Posts By: Alison Bowen
Alison is a Missouri native and New York City freelance writer who has wanted to cover Latin America since studying Spanish in Central America. After moving to Brooklyn, her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Daily News, the Manhattan Times and Women’s eNews. She earned a master’s degree in journalism and Latin American and Caribbean studies at New York University. Her thesis focused on immigration policies after September 11, including counterterrorism measures, and their effects on the daily lives of immigrants in New York City.
August 13, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Numbers Emerge For Undocumented Immigrants’ Children Amid 14th Amendment Debate
Babies born to undocumented immigrants will be the immigration debate’s next front line. Anxious to curb illegal immigration, some conservative politicians are suggesting altering the Constitution so that immigrants’ children […] Read More >
August 5, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Arizona Immigration Law Begins Ripple Effect
As the court case rumbles on against Arizona’s recent immigration law, the results of the proposed legislation are reverberating around the country. In Virginia, legislators are considering a similar bill, […] Read More >
July 29, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Film Spotlights Child Immigrants’ Lonely Journey North
NEW YORK — Thousands of child migrants travel alone each year, some not tall enough to reach the trains they jump on, to get to the United States. Their story […] Read More >
July 21, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Guatemalan Women May Become Special Asylum Group
NEW YORK — In a few weeks, female Guatemalan asylum seekers might know whether their applications hold better odds. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a […] Read More >
July 14, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Alleged Spy Vicky Pelaez Plans To Leave Russia To Return To Her Native Peru
NEW YORK — The alleged spy whose feet hadn’t even touched Russian soil wants to leave the country, her lawyer said. Vicky Pelaez, the 55-year-old journalist deported last week to […] Read More >
July 7, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Feds Sue Arizona Over Immigration Law
The federal government moved Tuesday to sue the state of Arizona over its recent law. President Barack Obama’s administration filed a lawsuit arguing that the state doesn’t have the right […] Read More >
June 30, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Obama Plans Speech To Address Immigration
President Barack Obama will address the nation’s immigration system in a speech Thursday morning. The announcement follows a week in which the president huddled with immigration activists and met Hispanic […] Read More >
June 23, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Arizona Immigration Law Faces Challenge From Obama Administration
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer could face a federal challenge to the law she signed as early as next week. Attorney General Eric Holder is preparing to file a lawsuit within […] Read More >
June 16, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Documented Immigrants Should Not Be Deported For Minor Drug Infractions, Supreme Court Says
Documented immigrants should not be deported for minor drug possession convictions, the Supreme Court ruled this week. The case centered on Jose Carachuri-Rosendo, a Texas man who was a legal […] Read More >
June 9, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Three New York Groups Rally To Draw Attention To Immigration Reform
Three different New York groups rallied last week to draw attention to immigration reform. At the beginning of the week, students from the New York State Youth Leadership Council began […] Read More >