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NNIRR's Arnoldo Garcia on Democracy Now! about Southwest Border Security Bill
August 20, 2010 - Colin Rajah, NNIRR
View the Democracy Now! interview with Arnoldo Garcia, Director of NNIRR's Immigrant Justice & Rights Program, on the $600m Southwest Border Security bill signed by Pres. Obama last week, and the devastating impacts of border militarization.

NNIRR's Cathi Tactaquin on Voices from the Frontlines KPFK 90.7 FM
January 12, 2010 - Colin Rajah, NNIRR

Sides forming in next immigration-reform push
December 20, 2009 - Matt O'Brien [posted by Laura Rivas, NNIRR], Contra Costa Times
Article outlines Cong. Gutierrez's immigration reform proposal, and describes some of the concerns with the direction of immigration reform this time around. NNIRR's Colin Rajah is quoted in this article.

Legal Dissonance: Immigration Policies Clash with Worker Protections
October 27, 2009 - Michelle Chen, In These Times [posted by Laura Rivas, NNIRR]
The AFL-CIO, National Employment Law Project and American Rights at Work argue in a new report that incoherent federal policies are not only degrading immigrants but threatening the rights of all workers. NNIRR's recently released report, "Guilty by Immigration Status" quoted in the article.

KPFK Interview on Hurricane Report, "Guilty by Immigration Status"
October 14, 2009 - Laura Rivas, NNIRR
KPFK guest host and NNIRR Board Member Hamid Khan interviews Laura Rivas (NNIRR staff) to discuss newly released Hurricane report, 'Guilty by Immigration Status'.

KPFK Uprising show
February 2, 2009 - Colin Rajah, NNIRR
Guest-hosted by South Asia Network's (SAN's) and NNIRR board member Hamid Khan, this show explores what happened with immigration reform and what's coming up next. The show features guests: - Susan Alvan (Occidental College, NNIRR board member) - Nativo Lopez (MAPA) - Shiuming Cheer (legal advocate) - Suely Ngo (Khmer Girls in Action - KGA, NNIRR member) - Colin Rajah (NNIRR staff)