immigration
Immigrant worker is modest hero in “A Better Life”
July 21, 2011Movie Review A Better Life Directed by Chris Weitz 98 minutes, 2011, PG-13 For some reason, the advertisements for A Better Life emphasize that director Chris Weitz's credits include About a Boy. The new movie is...
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Surprising voices say it’s time to “embrace” immigration
July 20, 2011At Monday's "Immigration and Michigan's Economic Future" conference, CEOs, foundation leaders, New York's mayor and Michigan's Republican governor all discussed the benefits of immigration.
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Film traces historic period of immigrant rights struggle
July 8, 2011The film begins with immigrant rights activist Elvira Arellano recalling the day immigration officials raided her home in 2002.
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Detroit community demands end to racial profiling
July 7, 2011"How does a documented person look? Can a Border Patrol agent tell by physical appearance, or name, if someone is documented or not, a criminal or not?"
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South Carolina passes anti-immigration law
July 6, 2011South Carolina has become the fifth and latest state poised to enact a draconian anti-immigration law, after Republican Gov. Nikki Haley signed SB 20 last week.
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