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- america central,
- america central: el salvador,
- america central: guatemala,
- america central: honduras,
- america central: mexico,
- america north,
- america north: usa,
- america south,
- america south: colombia,
- issues: human rights,
- issues: human rights: children,
- issues: human rights: immigrants,
- issues: human rights: racism,
- issues: politics,
- issues: politics: int'l foreign policy,
- issues: racial discrimination,
- issues: women,
- issues: women: equal opportunity,
- issues: women: human rights,
- media: journalism
The Immigration Debate in the United States focuses almost exclsuively on Latinos.
Here are some good articles on the subject, From Latino America an initiative of Arizona State University
Children Left behind: When Parents Get Deported Citizen Children Fight to Survive
FBI Data, Scholars: As Illegal Immigration Rose, Crime Rate Fell
Sanctuary Cities
Women Immigrants risk everything, including death, to come to America
What I would like to see, however, is the reason why there is such a push for immigrants to leave their home countries and risk so much to come to America.
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For instance here is an article from their 2009 archives about the lack economic opportunities in Mexico Economic Obstacles in Mexico and Earning a Living in Mexico. But WHY is Mexico so poor?
Children Left behind: When Parents Get Deported Citizen Children Fight to Survive
FBI Data, Scholars: As Illegal Immigration Rose, Crime Rate Fell
Sanctuary Cities
Women Immigrants risk everything, including death, to come to America
What I would like to see, however, is the reason why there is such a push for immigrants to leave their home countries and risk so much to come to America.
xpostd
For instance here is an article from their 2009 archives about the lack economic opportunities in Mexico Economic Obstacles in Mexico and Earning a Living in Mexico. But WHY is Mexico so poor?