Jul 30, 2010
It is stunning -- just stunning -- that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has apparently joined the movement to revoke birthright citizenship. "People come here to have babies," he says. "They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave.' "
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Today U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton granted a temporary injunction on major parts of the Arizona SB1070 anti-immigration law. Among the notable parts of her ruling, Judge Bolton enjoined the "reasonable suspicion" section of the law and the section requiring the carrying of federal immigration documents. Clearly, Governor...
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Jul 27, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is embracing the need to move on the DREAM Act this year, providing a shot of momentum to a measure that enjoys bipartisan support. If enacted, the DREAM Act would serve as an important step towards comprehensive immigration reform.
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As anti-immigrant ringleaders whip themselves into a frenzy over illegal immigration, and continue a strategy that is both bad for the Republican Party and bad for the country, some reasonable Republicans suggest another way.
According to Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, "On immigration issues, the Tancredo wing of...
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Jul 20, 2010
AMERICA'S VOICE SCRATCH CARD GIVEAWAY!
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Jul 19, 2010
AMERICA'S VOICE SCRATCH CARD GIVEAWAY!This year, in the spirit of Vegas, America’s Voice customized our very own scratch cards to inform you and other Netroots Nation go-ers about the DREAM Act – legislation... Continue »
A national poll of 1,008 adults, conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for First Focus in June 2010, shows strong support for passing the DREAM Act, and for keeping decisions about in-state tuition rules regarding undocumented immigrants in the hands of the states. Support for the DREAM Act cuts...
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Jul 16, 2010
Today America's Voice Education Fund released a new report detailing the long, disturbing and ineffective record of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County in Arizona. Self-promoted as "America's Toughest Sheriff" and widely feared by Latino immigrants for his harsh tactics, the report suggests that Sheriff Joe is better...
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigrant-hunting tactics have resulted in higher crime rates, thousands of lawsuits, millions of dollars in unnecessary expenses and a reversal of the community-policing strategies that have proved successful to police across the nation. But new Arizona law SB 1070 would force every police officer in the...
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Today, a federal judge in Arizona will hear a case brought by a Tucson police officer who is seeking to block implementation of Arizona's controversial new anti-immigrant law, SB 1070, which would force police statewide to adopt the law enforcement approach of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, AZ....
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