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Asylum-Seekers’ Fate Hinges on “Luck of the Draw”

October 5, 2008 – 6:44 am

You might think that immigrants fleeing persecution in their home countries would face a fair system, but News 21’s Mira Jang found things to be radically different in a recent cover story for the Los Angeles CityBeat.
While some judges deny asylum in almost every case, others grant asylum even in the shakiest cases. From [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged asylum, Columbia, Immigration | Comments

Asian Vote Turning Blue?

August 12, 2008 – 12:28 pm

With the continuing shift of Asian Americans to the Democratic Party, and as more Asian Republicans and independents become disillusioned with the status quo, does Barack Obama has the potential to capture a large majority of these voters? That’s what I found through extensive interviews with Asian voters in Southern California and discussions with political [...]

By Mira Jang | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Asian Americans, Asian vote, Barack Obama, Columbia, Democratic Party, John McCain, News21, presidential election, Republican Party | Comments

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