Program Offers Latinos Another Chance

Grassroots Rehab Center Helps Phoenix Hispanics. A former addict runs a self-sustained group for Latino men out of his own house in a neighborhood where the help is most needed.

Gutierrez Promises Reform Bill in December. Organizers say thousands of people in house parties nationwide took part in a conference call where Rep. Luis Gutierrez promised to go forward with his progressive immigration reform bill.

Immigrants and Domestic Violence. Feet in 2 Worlds reports on how immigrant women face this problem. Valeria Fernández in Phoenix writes about a drastic shortage of bilingual domestic violence shelters. Jelena Kopanja in New York reports on the challenges faced by local women.	>	A Soundscape of Immigrant Voices. FI2W’s Jocelyn Gonzales, a first-generation American, reflects on the immigrant experience during a visit to the Voices of Liberty exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.	>	Immigrants’ Jobs Hit Hard. The Migration Policy Institute released a report saying that in the current economic crisis immigrants are being hit harder in the job market than native-born Americans.

RECENT RADIO PIECES: Arizona Dairies and Immigration: Phoenix-based FI2W reporter Valeria Fernández produced a radio piece for NPR’s Latino USA on immigrants who work on the dairy industry and the farmers who hire them. A Priest for Immigrants: FI2W reporter Aswini Anburajan produced a radio piece for NPR’s Latino USA on a priest who teaches his immigrant parishioners how to stand up for their civil rights.

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lish immigrants have historically shown more interest in elections in their home country than in U.S. politics.