Jun 28, 2010
As news reports indicate the Obama Administration plans to mount a legal challenge to Arizona's anti-immigrant law, recent comments by the bill's signer, Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ), underscore the need for the federal government to intervene in just such a manner.
Repeating comments she made earlier this month, Gov. Brewer...
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While Washington continues to substitute tough talk on immigration enforcement for real progress on immigration solutions, several developments are re-focusing the immigration debate onto the economic necessity of passing immigration reform.
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Jun 23, 2010
Three young women in North Carolina are starving for the DREAM Act. Viridiana, Loida and Rosario – known as the "North Carolina Dream Team" -- are on day eight of their hunger strike, and will continue with it until Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) publicly endorses this common-sense piece of...
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Speaking before a Tea Party audience in Arizona, Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) made the outrageous claim that President Obama does not "want to secure the borders unless and until it is combined with comprehensive immigration reform." The media covers the ensuing he-said, she-said food fight. And the...
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Jun 21, 2010
After the news of his plight generated outcry and editorials on his behalf, the announcement that Eric Balderas will not face deportation is both a welcome development and a clarion call to pass the DREAM Act.
According to Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, "While Eric's story is resolved...
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Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has long been one of the most zealous anti-immigrant Members of Congress. Today, in light of Rep. King's revelations of a "Sixth Sense" when it comes to determining who is an immigrant, America's Voice has released a new video about Rep. King's unique...
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Rep. King's bogus claims about immigrants have served as talking points for the extreme anti-immigrant movement. King has not only stood side by side with anti-immigrant extremists, he has also been a financial beneficiary of their political action committees.
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Evidently, House hardliners have compared notes when it comes to backing the "papers please" Arizona anti-immigrant law. Representatives Steve King (R-IA) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA) are defending the Arizona anti-immigrant law against charges of racial profiling by arguing that footwear is the key to identifying who is in...
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Few stories more dramatically demonstrate the counterproductive nature of our broken immigration system than that of Eric Balderas. Balderas, a 19-year old Harvard biology student with aspirations of becoming a cancer researcher, may face deportation after being detained earlier this month while trying to board a flight.
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At their party convention this weekend, Texas Republicans embraced a hard-line anti-immigration stance by calling for an Arizona-like anti-immigrant law, endorsing a mass-deportation policy, and pledging support for a repeal of the birthright citizenship component of the 14th Amendment. Unfortunately for Texas Republicans, the state's changing demographics ensures...
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