Illegal aliens are heroes in Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Machete’

By Paula Bustamante (AFP) – 2 hours ago LOS ANGELES — A knife-wielding illegal immigrant from Mexico turns into an unlikely hero in "Machete," a provocative action film mixing blood, humor and immigration issues. The unusual film is the latest offering from director Robert Rodriguez -- of "El Mariachi" fame -- and opens in Europe on Wednesday and in the United States on Friday. A hitman with a gift for slashing his enemies every which way, Danny Trejo as Machete takes on corrupt o...

Refugees face homelessness all over again in U.S.

By Lornet Turnbull Seattle Times staff reporter Every few weeks or so, the family of 10 would pack up and move yet again - the father and boys finding a bed or space on the floor with family friends in one part of King County, the mother and girls in another. Somali refugees who were first resettled in upstate New York before relocating here last fall, they shuffled between the homes of friends willing to put them up, sometimes sharing two- or three-bedroom units with the eight or ...

2 Articles on Ray Lutz and Immigration

Reforma sí, muros no: Ray Lutz El candidato demócrata al Congreso respalda una solución al tema migratorio; reta a su contrincante Duncan Hunter al debate De llegar al Congreso, el aspirante demócrata Ray Lutz respaldaría una reforma migratoria que beneficie a más de 12 millones de indocumentados en el país, ya que a su juicio, el seguir inyectando dinero para construir más muros, no es la solución. “Las soluciones que hasta el momento se han puesto en la mesa, no me parecen las corre...

Not In My America

Asking citizens “Where are your papers?” We are better than that Republican Congressman Connie Mack (FL) wrote, “I do not want to live in a nation where American citizens are asked, ‘Where are your papers?’ We are better than that.”  Arizona’s new immigration law strikes deep at the heart of American values of freedom and fairness. Watch this video and then share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. This campaign is sponsored by CAP Action and SEIU. Article source:...

Student Activists Debate DREAM Act vs. CIR with Rep. Luis Gutierrez

Detained immigrants can be found through Web tool

(AP) WASHINGTON — Federal officials say they are making it easier for families and attorneys to find people held in 250 immigration detention facilities around the country. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has created a search tool on its website similar to one used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Searchers can look by name or so-called "alien" numbers given to people who immigrate to the U.S. or end up in immigration custody. The detainee locator was to be running beginn...