Sep 2, 2008
One-time immigration reformer Senator John McCain, who championed comprehensive immigration reform in response to a national outcry for leadership, has surrendered to the wishes of his own party platform that serves up the same anti-immigrant mush to America.
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Despite a "massive crisis in detainee medical care" according to internal government documents, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff does not seem to grasp the gravity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) failure to uphold basic standards in the treatment of detainees. The New York Times quoted...
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Aug 15, 2008
A series of recent news accounts have demonstrated that our immigration system is broken and in need of common sense reform. The Bush Administration's recent approaches to immigration policy - including worksite raids and self-deportation programs - have been colossal failures.
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A New York Times op-ed from Mesa, AZ Police Chief George Gascon (below) provides a sensible blueprint to guide state and local police attempting to do their jobs in the shadow of a "bankrupt federal immigration policy."
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The new report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), "Homeward Bound: Recent Immigration Enforcement and the Decline in the Illegal Alien Population," asserts that the undocumented immigrant population has declined significantly in the past year due to stepped-up enforcement efforts.
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Today the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees and International Law will hold a hearing on the government's handling of immigration raids and criminalization of immigrant workers. Below is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice.
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The news that Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) received contradictory information from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about coordination prior to the largest immigration worksite raid in American history raises a series of troubling questions.
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Today, a nationwide alliance of organizations launched an unprecedented, nation-wide civic engagement movement called We Are America Alliance (WAAA).
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Today, Iowa Faith leaders spoke during a telephone press conference on the recent abuse suffered by immigrant workers in the state at the Agriprocessors plant in Postville and in flood recovery efforts in Eastern Iowa.
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An array of faith and labor leaders joined voices today at a telephonic press conference to call for a more sensible immigration policy in this country.
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