Tag Archives: immigration
The AP dropped the ‘I’ word because of politics, not compassion
April 22, 2013 – 8:02 am
By Eduardo Stanley, www.eduardostanley.com
FRESNO, California — On April 2, 2013, the Associated Press (AP), perhaps the biggest news agency in the world, announced it… more
Study: Latinos continue to grow, Mexicans continue to dominate
February 18, 2013 – 11:48 pm
A massive amount of data from the Pew Research Hispanic Center has been released for statistic junkies, dataphiles and anyone else to analyze. In this… more
Deportation, immigration laws in a smartphone app
February 3, 2013 – 11:00 pm
Derechos Herencia is a Spanish app for iPhone/iPad and Androids that includes menus for different law enforcement agencies specifically with information about deportation and immigration… more
Latinos, immigrants, finish STEM at different rates
January 27, 2013 – 9:21 pm
A study from the National Center for Educational Statistics recently looked at the educational attainment of Latino and Asian immigrants, and undergraduates who had immigrant… more
Steve Jobs’ widow launches DREAM Act advocacy org
January 23, 2013 – 12:39 am
Emerson Collective, a group chaired by Laurene Powell Jobs, and filmmaker Davis Guggenheim launched a new platform for undocumented youth to tell their stories Tuesday.… more
Race and the tech industry’s immigration reform motives
January 17, 2013 – 10:44 pm
Comprehensive immigration reform was one of the goals of the Obama administration during the campaign, but the tech world is also strongly interested in seeing… more
What’s the role of immigrant entrepreneurs?
November 26, 2012 – 10:19 pm
The Kauffman Foundation has released a new publication focusing on immigrant entrepreneurs in the United States. This study shows an interesting array of figures, which… more
Rutgers University launches digital Latino think-tank
November 19, 2012 – 8:23 am
Rutgers University in New Jersey launched a think-tank dedicated to producing research around social, political and economic issues affecting the Latino community. The Latino Information… more
Congress rejects STEM visa bill
October 2, 2012 – 12:05 am
By Hope Gillette
Even though a bill granting U.S. visas to foreigners who completed advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees received a majority… more
LexSpot’s deferred action app helps DREAMers
September 5, 2012 – 3:00 pm
Now that one barrier has been lifted for potentially millions of DREAMers, who may now be eligible to apply for deferred action to gain temporary… more
