Jul 11, 2011
Several hundred people, mostly labor union members, rallied Saturday at the Georgia Capitol against the state's new law targeting illegal immigrants. It was the latest in a string of actions by opponents to protest the law. The Rev. Al Sharpton told the crowd the law violates civil and...
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You may hear that "immigration reform is dead" in the 112th Congress. But in reality, it's very much alive. It will just probably happen in pieces, not "comprehensively." A trend for new bipartisan immigration policy is emerging that focuses on two immigration issues: granting more green cards to...
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A citizens' group that opposes the Arizona senate president because of his stance on illegal immigration and other issues has collected enough signatures to force a recall election for him, officials said on Friday. Republican state Senator Russell Pearce rose to national attention as the chief architect of the...
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For some, opposing Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation law against illegal immigration is a chance for Bible Belt redemption. During the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s, many state churches didn't join the fight to end Jim Crow laws and racial segregation.
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Jul 8, 2011
The FBI plays a role in a controversial, nationwide immigration-control program known as Secure Communities through which a Department of Homeland Security agency identifies foreign nationals booked at local jails, according to immigrant-rights activists who obtained internal documents from the Obama administration.
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Last week's Senate Judiciary hearing on the DREAM Act adhered to a compelling public script. Featuring gripping personal performances from DREAM youth new to the national stage, such as 18-year old Ola Kaso of Michigan, and the powerful work of Obama Administration officials such as Secretary of Education Arne...
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Privacy advocates are growing increasingly worried that a system meant to identify illegal immigrants will morph into a Big Brother-style high-tech ID database of all Americans. This "is part of a historical pattern in our country: We erode the civil and privacy rights of the most disadvantaged thinking there...
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For years, conservatives and many liberals have stated their unwillingness to consider comprehensive immigration reform until "America regained control of its borders." That moment has arrived. According to estimates from the Mexican Migration Project, which I co-direct, the rate of new undocumented migration from Mexico dropped to zero...
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Friday, a formal lawsuit opposing the State of Alabama's new immigration law is expected to be filed in court. While many Alabamians are in favor of the new so-called "Arizona-style" law, there is one specific group of people who depend on the labor that immigrants are often willing to...
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According to Mahwish Khan at America's Voice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is playing a major role and is the reason states are being forced to comply with DHS' greatly flawed Secure Communities program. Khan says that, "it's all part of a much larger scheme, with even...
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