Immigrant advocates are incensed that a number of retailers have decided to sell cartoonish"illegal alien" costumes in their stores this Halloween.
Joshua Hoyt of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights even urged a boycott of stores, according to the Chicago Tribune:
"When a corporation dehumanizes immigrants, the best thing...
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20/10/09 a 11:39am por Maribel Hastings Algunos políticos se dicen fervientes defensores de la Constitución, excepto cuando quieren torcerla para fines políticos, como quieren hacer dos senadores republicanos al tratar de agregarle al cuestionario una pregunta sobre la ciudadanía de quienes llenen el formulario del conteo decenal. Los senadores...
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Some stores have stopped selling an "illegal alien" Halloween costume after complaints from immigrant-rights activists. The costume includes an orange jumpsuit similar to prison garb, with "ILLEGAL ALIEN" stamped across the chest, a "green card" and a space alien mask.
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Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), was interviewed Sunday on Univision's news show "Al Punto," hosted by Jorge Ramos. During the interview, Steele declared he was "sick and tired of people playing the hot politics of immigration."
Steele said:
I am hoping the (Obama) administration, as we get...
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The Senate approved a measure on Tuesday that would end what has become known as the "widow penalty" — the government's practice of annulling foreigners' applications for permanent residency when their American spouses die before the marriage is two years old.
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CNN is airing a four-hour special on Latinos in America this week that ignores its own commentator Lou Dobbs, whose persistent advocacy against illegal immigration has angered many Hispanics.
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Oct 19, 2009
19/10/09 a 7:56pm por Rafael Prieto Zartha Bitácora Envalentonados por la convocatoria multitudinaria que tuvo la manifestación del llamado Tea Party (Motín del té) el pasado 12 de septiembre en Washington, D.C., los anti inmigrantes están invitando a la realización de protestas contra la legalización de los indocumentados en...
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Joe Arpaio's self-promoting "sweeps" may be a lot of things. But "legal" isn't one of them. Clearly, there is some part of that word the Maricopa County sheriff does not comprehend.
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The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contract with local authorities to detain undocumented immigrants is a major disappointment. At first glance, implementation of the 287(g) program, which lent itself to numerous abuses against immigrants and Latinos in particular, will continue without major changes.
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Both sides are claiming the moral high ground in anticipation of possible congressional legislation on immigration. Although the issue has been put on hold while lawmakers tackle health care and economic recovery, congressional leaders remain hopeful that they can take up the immigration issue early next year.
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