Tag: Immigration Reform

  • San Diego Leaders Rally to Keep Immigration Reform Hopes Alive

    San Diego business, labor and faith leaders rally to try and keep immigration reform on the legislative agenda. | Photo Credit: Jill Replogle By Jill Replogle With Congress back to work, immigration reform advocates are ramping up their efforts to get a bill passed before the end of the year. But debate over the federal…

  • Tweet City Heights: To Afford Rent, San Diego Families Need to Make $55K

    By Megan Burks To Afford Rent, San Diego Families Need to Make $55K A study from the National Low Income Housing Coalition says that to afford rent for a two bedroom home, San Diegans would need to make $55,280 a year, or earn a wage of $26.58. Heads of households making the minimum wage of…

  • Tweet City Heights: Gay Couples and Immigration Reform

    By Megan Burks Gay Couples Push for Inclusion in Immigration Reform Bill KPBS and Fronteras Desk reporter Adrian Florido spoke to two gay men this week who are counting on an immigration reform bill to keep them together. One is undocumented and faces deportation, but his marriage doesn’t guarantee him the same access to legal…

  • Tweet City Heights: Back of the Visa Line

    By Megan Burks Checking in on The Stumblr Voice of San Diego continues to document San Diego’s crumbling sidewalks on its photo blog, The Stumblr. This week, Voice mapped the reader-submitted photos, which are clustered throughout mid-city San Diego. A significant number were taken in City Heights’ Corridor neighborhood. View Mapping The Stumblr in a…

  • Tweet City Heights: President to Unveil Immigration Reform Plan Tuesday

    By Megan Burks President Obama to Unveil Immigration Reform Plan As President Barack Obama starts his second term, the nation is talking about immigration reform. In his State of the Nation address, Obama said comprehensive immigration reform would be a top priority. The White House announced Friday Obama will unveil his plan, which his administration…