June 29, 2010, 1:43 pm
New York Times

Puerto Rico Extends Deadline for Birth Certificates

By ISOLDE RAFTERY

Puerto Ricans facing the imminent mass invalidation of their birth certificates have received a reprieve from the Puerto Rican government.
People born on the island – including the nearly 1.4 million Puerto Ricans living on the United States mainland, about 300,000 of them in New York –- now have until Sept. 30 to continue to use their old birth certificates.
Last December, in an effort to curb passport fraud, the Puerto Rican legislature created a new, more secure birth certificate that would be available as of July …

MIRA MAKES A STRONG COMMITMENT TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS
Expanded use of new media and online information launched in partnership with AIDS.gov
Jackson, MS- June 9, 2010 – Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA) is launching an HIV/AIDS campaign this month to educate young Latinos about the growing rate of HIV/AIDS in the Latino community.
“Espera y Piensa” (Stop and Think) is a 12-week campaign that will utilize new media as a way to reach out to immigrants between the ages of 18 and 35.  MIRA will send approximately 500 text messages weekly, which will direct Latinos to online resources that provide lifesaving information …

May 20, 2010
Washington (CNN) — Immigration officials will not swoop in to deport a woman whose daughter asked first lady Michelle Obama about “taking people away” if they don’t have proper paperwork, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman said Thursday.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations are based on “solid law enforcement work and not classroom Q and As,” said DHS spokesman Matt Chandler. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a part of DHS.
The statement comes after a student concerned about her mother’s legal status asked the first lady about the president’s immigration policies Wednesday.
“My mom said, I think that she says that, …

May 20, 2010
Washington (CNN) — Mexican President Felipe Calderon addressed two of America’s most contentious political issues during a speech to the U.S. Congress Thursday, asking for a return of the assault weapons ban and blasting Arizona’s controversial new immigration law as a “terrible” endorsement of racial profiling.
Calderon also reminded Americans of their role in the recent eruption of drug-fueled violence along the U.S.-Mexican border, noting the high demand for illegal drugs in the United States. At the same time, he highlighted a series of economic reforms undertaken by his administration, arguing that they are helping to position Mexico for …

SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF IMMIGRATION REFORM PROPOSALS (In English and Spanish/En Ingles y Espanol)
as of August 30, 2010/de 30 agosto 2010
The Obama Administration has said that immigration reform will start in the Senate and that the point person will be Senator Schumer (D-NY).  Below is a comparison of the proposal by Schumer and several Democratic Senators (which has not yet been introduced in bill form) with the bill introduced by Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-Il) in December of 2009, and the bill that the Alternative Immigration Legislation Group (AILG) proposes.   The MIRA endorses the AILG proposal.

The DIGNITY Campaign
Gutierrez Bill – CIR …