Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy articles

Recent articles from Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy

Editor's remarks.
January 1, 2007... On the eve of administrative change in the White House, American citizens--and people all over the world affected by U.S. policy--anticipate the critical decisions that await the nation's future leader. During the presidential candidate nominating process in 2008, national polls indicated...

Challenges and opportunities for immigration policy reform.(Interview)
January 1, 2007... Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D., serves as director of United States citizenship and immigration services (USCIS), an undersecretary position within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2005, Gonzalez leads an...

Justice for all: protecting marginalized communities in Southwest Texas.(Interview)
January 1, 2007... David G. Hall is currently the executive director of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (TRLA), a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to the poor in a sixty-eight-county service area in Texas. He has served in this position since 1975. Under his leadership, TRLA has grown to...

Collective prosperity: the power of a multiethnic agenda, a New York model.
January 1, 2007... Introduction Black members of the Minutemen, a militia born from White supremacy, appear as the face of mass media's coverage of anti-immigrant protest. Lou Dobbs, the corporate-turned-populist commentator, champions the cause of African Americans harmed by undocumented immigrants. Labor...

Local immigration regulation: a problematic trend in public policy.
January 1, 2007... Introduction A looming issue for Latinos across the country is the proliferation of new local ordinances targeting undocumented immigrants. Such ordinances usually seek to impose harsh sanctions on landlords who rent to undocumented immigrants and/or employers who hire them. In many of...