Reports & Publications

Georgia’s Latino Electorate in 2008: A Significant Segment of the Electorate with High Voter Partici - 2009-06-30
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Georgia’s Latino Electorate in 2008: A Significant Segment of the Electorate with High Voter Participation and Engagement June 30, 2009 Authored by: Jerry Gonzalez, M.P.A Executive Director Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) & The GALEO Latino Community Development Fund Voter Turn-Out Database Analysis Conducted by: Trey Hood, Ph.D. Department of Political Science, University of Georgia (Athens, GA) & Latino Surname Match Conducted by: Gladys...

Under Siege: Life for Low-Income Latinos in the South - 2009-04-21
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SPLC Report Finds Low-Income Latinos in South Targeted for Abuse, Discrimination Low-income Latino immigrants in the South are routinely the targets of wage theft, racial profiling and other abuses driven by an anti-immigrant climate that harms all Latinos regardless of their immigration status, according to a report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The report — Under Siege: Life for Low-Income Latinos in the South — documents the experiences of Latino...

'Building Washington's Future' first to examine immigrant worker role in Washington - 2009-04-08
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OneAmerica report finds immigrant workers aid state economy 'Building Washington's Future' first to examine immigrant worker role in Washington APRIL 8, 2009 SEATTLE - Speakers from Seattle-based immigrant rights group OneAmerica, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the University of Washington joined immigrant workers from Iraq to discuss a report released today examining the contributions of immigrants to the Washington state economy. The OneAmerica report is the first report to...

RECIPE FOR FAILURE: LOCAL COPS AS IMMIGRATION AGENTS: GAO Report Adds To Bevy of Analysis Revealing - 2009-03-04
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RECIPE FOR FAILURE: LOCAL COPS AS IMMIGRATION AGENTS: GAO Report Adds To Bevy of Analysis Revealing Deficiencies of 287(g) Program March 4, 2009 Washington D.C. - Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its congressionally commissioned report on the 287(g) program. The Government's review of this program, which deputizes local law-enforcement officers to act as immigration enforcement agents, confirms what community members and criminal-justice experts have been...

Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws Through the 287(g) Program: Time, Money, and Resources Don't - 2009-03-03
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Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws Through the 287(g) Program: Time, Money, and Resources Don't Add Up to Community Safety March 3, 2009 Washington D.C. - Tomorrow the House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing on the 287(g) program - a partnership program between the Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement agencies who are deputized to enforce federal immigration laws. This controversial program has come under fire from criminal justice experts,...

New Americans Vital to Golden State Economy: California's Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are a Poli - 2009-02-26
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New Americans Vital to Golden State Economy: California's Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are a Political and Economic Powerhouse February 26, 2009 Washington D.C.- California's $42 billion deficit has led to a lot of misplaced blame on the immigrant, Latino, and Asian communities that comprise the state's economic backbone. Yet immigrant, Latino, and Asian workers and entrepreneurs are integral to rebuilding California's economy and tax base. The state may be facing hard economic...

The Policies and Politics of Local Immigration Enforcement Laws - 2009-02-19
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The Policies and Politics of Local Immigration Enforcement Laws 287(g) Program in North Carolina February 2009 American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation Immigration & Human Rights Policy Clinic University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Executive Summary In 1996, the US Congress amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to include section 287(g), authorizing the federal agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enter into...

A Rising Share: Hispanics and Federal Crime - 2009-02-18
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2.18.2009 A Rising Share: Hispanics and Federal Crime by Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center, and Michael T. Light, Pennsylvania State University Report Materials Complete Report Sharp growth in illegal immigration and increased enforcement of immigration laws have altered the ethnic composition of offenders sentenced in federal courts. In 2007, Latinos accounted for 40% of all sentenced federal offenders-more than triple their share (13%) of the total U.S....

GALEO: 2009 GA Legislative Update - 2009-02-09
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February 4, 2009 This update was compiled by MALDEF and will be updated periodically to reflect changes at the Capitol. ************************ MALDEF AND THE 2009 GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE SESSION The MALDEF Southeast Regional office works to protect the legal rights of the Latino community in Georgia and throughout the Southeast. Both the United States Constitution and other civil rights laws protect every person living in Georgia and guarantee them certain basic legal protections....

ICE Fugitive Operations Program Billed as Having Explicit National Security Focus Is Missing its Enf - 2009-02-04
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Press Release February 4, 2009 Contact: Michelle Mittelstadt 202-266-1910 mmittelstadt@migrationpolicy.org Report: ICE Fugitive Operations Program Billed as Having Explicit National Security Focus Is Missing its Enforcement Mark WASHINGTON — The federal fugitive operations program established in 2003 to locate, apprehend and remove fugitive aliens who pose a threat to the community has instead focused chiefly on arresting unauthorized immigrants without criminal convictions,...