A United South Carolina

When Labels Don’t Fit: Hispanics and Their Views of Identity

scjustice — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:03:39 +0000

Nearly four decades after the United States government mandated the use of the terms “Hispanic” or “Latino” to categorize Americans who trace their roots to Spanish-speaking countries, a new nationwide survey of Hispanic adults finds that these terms still haven’t been fully embraced by Hispanics themselves. A majority (51%) say they most often identify themselves by their family’s country of origin; just 24% say they prefer a pan-ethnic label.

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Discussion: Do undocumented workers have an impact on wage rates?

scjustice — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:07:36 +0000

According to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, undocumented workers have very little impact on wages.
Though this study was conducted in Georgia, do you feel the results would be similar in South Carolina? Have you seen a direct link between wage rates and undocumented employees in our state?
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Children’s Rights

scjustice — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:49:44 +0000

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“Anna” Really is Almost Just Like You

scjustice — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:12:58 +0000

What’s the difference? Other than a constant nagging fear of being deported, not much. Oprah.com has a piece from the April 2012 edition of O Magazine that provides a lot of insight into how and why one woman found her family living illegally in the United States. With no job prospects in Mexico, her husband came to the US as a tourist, found a job and stayed. “Anna” stayed behind in Mexico. She brought the kids to see their Dad whenever she could. One day, her rights to travel to the US as a tourist were revoked because of a cousin’s unpaid medical bill. The family faced a decision.

Huffingpost Counts Down the 10 Most Influential US Immigration Laws

scjustice — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:27:41 +0000

It all started in 1790, with the Naturalization Act, which mainly required immigrants to be “free white” people of “good moral character.” From there, HuffPo counts down the top ten immigration laws over the course of US history including the 14th Amendment, two laws passed in the late 1800′s designed specifically to exclude Asian and Chinese immigrants and closes with the “Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.” Until the “Immigration and Nationality Act” of 1965, US immigration policy featured quotas that favored European immigrants over immigrants from Asia or South America.

Does America need more immigration laws? Tell us what you think.