If you are in the country illegally, it is a good idea to start paying taxes as soon as possible. Being able to prove that you’ve paid taxes might help you get legal status if immigration reform passes. Here’s how you can pay taxes if you’re in the country illegally. STEP 1. Fill out a . . .
Regular readers will remember guestblogger Kacie Jesus, the Utah mother of five whose husband Ray (a native of Guatemala who moved to the US legally in 1989, but remained in the country illegally after his visa expired) was deported in August 2011. As Kacie reported back in July, she decided to move herself and the . . .
DREAM Act is an acronym that stands for the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act. It’s a piece of bipartisan legislation that would create a path to citizenship for certain undocumented/illegal immigrants who entered the United States when they were kids. The people who would benefit from DREAM Act legislation are sometimes referred . . .
On August 1, the Department of Homeland Security will release information about how, beginning August 15, certain young people who were brought to the United States illegally by their parents can apply for temporary legal status. Although not a pathway to citizenship, this program—commonly referred to as “deferred action”—will give beneficiaries the opportunity to work . . .
The point of The Other Side of Immigration—the reason I made the film—is summed up by Ruben Navarrette in the last two sentences of his column today… Instead of always yelling at each other and complaining about illegal immigration, it’s time for Americans to ask “the why” and “the how.” Until we do, we’ll never . . .
The US Census Bureau estimates that there were 37.6 million foreign-born people living in the United States in March 2010. The term “foreign-born” is how the Census Bureau refers to anyone born outside the United States. The foreign-born population includes naturalized citizens, non-citizen legal immigrants, and undocumented immigrants. NOTE: 37.6 million is just an estimate. . . .
Twenty-two years ago, at the age of fourteen, my husband Ray Jesus fled Guatemala on foot to save himself from being kidnapped or killed. His country was in the middle of a civil war, and the military had already killed tens of thousands of indigenous people just like Ray, including his eighteen-year-old brother-in-law. After living . . .
Last Friday I had the opportunity to give a series of talks about my film and immigration issues in Marshalltown, Iowa. My guide was Marshalltown-native Veronica Guevara, a college student who hosted my visit to the University of Iowa the day before. Many of Marshalltown’s residents and former residents—including Veronica’s parents (who are now citizens) . . .
Like a lot of questions in life, this one doesn’t have a clear right or wrong answer. But there are arguments as to why some terms might be better than others. In the United States, the most common terms you’re likely to hear are: illegal immigrants, illegal aliens, illegals, undocumented immigrants, and unauthorized immigrants. You . . .
The US government has spent about $130 billion since 1985 on border enforcement and immigrant removal. Sources for 1985-2002 are here and 2002-2010 here. And of course, you remember the fence with the $4 million/mile price tag…
Winner of the 2011 American Library Association Notable Video Award, "The Other Side of Immigration" explores the root causes of Mexican immigration like no other documentary.
