A new report entitled "Climate of Fear," released this week by the Southern Poverty Law Center, has exposed something ugly lying just beneath the surface of American politics and American life. The report highlights how Latino immigrants in Suffolk County, have become frequent victims of violence and racial intimidation--...
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Yesterday, amidst horror over yet another hate crime in Long Island, the Southern Poverty Law Center released a new report entitled,"Climate of Fear: Latino Immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y." NBC covers it, noting that hate crimes against Hispanics rose 40% between 2003 and 2007, according to FBI...
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Sep 2, 2009
Immigration Policy Center just released a new report by Senior Researcher Walter Ewing that injects "a healthy dose of economic realism" into the debate over how the government should handle the 12 million undocumented immigrants in the country. According to Ewing, our current economic situation needs immigration reform that...
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Today, a media watchdog group, Media Matters For America, just launched an open letter to CNN President Klein asking why in the world they would let one of their anchors headline for a recognized hate group, FAIR, during its DC rally this month. MMFA press statement: "Today, Media Matters...
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Today, the Washington Independent cites our analysis in a piece called "Immigration Advocates Eye New GOP Senator," and echoes our concern: "Immigration advocates are wondering what the newly chosen Florida senator-to-be, George LeMieux (R), is going to mean for their campaign for immigration reform — as well as how...
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So apparently, the US government has been spending its time -- and our money -- to send American citizens...on free trips to Mexico?
In April, our government admitted that it wrongly deported a North Carolina native, Mark Lyttle, who speaks no Spanish and is mentally ill -- a fact of...
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Secretary Janet Napolitano is finally coming out in stronger support of immigration reform, giving us a glimpse of the Arizona governor who, at various points in her career, strongly advocated the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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On Tuesday, the Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a panel entitled - "A Case Study in the Coming End of the Culture Wars: Immigration as a Failed Wedge Issue." While the event brought a unique style of summer heat to the immigration debate, the whole panel agreed...
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Today we're releasing a timeline and a tribute to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 1932-2009, for his lifetime of tireless work on behalf of immigrants and refugees. He was more than a friend to the downtrodden- he was a fighter and a champion for the rights...
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Aug 27, 2009
The Immigration community was deeply saddened by the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy yesterday, who, throughout his life, advocated for more inclusive policies toward refugees and immigrants. in fact, his first major legislative initiative was actually the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.
Since then, Senator Kennedy had championed immigration...
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