Apr 14, 2010
A new measure in Arizona, SB 1070, would force cops to interrogate and even jail people based on whether or not they "look" undocumented. It would make every undocumented worker in Arizona guilty of a criminal offense, and require state and local police to go after them. We...
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The Arizona State House of Representatives just voted in favor of Draconian legislation that declares open season on immigrants and Latinos in the state. If signed into law by the governor, S.B. 1070 – the so-called "Safe Neighborhoods" bill -- would make every undocumented worker in Arizona guilty...
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This week the progressive blogosphere (see: Kos on the politics, including Reid’s statement that he had 56 votes, (and the Senate picture), Atrios for the skeptics, and Digby with the arithmetic) began commenting on the resurgence of immigration reform, after Majority Leader Reid’s statements at a rally in Las...
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On April 15, thousands of people associated with the Tea Party movement are expected to rally around the nation, demanding lower taxes and less government. These so-called "tea parties" stand in stark contrast to larger rallies and other events that have cropped up across the nation calling for...
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Despite a spate of headlines this morning to the contrary, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has made his commitment to bringing immigration reform to the Senate floor this year crystal clear.
According to Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, "Though it may disappoint breathless headline writers and purveyors...
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On April 15, thousands of people associated with the Tea Party movement are expected to rally around the nation, demanding lower taxes and less government. These so-called "tea parties" stand in stark contrast to larger rallies and other events that have cropped up across the nation calling for...
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Many eyes in the Spanish-language media are turned to Arizona, which is one step away from passing a bill criminalizing undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, comments from Harry Reid about immigration reform in the Senate garner attention, and a trial for the murder of undocumented immigrant Marcelo Lucero is coming to...
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A new poll from CNN/Opinion Research Corporation finds that two-thirds of Americans say we "should not make it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens," with only a third disagreeing with that assertion. But in order for policymakers to truly understand where the American people are on the...
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Today, the Spanish-language press covers a Center for American Progress report on the state of the U.S.-Mexico border; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) remarks from Saturday continue to make news; and some "malevolent ideas" are coming out of Arizona lately.
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Apr 12, 2010
12/04/10 a 3:14pm por Rafael Prieto Zartha La ausencia de una solución federal al problema migratorio le ha dado vuelo a las ideas más malévolas en contra de la población inmigrante y ha despejado el camino para que esos conceptos nocivos se transformen en pliegos de legislación local nefasta que...
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