In a weak attempt to strengthen immigration laws, domestic security leaves some feeling that the U.S is more bureaucratic than ever.

Business and community leaders across the country launched a new ad with MATT.org last week. 

View the ad here.

Check it out in the press.

The trailer for the documentary film "Beyond Borders, The Debate Over Human Migration"

What do you think of this video?

Visit the website to learn more:

http://www.beyondbordersfilm.com/home.php

Georgia's Atlantic Journal-Constitution recently did a survey of all the candidates for U.S. Senate in the state. The paper asked the candidates to summarize their thoughts on immigration reform in 150 words by answering the question:

What should the U.S. do about the millions of illegal immigrants now living in this country?

The candidates answered the question in a variety of ways. Check our their thoughts here:

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/06/30/senatequestion2.html

How would you summarize your thoughts on immigration in 150 words?

If you could formulate the question that was posed to the Candidates, would you have phrased it differently? Why or why not?

"What's your FIRST STEP?" is a video clip prepared by the youth participating in the CIVICUS Youth Assembly 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland (www.civicusyouth.org). The film highlights the first steps that successful youth have made in their lives and combines it with the FIRST STEPS which youth are going to make in their own communities in the near future. We encourage you to watch this video and share with us:

"What is your FIRST STEP" to create a real positive change in your society?

NCLR and the Southern Policy Law Center invite you Behind the Veil: America's Anti-Immigration Network.

Después de haber sido asaltado en Ciudad Juárez, y jurado jamás volver a pisar la frontera, George Terrazas decidió morderse la lengua. ¿Por que? Por 1 dólar y 30 centavos… de gasolina.

Estos “gas-turistas”  representan un 50% del  aumento en ventas de gasolina en los últimos meses. En El Paso, TX te cuesta $4.00 el galón, y solo $2.66 del otro lado del río. Incrementos similares en ventas de gasolina se registran a lo largo de la frontera todo el camino a Tijuana. Incluso El Consejo de Promoción Turística de México esta aprovechando esta diferencia de precios para promover el viaje al México.

Un trabajador de la Chevron en el Paso, TX dice “Todos sabemos que la gasolina en México esta diluida con agua, pero eso ya no importa.”

Sinceramente, si yo me puedo ahorrar dinero en gasolina, pues me lo ahorro aunque tenga que hacer 1 hora de fila en el puente y pagar 3 dólares de ida y vuelta. ¿Tu te cruzarías el puente por ahorrarte dinero en gasolina?
 

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Extranjeras hermosas, altas y delgadas podrían obtener su propia categoria de visas segun el movimiento legislativo que esta actualmente llevandose acabo en la capital de la nación.

El diputado Anthony Weiner de nueva york está promoviendo la creación de una visa especial para todas y todos los modelos. Hasta mil modelos al año podrían entrar temporalmente al país. Esta categoría resolveria el problema de escacez de de modelos que, al parecer, tanto le preocupa a Weiner. Afirma que las modelos necesitan su propía categoria de visa para evitar la competencia con doctores e ingenieros.

En otras palabras, se formaría una subcategoria (la P-4 ) dentro de la categoria HB-1 para modelos que "participan en eventos o producciones de reputación distinguida" por que los doctores e ingenieros foraneos se las estan ganando.

¿Qué tal?

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"Tall, thin and beautiful foreigners could get their own visa category under legislation moving on Capitol Hill." 

New York Representative Anthony Weiner is promoting legislation that would create a special visa for fashion models. Up to 1000 models a year would be able to come to the country temporarily. This seperate category would resolve the current shortage of models that Weiner seems to be very concerned about. He claims that models need their own visa category to prevent them from having to compete with high tech foreign workers such as doctors and engineers.

What do you think of Representative Weiner's proposal?

How should visa categories be prioritized?

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