A new Pew Hispanic Center report says that Latinos made up half of the nation’s growth since 2000. By 2007, they accounted for 15 percent of the population. USA Today takes a look at immigration in Arizona, where the issue is very much on the political radar. The collapse of the housing industry has led [...]
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Anti-Immigration Measures Get Micro-Local
August 12, 2008 – 12:54 pm
Over the past two years, towns and suburbs around the country (Hazleton, Pa.; Farmers Branch, Texas) have cracked down on illegal immigration with local ordinances. These laws are usually designed to make it hard for illegal immigrants to find jobs or rent homes, and they have had mixed success. Now, it looks like the Washington, [...]
Unions: Working with Immigrants, Not Against Them
May 14, 2008 – 6:20 am
Trade unions have a long and difficult history (pdf) with immigration. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, immigrants were used as replacement workers, and companies that didn’t want unions organizing their workers sometimes employed immigrants from disparate groups who spoke different languages or merely distrusted one another, making it difficult for them to [...]
