Oct 26, 2011
Regardless of the side upon which we fall in the issue of illegal immigration in Alabama, we as a state -- and nation -- have failed miserably to address the issue of the problem far too long.
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David Frum is an immigration restrictionist who argues that the U.S. is hurt by permitting so many unskilled workers to come here. But he doesn't think that the conservative rank-and-file understands the politics of the issue.
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This is what happens when the Legislature and governor support a law that appeals more to ugly emotion than to simple logic. To really get to most of Alabama's small undocumented worker/immigrant problem, the Legislature could have simply adopted E-Verify, the federal database that verifies immigrant status.
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This lesson in judging people was taught to a group of reporters Tuesday afternoon by Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.). Apparently the Congressman was looking for Politico reporter Scott Wong, so he asked the other journalists gathered in the Speaker's Lobby for help.
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On May 18, 1956, Mario and Oriales Rubio walked into the American Consulate in Havana and applied for immigrant visas. The form asked how long they intended to stay in the United States. "Permanently," Mr. Rubio answered.
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Illinois congressman Luis Gutiérrez has always said that the fight for immigration reform is a civil-rights issue for the immigrant community in the United States. That community finds itself in dire straits in Alabama under its new law HB 56, which, even after a court ruling temporarily blocking...
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Congressman calls on DHS to halt the deportation of non-criminal immigrants under Alabama's new immigration law, HB 56.
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With all that's been happening with the new immigration law in Alabama, it's been hard to remember that there are, in fact, other balls still in the air re: immigration. Take, for example, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)'s mandatory E-Verify bill, passed through the House Judiciary Committee last...
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Illinois congressman Luis Gutiérrez has always said that the fight for immigration reform is a civil-rights issue for the immigrant community in the United States. That community finds itself in dire straits in Alabama under its new law HB 56, which, even after a court ruling temporarily blocking...
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Writing at the Daily Beast, Michael Medved, the talk show host and self-described "Conservative Champion," has a message for the GOP presidential candidates: stop obsessing about immigration.
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