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1 Summary of Migrant Civil Rights Issues along the Southwest Border 1 (2003)

handle is hein.civil/usccun0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Summary of Migrant Civil Rights Issues Along the Southwest Border April 2003 As part of its mandate to investigate civil rights issues of national concern, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has devoted considerable attention to addressing the civil rights challenges facing new arrivals to the United States. Migrants and immigrants are particularly vulnerable to civil rights abuses because of linguistic and cultural barriers, as well as legal misconceptions. Over the years, the Commission has studied challenges affecting the provision of equal educational opportunity, the protection of civil liberties, and the sound execution of immigration laws and policies as they relate to migrant and immigrant communities. Continuing its tradition, the Commission is releasing this summary to highlight the consequences facing migrants along the U.S. Southwest border resulting from U.S. border enforcement policy. The Commission's Historical Interest in Civil Rights Issues Affecting Migrants and Immigrants The Commission's dedication to addressing civil rights issues affecting migrants and immigrants is longstanding. In 1980, the Commission issued The Tarnished Golden Door: Civil Rights Issues in Immigration, which examined the immigration law enforcement process and the civil rights problems encountered by people racially or culturally identifiable with a major migrant or immigrant group. Issues explored in the report included discrimination faced by Mexican immigrants and migrants, as well as the U.S. government's attempt to curtail migration from Mexico. The Commission ultimately recommended the elimination of the discriminatory provisions of law and revision of immigration policies and procedures. Between 1986 and 1991, the Commission issued a series of reports focusing on civil rights issues affecting Asian immigrants and Asian Americans. One such report, Recent Activities Against Citizens and Residents ofAsian Descent (1986), discussed the nature of racially motivated violence, harassment, and intimidation directed against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, Asian immigrants, and Indochinese refugees. In 1995, the Commission released Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American Communities: Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination-Vol. IV: The Miami Report, which explored the unequal treatment Haitian asylum seekers receive under U.S. immigration policy compared with asylum seekers from more favored countries. In December 2000, the Commission continued its work on immigration issues by conducting a briefing titled Crossing Borders: An Examination of Civil Rights Issues Raised by Current Immigration Laws, Policies, and Practices, which focused on Downloaded from the USCCR website on 7/20/07

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