A deeper debate on immigration is welcome
The Republican presidential candidates will square off Wednesday for their second debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., where immigration is sure to be a topic...
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County won’t pay for baseless deportations
Rigo Padilla is an honor student at the University of Illinois at Chicago who was placed in deportation while in Cook County Jail after a misdemeanor driving offense. Federal Immigration...
Joshua Hoyt: La demografía es el destino
Hay una expresión que vale la pena acordar: " La Demografía es el Destino. " Esto quiere decir que la realidad de los cambios en la población inevitablemente afecta la...
Who kicked the sleeping giant?
It looks like someone went and kicked the sleeping giant. Last Friday, Chicago's downtown was paralyzed by an immigrant march estimated at more than 100,000 people. They carried hand-lettered signs...
Immigrant tuition
May 18 was a historic day of celebration for immigrant children across Illinois. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a bill that allows all students--even immigrant children who are undocumented--to pay the...
Deaths the result of failed immigration policy
I commend the Tribune for its two-part series "Crossing the Border: A deadly odyssey" (Page 1, Nov. 17 and 18), a powerful portrayal of the dangerous journey across the U.S.-Mexico...