TAYLOR, Texas — Jacky Ortega wants to be a lawyer someday. But first, she’s hoping her country’s most distinguished lawyers will help keep her family intact. That fervent desire prompted the 15-year-old to join her parents last week on a three-day, 37-mile trek from a fenced-in detention center for undocumented immigrants to the […]
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Mexican migrants are heading back home — and that’s bad news for the U.S. economy
27 Nov
by Foster, on News
By Karthick Ramakrishnan The Pew Research Center released a report this month on Mexican migration to the United States that should give us pause. It did not address Donald Trump’s claims that Mexico is mostly sending violent criminals to the United States; other studies, including a comprehensive report by the […]
A year after Obama’s executive action, the undocumented remain steeped in fear
23 Nov
by Foster, on News
Jorge Cancino Their last name isn’t really González. They asked to remain anonymous, because they’ve been undocumented for more than 15 years. They were born in western Guatemala. They came to the United States to escape from violence and poverty. “All this time we haven’t had any papers, and that’s […]
Texas asked the Supreme Court Monday for more time to answer the Obama administration’s immigration appeal, a delay that probably would prevent the plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation from taking effect during Barack Obama’s presidency. If the justices agree to the state’s request, the administration’s plan would […]