Category Archives: Arizona

#Bringthemhome: Disagreement and parental love behind Dreamer’s plight

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Marco Saavedra’s dad is torn by the path his son has taken and wishes he could come back to the family business in The Bronx. Antonio Saavedra wishes good luck and says goodbye to the voice of his son Marco … Continue reading →

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Raúl Alcaraz Ochoa is free, René Meza Huerta is not

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

René Meza Huerta remains in custody of federal immigration agents four days after Tucson Police pulled him over for a traffic violation, and organizers there are working on a campaign to demand his release. Along with him, immigrants rights activist Raúl … Continue reading →

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Updated: Tucson Activist Raul Alcaraz Ochoa Arrested After Trying to Prevent Detention

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

UPDATE (7 p.m. EST): Border Patrol confirmed that Raúl Alcaraz Ochoa was released with no charges pressed against him, but gave no information on René Huerta, the father of six that was arrested with the Tucson activist. “The Office of … Continue reading →

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“We needed to make Napolitano understand!”

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Once more I am really emocionado y agradecido that Yovany Díaz Tolentino, a great y valiente luchador who has been fighting for the rights of the undocumented in Georgia and across the country, has taken the time to once more … Continue reading →

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“Napolitano, you’re destroying our communities!”

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Policía arrestó por lo menos a 12 manifestantes luego de que interrumpieron una audiencia del Senado para exigir una reforma migratoria justa. Las voces de la raza fighting for a families-first immigration reform went to Washington D.C. to let politicians … Continue reading →

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Love in times of immigration, according to Jon Kyl

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Undocumented? Single? Need papers? Stop wasting your time on dating sites that won’t solve your needs. Meet Citizen4Me, the newest dating network that promises to find you love and papers at the same time. Now you can marry the gabacho … Continue reading →

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Dreamers Taking Down Kris Kobach

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

I’m breaking the hiatus of this blog just to welcome—and bien emocionado—the guest voice of my compa Yovany Díaz Tolentino, a great y valiente luchador who has been fighting for the rights of the undocumented in Georgia and across the … Continue reading →

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Juventud sin miedo enfrenta a Sheriff Arpaio

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Mientras que la juventud inmigrante en Georgia encara la posibilidad de que le prohiban estudiar en las universidades públicas, un grupo de jóvenes indocumentados desafió al Sheriff Joe Arpaio con una protesta frente a una high school de Phoenix, Arizona. Los … Continue reading →

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Senador en Georgia presenta cuarta propuesta contra indocumentados

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

El estado es sexto lugar nacional en cuanto a indocumentados dentro de la fuerza laboral, y supera a Arizona en el total de inmigrantes sin documentos. Con un proyecto de ley, el Senador Jack Murphy se sumó este jueves al … Continue reading →

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HB 87: Georgia wants to imitate Arizona

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

The state of Georgia has the seventh largest undocumented immigrant population in the United States. With 425,000 undocumented immigrants, the state ranks seventh in the nation and is one level higher than Arizona, where there are 400,000, according to a … Continue reading →

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