According to documents obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act, ICE agents have blundered badly in their dealings with informants and other sources, covering up crimes and even interfering in a police investigation into whether one informant killed another. Continue »
Workplace immigration raids during the Bush administration interfered with ongoing labor investigations and allowed employers to exploit workers who complained about conditions on the job, labor groups said in a report released Tuesday. Continue »
A report released today by leading labor organizations shows how the federal government's recent approach to workplace immigration enforcement has harmed efforts to protect both immigrant and native-born workers' rights while allowing unscrupulous employers to operate with near impunity. Authored jointly by the American Federation of Labor - Congress of... Continue »
Yesterday, in "Warning: Talking Sanely about Immigration May Be Hazardous," we reported on Sacramento's Police Chief Rick Braziel, and his measured, rational approach to immigration and community policing. Today, we are happy to highlight another key voice on this issue. Outgoing LAPD Police Chief William J. Bratton is a... Continue »
Today, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), American Rights at Work (ARAW), and the National Employment Law Project (NELP) are releasing a report, "ICED Out: How Immigration Enforcement Has Interfered with Workers' Rights," which documents, according to the press advisory, "how the federal government's... Continue »
It's a sensitive subject on all sides, and it's one of the many issues entangled in the ongoing immigration policy debate in the United States. It's the DREAM Act, and some UCLA students want the legislation passed. Continue »
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat from Illinois, wants to bump immigration to the top of the President's agenda. Gutierrez explains why he thinks comprehensive immigration reform cannot wait any longer. Continue »
The Republican Party doesn't just have an image problem, it has an issue problem. Take the new CNN/ORC poll on the latest major legislative push beginning today, which the GOP opposes: cap-and-trade energy legislation aimed at curbing climate change and boosting efficiency. Continue »
Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton said Tuesday the LAPD must stay out of the business of collaring illegal immigrants if it wants to keep solving crimes. Bratton, who ends his seven years as chief Saturday, urged his eventual successor to continue a three-decade-old policy known as Special Order 40.... Continue »
So, now we're ticketing people for not speaking English? No, really. Daphne Eviatar of the Washington Independent reports:"Dallas police wrongly ticketed at least 39 drivers for not speaking English over the last three years, reports the Dallas Morning News." It seems Dallas police were confused when, after pulling drivers... Continue »