By:
David Blatt
January 5, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Juan Pedroza is a Research Associate at The Urban Institute’s Center on Labor, Human Services and Population. This originally appeared on the Urban Institute Metro Trends blog and is reposted with permission. Juan’s research will appear in a forthcoming issue…
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Guest
December 15, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post is by OK Policy intern Kasey Hughart. Kasey is attending the University of Tulsa as a Sociology major/Spanish minor. Aside from being simultaneously employed at three jobs and going to school full-time, she is active in advocating for…
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A few months ago, we blogged about a special screening of the feature-length documentary Panic Nation at the University of Tulsa, and the film did not disappoint. Filmaker George Adams was on hand to discuss the movie and the rise…
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With just days left in the legislative session, HB 1446 is the only immigration bill that remains alive out of several dozen introduced this session. Last week, the conference committee report for HB 1446 was introduced. Compared to the original…
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Immigration is back on the agenda in Oklahoma, four years after passage of HB 1804, a law intended to give the state new powers to stem illegal immigration. The issue is once again highly contentious, as Oklahoma wades further into…
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A collection of links concerning immigration issues in Oklahoma, research groups, and national reports.
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Click here for OK Policy’s clear and concise overview of the four remaining bills still pending before the 53rd Legislature as of April 6, 2011. The issue brief also provides special in-depth coverage of the central omnibus bill, HB 1446,…
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In the spring of 2003, Saul Munoz* was a Tulsa high school senior thinking seriously about his future. Saul’s parents had moved the family to Oklahoma years earlier, leaving Mexico at a time of increasing violence and instability, and he…
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Guest
March 24, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Note: These remarks were originally delivered by Alice Blue upon receiving the Tulsa Coalition of Hispanic Organizations Annual Thanksgiving Award in November 2010. Alice is a Senior Planner with the Community Service Council of Tulsa.
I come to this gathering…
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State Question 751 passed last fall with 75 percent of voters agreeing to amend the state constitution to make English Oklahoma’s official language. The amendment, currently being challenged in district court, formally recognized English as the common language in which…
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