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Posts tagged "Luis Gutierrez"

Lost in Detention: Illinois immigrants in documentary by Maria Hinojosa

Lost in Detention: Illinois immigrants in documentary by Maria Hinojosa
Last night I watched the PBS FRONTLINE documentary “Lost in Detention” an investigation reported by award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa in conjunction with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University’s School of Communication. Everybody should watch this to gain a fuller understanding of President Obama’s immigration enforcement policy. More than one million undocumented immigrants have been... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
October 19, 2011 at 11:22 am
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DREAM Act passes House; faces uphill battle in the Senate

Supporters of the DREAM Act protest in Chicago. I first reported on undocumented high school students 10 years ago. And these youth, some of them now in their late 20s, may finally have a chance at the American Dream. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the DREAM Act Wednesday night 216 to 198. This legislation... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 8, 2010 at 9:13 pm
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Congressman Luis Gutierrez says immigration reform won't happen. He says advocates should push for the DREAM Act and a moratorium on deportations.

Luis Gutierrez With the Republicans gaining ground in Congress it is time to develop a new strategy for comprehensive immigration reform. This is what Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez said recently to a group of students at Columbia College Chicago, (where I also am an assistant professor of journalism.) “What do we do in January given... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 1, 2010 at 12:47 pm
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Luis Gutierrez's work on immigration reform is more important than running for mayor of Chicago

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez I have to say I was shocked to hear that U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez will not run for mayor of Chicago. In a speech Thursday at the University of Illinois at Chicago the congressman announced his decision not to run. He stated that his commitment to push for immigration reform in... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
October 15, 2010 at 9:31 am
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Puente and Obejas discuss mayoral race and Latinos on Chicago Tonight

A few weeks ago I asked the question on my blog, could Chicago elect its first Latino mayor? I discussed this topic on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight Tuesday along with author and Vocalo blogger Achy Obejas. You can link to our interview with Elizabeth Brackett here. There are now four possible Latino candidates, City Clerk Miguel... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 29, 2010 at 10:50 am
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Could Chicago elect its first Latino mayor?

Miguel del Valle   Luis Gutierrez Manny Flores Could Chicago elect its first Latino mayor? Now that Mayor Daley has announced his retirement the line of candidates interested in running for his job grows by the day. Several Latino candidates are possible and the first one to officially declare this week was Chicago City Clerk... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 10, 2010 at 2:12 pm
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Arizona may deny U.S. citizenship to babies, Harvard University student faces deportation and Chicago activists hold immigration protests

In Arizona, seems some politicians haven’t tired yet of going after immigrants, teachers with accents or ethnic studies programs. So they have a new group of people they want to corral – babies born to undocumented immigrants. Arizona Republicans are expected to introduce state legislation that would deny U.S. citizenship to children born to undocumented... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
June 14, 2010 at 10:24 am
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U.S. citizen held by immigration in Chicago; Obama to send National Guard troops to the border

Chicago immigration officials detained a Puerto Rican man for three days. Why is this so unbelievable? All Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens since the island is a U.S. commonwealth. Seems though they didn’t believe Eduardo Caraballo even after he produced a birth certificate and a state issued I.D., according to this story by NBC Chicago... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 26, 2010 at 12:41 pm
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Immigrant students arrested at McCain's office to be arraigned Tuesday; Chicago's Tania Unzueta not arrested

SECOND UPDATE: The undocumented students spent more than seven hours in detention and were released for noe. But they could face eventual deportation. They also have a court date for June 16 on the trespassing charges. UPDATE 10 p.m.: The three undocumented students arrested after a sit-in at Sen. John McCain’s Tucson office were being... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 18, 2010 at 9:22 am
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Images from the immigration rally in Chicago

Across the country Saturday there were marches in more than 80 cities for immigration reform and against Arizona’s new immigration law. The largest protest drew an estimated 60,000 in Los Angeles and more than 8,000 marched here in Chicago, according to official estimates. Among those supporting the marchers were U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
May 2, 2010 at 9:28 am
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