One year out from the 2012 election, we've released a report that the Republican Party's stance on immigration—and what it means for their candidates' ability to compete for Latino voters—is shaping up as one of the major storylines this election cycle. The report finds that as Republicans continue...
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Very powerful op-ed in The Hill, written by Professor Randall McGuire about the Border Patrol titled, Border Patrol abuses of human rights must be stopped. McGuire cuts right to the problem with Border Patrol. It's a "rogue agency."
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We know that deportations can have a destructive impact on immigrant families. A new report from the Applied Research Center, Shattered Families: The Perilous Intersection of Immigration Enforcement and the Child Welfare System, found that over 5,000 children of deported parents are now stuck in the foster care system....
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Yesterday, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Tom Perez wrote to Alabama school districts reminding them, "that denying innocent children the benefit of schooling provided to other students within the district was unconstitutional."
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Nov 1, 2011
We've been reporting on the unwelcome national and global attention Alabama is receiving for its immigration law, HB 56. Now it's time to get indignant about the maltreatment Alabama's immigrant community is suffering under the law, and the insensitivity they're being shown by those who have convinced themselves the...
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The United States Department of Justice is seeking to block South Carolina's anti-immigrant law. This marks the third challenge to a state immigration law by DOJ. The others are Arizona and Alabama.
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Between Herman Cain calling for an "electrified fence" to keep out "illegals," and Michele Bachmann saying she'll do nothing to help the children of undocumented immigrants -- all while Alabama (and now South Carolina) are trying to scare immigrants back to Mexico – famous Hollywood director, Chris Weitz, decided...
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Alabama's "papers, please" immigration law is the epitome of a self-inflicted wound, bringing severe pain to the state's agriculture industry and driving away potential tourism dollars. Yet perhaps the most incalculable damage of the Alabama law has been to the state's reputation.
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress that her department will not be helping Alabama enforce its new immigration law. Which makes a lot of sense considering 1) the Department of Justice is in court trying to overturn the law and 2) the federal government has been a...
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Another prominent Republican is speaking out against the vicious anti-immigrant rhetoric occurring in the GOP presidential contest. In his column at the Washington Post, Michael Gerson, who served as chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush, challenges the tactics of Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.
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