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 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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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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New polling of Latino voters under siege, along with news of a "hit list" with the names of Latinos, accused of being undocumented by anonymous anti-immigrant sources in Utah, show that the immigration debate continues to spiral in a dangerous direction and the federal government must intervene. Said Frank...
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Tomorrow, the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law of the House Judiciary Committee will hear expert testimony from conservative religious leaders about the moral urgency of comprehensive immigration reform. These powerful spokespeople are adding their voices to scores of religious organizations who have been...
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As Major League Baseball celebrates its All-Star game tonight in Anaheim, CA, a number of players are speaking out in opposition to Arizona's anti-Latino SB1070 law. Some are even promising to boycott next year's All-Star Game, scheduled to be held in Phoenix, AZ, if it is not moved...
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Univisión anchor Jorge Ramos is the most influential figure on Latino political issues to millions of Spanish-dominant voters throughout the country. In a new interview with America's Voice Senior Advisor Maribel Hastings, Ramos expounds on his views about the politics of immigration, including highlighting his frustration over Washington's...
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Univisión anchor Jorge Ramos is the most influential figure on Latino political issues to millions of Spanish-dominant voters throughout the country. In a new interview with America's Voice Senior Advisor Maribel Hastings, Ramos expounds on his views about the politics of immigration, including highlighting his frustration over Washington's...
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With the Department of Justice announcing its lawsuit against the Arizona law, which followed a major speech regarding the need for comprehensive immigration reform by President Obama, the researchers said that support for the Arizona law, while strong, is not as strong as support for comprehensive immigration reform. ...
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The Department of Justice is taking action to reassert control over immigration policy at the national level, which is where it belongs. The state of Arizona's radical attempt to usurp federal authority cannot be allowed to stand. Letting 50 states make their own immigration policy makes...
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