It's the rare piece of legislation these days that generates outrage from state and local business organizations, the labor movement, and a range of faith denominations across the country. Yet that's exactly what is happening in response to the mandatory E-Verify legislation being championed by Representative Lamar Smith...
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Alabama's new law cracking down on illegal immigration, widely considered the toughest such law in the nation, was challenged in federal court Friday by opponents who argued that many of its provisions — including bans on knowingly driving illegal immigrants and renting them property — were unconstitutional.
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Several hundred people, mostly labor union members, rallied Saturday at the Georgia Capitol against the state's new law targeting illegal immigrants. It was the latest in a string of actions by opponents to protest the law. The Rev. Al Sharpton told the crowd the law violates civil and...
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You may hear that "immigration reform is dead" in the 112th Congress. But in reality, it's very much alive. It will just probably happen in pieces, not "comprehensively." A trend for new bipartisan immigration policy is emerging that focuses on two immigration issues: granting more green cards to...
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A citizens' group that opposes the Arizona senate president because of his stance on illegal immigration and other issues has collected enough signatures to force a recall election for him, officials said on Friday. Republican state Senator Russell Pearce rose to national attention as the chief architect of the...
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For some, opposing Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation law against illegal immigration is a chance for Bible Belt redemption. During the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s, many state churches didn't join the fight to end Jim Crow laws and racial segregation.
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A number of civil rights organizations have filed a class action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of HB 56, Alabama's anti-immigrant law.
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In an 11 am press conference in Montgomery, Alabama today, the American Civil Liberties Union, along with the Southern Poverty Law Center, the National Immigration Law Center, the Asian American Justice Center and the Asian Law Caucus have filed a class action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of HB...
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Maricopa County's Sheriff Joe Arpaio is, of course, the Arizona enforcer infamous for wide-ranging immigration sweeps involving machine guns and tanks and forcing pregnant women to give birth while handcuffed to bed.
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A new column from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, takes Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to task for his continued leading role in blocking sensible immigration reform. Writing in The Hill, Sharry examines Cornyn's recent performance at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the DREAM Act and...
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