Tag: Immigration: Page 47

Sports

Former NDSCS Athlete Being Deported

A former North Dakota State College of Science basketball player from Algeria who pleaded guilty to racking up thousands of dollars in international phone bills on a school-issued calling card now faces deportation.

May 14, 2008

Latinx

Arkansas Organization Moves to Deny Benefits to Undocumented

The Arkansas attorney general’s office cleared the way on last Wednesday for supporters of a ballot measure requiring government agencies to verify all those seeking public benefits in the state are legal U.S. residents to begin gathering signatures.

May 13, 2008

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Arkansas Organization Moves Forward With Measure to Deny Undocumented Immigrants Public Benefits

The Arkansas attorney general’s office cleared the way on Wednesday for supporters of a ballot measure requiring government agencies to verify all those seeking public benefits in the state are legal U.S. residents to begin gathering signatures.

May 8, 2008

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Perspectives: Why People Come

Much of the debate over immigration fails to consider that immigrants looking for jobs and a better life for their families are adhering to their core values of self-reliance and family responsibility.

April 24, 2008

Home

Racial Bullying On The Rise in Oklahoma

Latino students have increasingly become targets of bullying in metro-area schools since Oklahoma passed a tough immigration enforcement bill, community leaders say.

April 22, 2008

Students

Filipino American Studies Takes Root At UIUC

As scholars try to get university administrators across the country to understand how distinct Filipino American studies are, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign program continues to expand.

April 2, 2008

Latinx

MSIs Score Significant Victory in Congress

More minority-serving institutions are competing for and winning Homeland Security Department funding.

April 2, 2008

Students

FINALLY TAKING ROOT

As scholars try to get university administrators across the country to understand how distinct Filipino American studies are, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign program continues to expand.

April 2, 2008

Latinx

New Report Says Oklahoma’s Anti-illegal-immigrant Bill to Cost State $1.3B

A new study estimates that Oklahoma’s anti-illegal immigration law will cause $1.8 billion in economic losses as foreign-born workers flee the state.

March 25, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Divinity School at TCU Still Plans to Honor Obama Pastor

Controversy surrounding the longtime minister of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is not deterring a Texas divinity school from honoring the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at a ceremony later this month.

March 18, 2008

Latinx

Justice and Immigration Clinic Opens at California’s University of La Verne College of Law

The University of La Verne (ULV) College of Law has announced the opening of its Justice & Immigration Clinic (JIC).

March 18, 2008

Latinx

Latino School Enrollment Up in Texas Cities With Immigration Laws

North Texas cities debating local laws to deal with illegal immigration are also home to school districts with some of the state’s largest increases in Hispanic student enrollment, a Fort Worth Star-Telegram analysis found.

March 11, 2008