Immigration

Ask a Mexican: Special Best Of Edition

Is Civil Disobedience the Answer to Immigration Debate?

Supreme Court Decision on Arizona Will Divide Nation

Should Undocumented Sexual Predators Be Detained or Deported?

Missouri Department of Mental HealthHe came for the American dream, but this is what Javier Calleja will likely get.​In a unanimous opinion made public this morning, a three-member panel of judges with the Missouri Court of Appeals in the Eastern District sent a pointed -- some might say ironi ... More >>

In a tiny town just outside Joplin, a landmark adoption case tests the limits of inalienable human rights

Ask a Mexican! Special April Fools' Edicion

Missouri's Immigrant Population Dwindling, Says Panel

Joan Suarez of Missouri Immigrant & Refugee Advocates; immigration-rigths attorney Pari Sheth, Kim Allen Murray of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, and former Gov. Bob Holden.​The state of Missouri and the St. Louis region are shedding its once robust percentages of immigrants, and if not ... More >>

What Do Missourians Really Think of Immigrants?

C'mon in, huddled masses!​A new study by researchers at Saint Louis University looks at how Missourians feel about immigrants living in our state. Turns out, we hew pretty closely to the national conversation, and our feelings break down somewhat predictably by political party affiliation. There a ... More >>

Return to Sender: What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the feds got moving?

The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What's Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty

Fair-y Tales: Russell Pearce and other illegal immigrant populists rely on misleading, right-wing reports to scapegoat immigrants and terrify penny-pinched Americans

Missouri Attorney General Goes to Bat for Arizona's Immigration Law

Koster: Como se dice "bandwagon" in espanol?​Two days after Republicans bolstered their numbers in the Show-Me State and across the nation, Missouri's Republican-turned-Democrat attorney general is out with a move that's sure to please the Tea Party masses. Chis Koster announced today he is leadin ... More >>

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Grinding Justice: Operation Streamline costs millions, tramples the Constitution and doesn't work

Pinalcchio: Forensics experts say a deputy's tale about getting shot by drug smugglers doesn't add up

Feds Crack Down on Undocumented Kitchen Workers

A San Diego restaurateur stands up for illegal immigrants working in kitchens. The New York Times goes in-depth on the hush-hush issue of illegal workers, the blind eye that's been turned, and the sudden upswing in crackdowns by federal investigators. Despite a federal indictment last April, San Die ... More >>

Asylum Denied: Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum.

Seized: Inside the brutal world of America's kidnapping capital

Get Out!: Arizona and America Join Joe Arpaio in Rushing to Inquire: Are Your Papers in Order?

Illegal

Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Greene Sterling's book: ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone

Ronnie's Kids

Today, "amnesty" is a dirty word. So what happened to the immigrants given a fresh start by Reagan in 1986?

What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

Tony La Russa: Embraces Tea Party, Bitch Slaps Diamondbacks, Wetbacks

​So, as we've reported earlier, Tuesday night was Tea Party night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals were playing the Arizona Diamondbacks that night and the St. Louis Tea Party was there in force for a "buycott" in support of Arizona and its recent law to crack down on illegal immigrants. As St. Tea ... More >>

Cowboy Down

Rob Krentz's family talks about the life and death of the murdered Arizona rancher

Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

Ask a Mexican: Special Potpourri Edition

Readers speak up for Cecilia Velazquez, Glenn Beck, the Beautiful Kind and other controversial figures

St. Charles County Council Endorses Arizona's Immigration Law, Pisses Into the Wind

Image SourceWhen you gotta go, you gotta go.​The St. Charles County Council voted 6-1 Monday night to approve a "nonbinding resolution" that endorses Arizona's harsh new immigration law and calls on the Missouri legislature to enact a similar measure.Mark Schlinkmann had the scoop yesterday aftern ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: Special Arizona Buycott Edition

Amongst Us

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign of terror becomes Arizona policy, thanks to state Senator Russell Pearce and Governor Jan Brewer

State Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal Has A Grande Problem With Mark Parkinson's Immigration Law

Image sourceMaria Chappelle-Nadal is smiling but really she's outraged.​Last week, we reported on HB 2449 and Rep. Mark Parkinson's plan to propose a strict new immigration law in Missouri similar to the one recently enacted in Arizona. On Monday, the Republican from St. Charles explained that he ... More >>

A Q&A With State Rep. Mark Parkinson, Supporter of an Arizona-style Immigration Law for Missouri

Image viaMark Parkinson: "95 percent of my constituents wanted me to get tough on illegal immigration"​Last week, Daily RFT reported on HB 2449, a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives that would stiffen penalties for people who "harbor" undocumented immigrants in Missouri and make ... More >>

The Next State to Pass an Arizona-style Immigration Law? It Might be Missouri.

Image viaThe flag in the background is all the proof of citizenship Mark Parkinson needs.​Arizona's strict new immigration law gives police the authority to check a person's documentation when "reasonable suspicion" exists that the suspect is in the country illegally. As public outrage against the ... More >>

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¡Ask A Mexican!: The Mexican on swear words and health-care bills

Immigration Activists Can't Take Joke; Protest "Illegal Alien" Halloween Costume

​I subscribe to an email list-serve for immigration issues. The email thread can -- at times -- be helpful for discovering news bits on legislative concerns, law enforcement initiatives and social matters important to the foreign-born community. So when the following email showed up four time ... More >>

¡Ask A Mexican! Lovin' Legals: The results of the Mexican's essay contest for wabs who love the legals but hate the illegals

¡Ask a Mexican!: What's in a slur?

Warming Trend: Why do Mexicans heat up their cars for so damn long?

Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

Anchor's Aweigh: What's an anchor baby, and how big are Mexican men's burritos?

Chipped Off: Is it insulting to serve margs and tortilla chips at a Mexian-themed party?

A Mexican slant: What's up with Spanish words in italics?

Dan Horkheimer: "He Loved the Community"

"You're the Greatest, Asshole!"

The Mexican explains a Mex-centric phenomenon.

The Greencards

8 p.m. Friday, May 11. Lucas School House (1220 Allen Avenue).

"Our families immigrated here legally and respect the laws, customs, rules and norms of this great nation.

And we expect everyone else to do the same."

Valley Park to Mexican immigrants: "Adios, illegals!"

A small-town mayor's plan creates one big controversy.

Homeland Insecurity

St. Louis immigrants are tired of playing the naturalization waiting game.

Paradise Lost

Tim Hogan is fighting to get his family out of a bureaucratic no-man's land