Today's Wall Street Journal blog featured our Immigration08.com election analysis in a post entitled, "More Immigration Losers." The byline? GOP hardliners need to face reality. "Virginia Republican Congressman Virgil Goode's narrow loss to Democrat Tom Perriello became official last week, and it caps another bad showing for immigration restrictionists.... Continue »
Sen. Martinez has been one of the courageous Republican leaders speaking out on the divisive immigration rhetoric employed by his party. Will Sen. Martinez feel more freedom to speak up on immigration, now that a looming re-election is out of the picture? Nothing's certain, but it is safe to... Continue »
Snapshots of competitive House and Senate races in 2008 where the Republican candidate tried to use illegal immigration as a wedge issue against a Democratic challenger. Based on our review, 20 of 22 winners advocated immigration policies beyond enforcement-only. Continue »
Today, President-Elect Barack Obama appointed Governor Janet Napolitano (D-AZ) to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security is charged with protecting the U.S. from terrorism and responding effectively to natural disasters, among other duties. Continue »
Today, President-Elect Barack Obama appointed Governor Janet Napolitano (D-AZ) to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security is charged with protecting the U.S. from terrorism and responding to natural disasters, among other duties. Last week, America's Voice Executive Director Frank Sharry wrote about some... Continue »
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been the target of 2,700 lawsuits, the subject of studies showing he targets Latinos in enforcement sweeps, and the object of calls from elected officials across the State for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into his immigration crackdowns. Continue »