News Taco reports that Tea Party leader and founder of the Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas, Rebecca Forest, stated that Hispanic legislators are the reason enough anti-immigration legislation hasn't passed this legislative season. Her solution to the "problem?" Get rid of them.
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As the Republican race for the party's presidential nomination begins and the 2012 cycle kicks off in earnest, the GOP's stance on immigration and its related (in)ability to compete for Latino voters will be major storylines.
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Arguing that he is only looking to keep communities safer and combat undocumented immigration, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Lamar Smith (R-Texas) is pushing through two problematic bills with serious ramifications for due process of the law and for workers, including citizens and permanent residents.
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Representative Lamar Smith and Elton Gallegly wrote an op-ed in the LA Times about their E-Verify bill. They forgot to mention their plan would cause the loss of almost 800,000 jobs, force 4 million more workers into an administrative quagmire, cause an undue burden on small businesses, nearly wipe...
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Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed into law a new "papers, please" immigration bill that is a new low point for state-based immigration policy, an unfortunate reminder of Alabama and the South's tortured racial history, and another wake-up call to Washington to fix the broken immigration system.
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In a recent meeting with La Opinión's editorial board, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi criticizes the Administration's implementation of the controversial deportation program, "Secure Communities", La Opinión reports:"I understand that this is a program that is designed for a specific purpose, not simply to catch the undocumented but dangerous...
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Massachusetts State Representative Ryan Fattman thinks that if you're an undocumented victim of a crime, you better be afraid to come forward – even if you're an undocumented victim of rape.
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Latino Decisions and impreMedia released polling today that shows Latino voters prioritize immigration, and do so because they view the issue through a personal lens. These are some of the important findings that should catch the attention of both political parties as the 2012 cycle begins.
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A week after Sarah Palin visited the "Statute" of Liberty and slammed the DREAM Act, dark horse Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has also jumped into the fray, weighing in on immigration in such a way that makes one think, 'he must be joking…'
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Last month, Georgia passed one of the harshest new immigration laws in the country. Today, the AJC reports that nearly half of the 132 Georgia businesses polled in a private survey this month say they are experiencing agricultural labor shortages.
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