5 Myths about Immigration
Washington Post, By Doris Meissner Sunday, May 2, 2010; B02 Despite the fact that we are a nation of immigrants -- or perhaps because of it -- immigration continues to be one of America's most...
View ArticleImmigration Reaches the Boiling Point, How will Washington Respond?
For Immediate ReleaseMay 3, 2010Immigration Reaches the Boiling Point, How will Washington Respond?More Enforcement or Genuine Reform?Washington D.C. - As the constitutional and civil rights...
View ArticleSay what you will, SB 1070 is still profiling.
By Fidel “Butch” MontoyaThe Arizona Legislature after running into harsh criticism and condemnation of SB 1070 as the worst racial and ethnic profiling law in the land, took some feeble steps to change...
View ArticleTalk About a Double Standard
By Fidel "Butch" MontoyaIn Florida, Latino Marco Rubio, who is running as a Republican for the United States Senate has now come out against SB 1070, the Arizona racial and ethnic profiling law. Rubio...
View ArticleAnti-Immigrant Group Recommends Economic Self-Destruction for Arizona
For Immediate Release May 18, 2010Washington D.C. - In data released "exclusively to FoxNews.com," the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) - architects of the new Arizona law SB1070 -...
View ArticleAnother “War on Drugs?”
By Fidel “Butch” Montoya“La Casa Blanca” welcomed El Presidente and the First Lady of Mexico to the United States with great pomp and circumstance. Presidente Felipe Calderón, was welcomed as an...
View ArticleMore About the Numbers....
by Fidel "Butch" MontoyaThousands of marchers came from across the USA to march on May 29th in Phoenix, Arizona. It was pegged as one of the largest marches in the history of Phoenix as tens of...
View ArticleQ&A Guide to Arizona's New Immigration Law
For Immediate Release Q&A Guide to Arizona's New Immigration LawWhat You Need to Know About The New Law and How It Can Impact Your StateJune 2, 2010Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow Arizona Governor Jan...
View ArticleArizona's new immigration law rebutted
Ruben Navarrette Jr.Monday, June 7, 2010If Arizona's new immigration law is supposed to be the best thing since warm tortillas, why do supporters have to prop it up by engaging in falsehoods and scare...
View ArticleBorder Out of Control?
By Fidel “Butch” MontoyaWhen the issue of protecting one’s home or neighborhood comes up, the first thing we say as homeowners is we should have the right to determine what we want done to protect our...
View ArticleReality at the U.S.-Mexico Border.
For Immediate ReleaseJune 8, 2010Reality at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Experts Describe the Real Sources of Violence and How We Can Best RespondWashington D.C. - On Monday, the Immigration Policy Center...
View ArticleA Bold Outspoken Leader
My commentary for this coming week about a speech made by Richard Trumka in Cleveland. I believe it is significant because in the last national debate on immigration reform, the labor movement was...
View ArticleRemarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
The White HouseOffice of the Press SecretaryFor Immediate ReleaseJuly 01, 2010Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration ReformAmerican University School of International Service,...
View ArticleWe Need More Than Speeches
By Fidel "Butch" MontoyaThe debate over comprehensive immigration reform has continued to heat up throughout this summer ever since the governor of Arizona signed the Ill-conceived SB 1070 into law....
View ArticleBizarre Gang of Christian-Fundamentalist - La Familia Michoacana?
By Fidel "Butch" MontoyaIt is interesting to watch the social and debate dynamics change as more conservative Evangelicals begin to lead the national narrative on comprehensive immigration reform. Up...
View ArticleThat One Question that Haunts us All
By Fidel "Butch" MontoyaMuch has been written and discussed about the decision of U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton who ruled that four of the controversial sections of SB 1070 should be put on hold....
View ArticleOnly One Constitutional Hearing Needed
By Fidel "Butch" Montoyahttp://www.elsemanario.net/There is no getting around it; some members of the Republican Party, along with some members of the Democratic Party are bent on causing as much...
View ArticleThe Day After
By Fidel “Butch” Montoyahttp://www.elsemanario.net/The day after the Glenn Beck “revival meeting” at the Lincoln Memorial, I found myself thinking that Beck might be on to something good. I was...
View ArticleDreams or Nightmare?
By Fidel "Butch" MontoyaOnce again the Republican Party defied the Latino community by refusing to consider the DREAM Act. The GOP stalled consideration of the defense spending bill by voting 56 to 43,...
View ArticleMenendez/Leahy Immigration Bill of 2010
By Fidel "Butch" MontoyaSen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the US Senate that includes some provisions that are certain to...
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