Obama's Answers to Sanctuary's Immigration Survey

Weekly Diaspora: Autumn Holiday Edition
By Nezua, Media Consortium Blogger Ed. Note: This week's Diaspora is short because of the holidays. We'll be back to full-length next week. Last Tuesday, Amy Traub dismantled a few harmful myths about immigrants for The Nation. Traub takes on the old 'immigrants steal our jobs' myth, saying it "holds no water." Immigrants of both documented and undocumented status help the economy, and their energy and efforts create jobs that would not exist without their participation. Traub makes a crucial connection clear: Immigrants are a boon to the economy, and "U.S. natives gain $37 bil

Hispanic Caucus Finally Wakes Up: It's About Time
Originally posted at Para Justicia y Libertad Hispanic lawmakers are finally waking up to the political fallout over Rep Joe Wilson's infamous "You Lie!" outburst in September. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) are now speaking out that the Obama administration increasingly tough stance on undocumented immigrants stems from Rep. Wilson outburst during Obama's Sept. 10 address on health care reform, according to

VIDEO: How We Will Make Real Immigration Reform a Reality!
Originally posted at the Reform Immigration FOR America blog.  On Wednesday night, 60,000 people joined what was an incredible call to action on overhauling our nation’s broken immigration laws. Today, we’re releasing a new video that features Congressman Luis Gutierrez unveiling his principles for reform in October, and which calls on all of us

Weekly Diaspora: Fort Hood, Pundits and Immigration Reform
By Nezua, Media Consortium Blogger First it was immigrants from Mexico, now Muslims in the armed services. After the tragic shootings at Fort Hood, conservative pundits are verbally attacking Muslims and Arab-Americans, much like they have vilified the immigrant community. The complexities of Islamic faith are being glossed over and "Muslim Terrorist" is stamped upon any act of violence involving their community. As a result, nuanced voices are buried in favor of suspicion and violence. Dr. Riad Z Abdelkarim loves a

Weekly Diaspora: Deporting Dobbs
By Nezua, Media Consortium Blogger After 30 years, commentator Lou Dobbs-infamous for his tirades against undocumented immigrants-has left CNN, as TPM reports. Dobbs employed disturbing, dangerous, and dated language to slur immigrants, often equating them with disease and infection. There is a connection between this type of demagoguery and violence. Clearly, the organizing efforts of groups like Basta Dobbs have borne fruit, as even Dobbs admits. GRITtv recently covered the "way the mainstream me