Bay-sian Area? Census data show major population growth for Asians, evident in the area’s politics, sights and tastes.
Categories: Asian, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, food
Tags: asianamericans, bayarea, food, immigration, politics, sanfrancisco, vietnamese
ICE, Obama Cannot Build Their Way Out of Detention Crisis
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 13, 2011
The continuing relationship with The GEO Group, which has a notorious track record of civil and human rights violations, raises serious doubts about the Obama administration's commitment to fixing a broken immigration detention system.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Economy, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: asylumseekers, CriminalAlienProgram, detentioncenters, DetentionWatchNetwork, GEOGroup, ICE, Obama, SecureCommunities, undocumentedimmigrants
Arizona Bills Spark High-School Protests at State Capitol
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 12, 2011
Arizona bills to deny schooling to undocumented immigrants are prompting protests by high school students, saying, “Education is Dignity.”
Categories: Arizona Watch, Education, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: arizona, education, highschool, immigration, protests, supremecourt, undocumented, youth
U.S. Arab Media Worry Hearings Will Worsen Islamophobia
New America Media, Roundup, Posted: Mar 12, 2011
Hearings on Islamic terrorism being held by U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. are deeply disturbing to journalists in Arab Media in the U.S.
Categories: Immigration, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Filipino Caregivers Welcome CA Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
"Balitang America"-The Filipino Channel, Video, Posted: Mar 11, 2011
Filipino-American caregivers are grateful that California legislators are recognizing their rights as domestic workers. Last month, Calfornia Assemblyman Tom Ammiano introduced the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights and if passed, CA will be the second state to enact such a law.
Categories: Asian, Elders, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Intersections, Law & Justice
Tags: California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, Filipino caregivers
Arizona's Latino Population Up 46 Percent
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 11, 2011
in 2010, Latinos made up nearly 30 percent of Arizona's 6.4 million residents, up from 25 percent in 2000.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: Arizona, Census, immigration, Latino
Asian-American Population Growth Outpaces Latinos in Several Major States
AsianWeek, News Report, Posted: Mar 11, 2011
Census data from 27 states shows that the Asian population is growing much faster than the overall U.S. population.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: Asian American Population Outpaces Hispanic Population in Several Major States
New America Now: Fighting for Rights, Respect and Safety
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Mar 11, 2011
How International Women's Day has changed over the last 100 years and an in-depth look at reporting coverage of the drug wars in Juarez.
Categories: Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories, Veterans, War & Conflict
What Makes a Muslim-American Radical? America's Own Wars on Muslims
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 11, 2011
Rep. Peter King's hearings on radicalization in the Muslim-American community ignored Al Qaeda's greatest recruitment tool: the U.S. wars in the Muslim world.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Afghanwar, AlQaeda, Congress, GOP, hearings, IraqWar, Muslims, PeterKing, terrorists
No More Free Food for Chinese Restaurant Workers
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Mar 10, 2011
Chinese restaurants in New York are formalizing their hiring practices after a crackdown by immigration authorities.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
California's Latino Population Grows by 27.8 Percent
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Mar 09, 2011
The Latino population in California has grown by three million people, or 27. 8 percent.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: census, census2010, censuscalifornia, censuslatino, latinocensus
Utah Sets Itself Apart from Anti-immigrant Current
EFE/La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Mar 09, 2011
Utah wants to show the world that it “is not Arizona,” by approving measures that benefit underground foreign workers.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: driver's license, guestworkers, SB 1070, SB1070, utah, utahimmigration, utahimmigrationlaw
Spike in Islamophobia Taking Toll on Sikhs
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 08, 2011
Attack on two elderly Sikhs outside Sacramento leaves one man dead. Are Rep. King, Huckabee and Gaddafi to blame?
Categories: Immigration, Media, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Gaddafi, hatecrimes, islamophobia, mikehuckabee, muslims, reppeteking, Sikhs, terror
Lawmakers Accuse GOP of Inciting Tension Between Blacks, Immigrants
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Mar 08, 2011
Black lawmakers are pushing back over a Republican's contention that a surge in the number of illegal immigrants is hurting low-skilled workers most.
Categories: African, African American, Asian, Economy, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: blacks, congress, hearings, immigrants, low-skilled, racial, tension, workers
American Immigrant
New America Media/San Jose Beez, Video, Posted: Mar 05, 2011
AD Avila was selected as one of a handful of community leaders from around the country by the Knight Commission to present a digital story of his immigrant experience.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories, Video
Tags: art, community, immigration, knight, latino, migration, racism, undocumented
Former U.S. Soldier Told He Has No Country
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 03, 2011
After spending nine years in the U.S. Army, Ramdeo Chankar Singh now faces deportation.
Categories: Caribbean, Immigration, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: army, immigration, law, soldier, undocumented
South Korean Consulate Appeals that Adoptee Not be Deported
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Mar 01, 2011
The South Korean Consulate in Los Angeles has appealed for leniency in the case of a Korean adoptee facing deportation.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Tags: Deportation, deportee, Detention Center, Korean Adoptees, Korean Consulate, Korean-American