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... Continue »
The most important immigration news these past few weeks was not that Alabama and Georgia, following the unfortunate lead of Arizona, had passed extreme, racist anti-immigration laws. The most important news is that the tide is beginning to turn. Continue »
President Barack Obama embarks this week on a pilgrimage familiar to generations of New York politicians, making a rare presidential trip to Puerto Rico that accentuates his campaign's emerging focus on Hispanics as central to his reelection bid. Continue »
Commercials are the product of imagination, fanciful thoughts, or, in some cases, outright absurdities. We all know that geckos can't talk, ducks can't alert us of danger at every turn, and that toddlers aren't fully conversant in the complexities of trading stock. Continue »
The state of Alabama enacted the country's toughest anti-immigrant law this week. Even in the 21st century, this southern state apparently remains faithful to its controversial history of discrimination, in which someone's appearance and the color of their skin are enough reason for them to become suspects in the... Continue »
The man held himself out to be a good Christian, going out of his way to provide low-cost legal help to immigrants in desperate need. His swanky business card, emblazoned with his face and the words "Attorney at Law," was passed from detainee to detainee at a San... Continue »
Members of California's congressional delegation called on Gov. Jerry Brown Friday to join three other states in suspending participation in a controversial federal immigration enforcement program. Continue »
The facts researcher Rakesh Kochhar delivered last week to the local chapter of the National Hispanic Professional Organization shouldn't have been a surprise. The economist with the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington told his audience that the Hispanic population in Tennessee and across the United States has been... Continue »
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. Continue »
The news that Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL) signed into law a new "papers, please" immigration bill 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.... Continue »