Potato farmer Keith Smith saw most of his immigrant workers leave after Alabama's tough immigration law took effect, so he hired Americans. It hasn't worked out: Most show up late, work slower than seasoned farm hands and are ready to call it a day after lunch or by midafternoon.... Continue »
Senator Marco Rubio, a rising Republican star, confronted questions on Thursday that he had embellished his family history and misrepresented the year his parents first left Cuba for the United States. Continue »
Herman Cain has talked about an electrified fence. Michele Bachmann prefers a "double- walled" model to keep out "anchor babies." And everyone but Texas Governor Rick Perry agrees that young illegal immigrants who have grown up in the U.S. shouldn't have the same access to higher education as the... Continue »
Republicans have an opening to steal some of the Latino vote, given that President Obama's approval rating among them has hit a new low, but the candidates will have a hard time winning them if they keep throwing red meat to their anti-immigration base. Continue »
At a press conference today on Capitol Hill, Alabama leaders and national civil rights and legal groups denounced Alabama's new draconian racial profiling law, and called on Congress and the Administration to help put an end to the crisis unfolding in the state. Continue »
At a press conference today on Capitol Hill, Alabama leaders and national civil rights and legal groups denounced Alabama's new draconian racial profiling law, and called on Congress and the Administration to help put an end to the crisis unfolding in the state. Continue »
As Alabama continues to enforce the harshest immigration law in the land, faith, civil rights, and Hispanic group leaders came to Capitol Hill today to ask lawmakers to put an end to the "man-made humanitarian crisis" unfolding in the state. Continue »
Powerful editorial in today's NY Times about the impact of HB 56 on people across Alabama. The new harsh law is impacting everyone, not just its intended target of immigrants. It's exactly what the proponents wanted. Continue »
The GOP presidential candidates keep trying to outdo each other on immigration, and President Obama’s harsh deportation policies aren’t doing much to woo Latino voters. Continue »
Today, Republican candidates are competing over who can talk the toughest about illegal immigration — who will erect the most impenetrable border defense; who will turn off "magnets" like college tuition benefits. Continue »