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Mon28Apr2008

So You Thought Prince William's County Anti-Immigrant Stance Was a Good Idea Huh?

Some of our readers praised local anti-immigrant measures, like the one Prince William County, Virgina passed, but to used a cliched phrase, what happens when those chickens come home to roost. More specifically, what happens when the impact of these... Read more »

Monday, April 28 2008 | 13:36 H

Thu28Feb2008

Prince William County : Racism Against Latinos

I've done a few post on that followed the development of the plan in Prince William County, Virgina to make it legal to discriminate against undocumented people, which in reality is a license to harass and racially profile Latinos. Don't... Read more »

Thursday, February 28 2008 | 07:15 H

Wed13Feb2008

Obama Wins the Potomac

Naysayers are shaking their heads as Barack Obama came out as a winner in three primaries yesterday (Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland). The press is having a field day with the win, pointing that Obama pulled the vote of women... Read more »

Wednesday, February 13 2008 | 08:29 H

Tue23Oct2007

Prince William County Losing Latinos : Documented and Not

When Prince William County, Virginia passed an anti-immigrant measure earlier this month, a wave of Latinos began moving out of the county. And it's not just undocumented Latinos. A climate of fear has permeated the county causing one-way U-haul rentals... Read more »

Tuesday, October 23 2007 | 10:18 H

Thu18Oct2007

Prince William County Passes Anti-Immigrant Policy

They've been planning it for awhile and while the state of Virginia rejected a controversial proposal to create the country’s first state-run facility where illegal immigrants arrested for certain crimes could be held while awaiting trial or until federal officials... Read more »

Thursday, October 18 2007 | 12:13 H

Tue28Aug2007

Prince William Latinos Fight Back With Their Wallets

Economic boycotts are an extremely difficult political tactic. They require widespread mass support in order to be effective. But the difficulty of using such a weapon isn't stopping Latinos in Prince William County, Virginia from using it as a tool... Read more »

Tuesday, August 28 2007 | 12:26 H

Fri13Jul2007

Virginia is for Lovers. One Virginia County isn't for Latinos

The Board of Supervisors in Prince William County, outside Washington, D.C., says police will be able to ask about immigration status and county officials will be able to deny services to undocumented persons, ranging from non-emergency medical care to public... Read more »

Friday, July 13 2007 | 13:01 H

Mon07May2007

No Cinco de Mayo celebration in Virginia

Virginia's Mexican-American community had to do without their annual Cinco de Mayo celebration this year, as a result of a curious phone call from ICE officials and fears that possible immigration raids might make attendees an easy target for ICE... Read more »

Monday, May 07 2007 | 13:53 H

Tue17Apr2007

Peruvian Among Victims of Virginia Tech Shooting

Among the 32 fatal victims of the Virginia Tech shooting unleashed yesterday by Cho Seung-Hui was a Peruvian student, 21 year old Daniel Pérez Cueva. Daniel's mother said her son was studying French as part of his major in International... Read more »

Tuesday, April 17 2007 | 12:01 H

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