The news that the leading anti-immigrant architect in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), has endorsed Mitt Romney for President raises persistent questions about Gov. Romney's political and policy acumen. Continue »
The news that the leading anti-immigrant architect in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), has endorsed Mitt Romney for President raises persistent questions about Gov. Romney's political and policy acumen. Continue »
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  –  ¿Cuántos indocumentados en Alabama llenarían los requisitos de las nuevas regulaciones federales sobre la priorización de deportaciones si fueran detenidos? Cada historia narrada, cada drama familiar, parece describir casos que se supone caigan en los lineamentos de esas regulaciones que establecen que la prioridad de las... Continue »
This October 26th marks the fifth anniversary of President George W. Bush's signing the law to build a 700-mile fence on the U.S.-Mexico border. Five years later the "border security first" approach has gotten us nowhere. Yet, it's still the number one response from GOP Presidential candidates when asked... Continue »
Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona heads to Alabama today to be the keynote speaker at the Alabama Federation of Republican Women dinner in Huntsville and, presumably, to reiterate her recent support for Alabama and Arizona's anti-immigration laws. Continue »
Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona heads to Alabama on October 28th to be the keynote speaker at the Alabama Federation of Republican Women dinner in Huntsville and, presumably, to reiterate her recent support for Alabama and Arizona's anti-immigration laws. Continue »
Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona heads to Alabama on October 28th to be the keynote speaker at the Alabama Federation of Republican Women dinner in Huntsville and, presumably, to reiterate her recent support for Alabama and Arizona's anti-immigration laws. Continue »
Memo to the Alabama state legislature: if they're going to be so zealously anti-immigrant that they pass a law which spawns a civil rights and humanitarian crisis, the least they might do is make sure it's constitutional. Continue »
Gov. Robert Bentley could have brought more decency and reason into the debate over Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law. Instead, when HB56 passed the Republican-controlled Legislature in June, he was a strong supporter, proud of the law's unprecedented reach. Continue »
The "nation's toughest immigration law" was a politically popular choice as it made its way through the Alabama Legislature this year. HB56 passed by wide margins in the Senate and House, and its passage was hailed as a great event for the state. It may yet turn out that... Continue »