Summer of 2004
4/17/2004. San Francisco Chronicle
ALEK FELSTINER, a graduating senior from Yale, isn't returning home to Palo Alto this summer. "Too much is at stake in November for our generation to sit this out," he says. Neither are his classmates, Judith Joffe-Block, whose parents live in Oakland, or Zoe Palitz, whose family home is in Lafayette. ...

Speaking to the Need for Job Skills
4/17/2004. The Los Angeles Times
Alejandra Casado doesn't fit any old stereotypes of a welder. She is in her 40s, a mother of three, and an immigrant from Guadalajara. ...

Work nearly grinds to halt as immigrant-raid rumors circulate
4/16/2004. Houston Chronicle
Most days, teams of Latino immigrant workers swarm over the townhouses under construction near Gulfgate, filling the air with the buzz of power tools and orders shouted in Spanish. ...

Day one: Fighting for inclusion
4/16/2004. Star Tribune
In many ways, Armando Blas-Garcia is a typical suburban father. He works as a shipping clerk for the Instant Web Cos., a direct-mail operation in Chanhassen. His wife, Maria Luisa German-Flores, is a cook at Mystic Lake Casino. They live with their children -- Maria, 17; Areli, 15, and George, 12 -- in a $279,000 home they own in Chanhassen....

Should the White House do more to legalize America's undocumented aliens?
4/15/2004. Insight on the News
President George W. Bush did something on Jan. 7 that most politicians fear to do: speak honestly about the controversial and complex challenge of bringing immigration policy into line with reality. He no doubt expected the flurry of criticism from both flanks, and I suspect most of his political counselors advised him to avoid a topic that generates more heat than light, especially among voters counted on to secure his re-election later this year....

A Nation of Immigrants: Current Policy Debates Meet New Social Science Research
4/15/2004. US Newswire
There are about 33 million foreign-born persons living in the United States and nearly two-thirds of these immigrants are either naturalized citizens or legal permanent residents. Another estimated 9 million are undocumented residents. The American Sociological Association (ASA)-in collaboration with the California Institute for Federal Policy Research, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, National Council of La Raza, Population Association of America, and the Population Resource Center-is sponsoring a briefing offering a valuable perspective on immigration in the United States....

New Rules Shorten Holding Time for Detained Immigrants
4/14/2004. The Washington Post
The Department of Homeland Security announced new rules yesterday designed to prevent a recurrence of the lengthy detention of hundreds of foreign nationals, many of whom were prevented from making telephone calls or contacting lawyers for months after they were jailed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. ...

Immigrants fall prey to confusion over 'notarios'
4/13/2004. The Journal News
When Yonkers bodega clerk Elisandro Hernandez decided to apply for a green card two years ago, he searched for a good lawyer to steer him through the immigration process. ...

Turnout is low at forum on Hagel immigration bill
4/13/2004. Omaha World Herald
About 15 people - including four Spanish-speaking women and a half-dozen advocates who work with immigrant workers - attended the meeting at the Juan Diego Center, 31st and Q Streets. ...

Bill to allow illegal aliens drivers' licenses stalls in FL Senate
4/12/2004. Miami Herald
A bill that would allow illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses stalled in a Senate committee Monday because of security concerns raised by law enforcement officials. ...