In the latest attempt to derail health care reform by blaming immigrants, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is up to the same old tricks – only this time, King wants to restrict access to the free market by individuals willing to pay for their own healthcare. What set King off were... Continue »
Sunday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) appeared for the very first time on Univision's Al Punto – the Spanish language equivalent of a high-profile appearance on Meet the Press. His interview followed that of President Obama. What did Boehner say? Continue »
During an event today with the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) and the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), U.S. Representative Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) was asked by advocates for immigrant communities to introduce comprehensive immigration reform legislation and begin the legislative phase of the reform debate.... Continue »
Washington, DC - After a huge push to drive up turnout, and after organizers promised to storm Congress with anti-immigrant citizen lobbyists, just fifty people showed up for the Federation for American Immigration Reform's (FAIR) annual "Hold their Feet to the Fire" event in Washington, DC yesterday. Continue »
Today, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) joined health care and immigration reform advocates to question the policy and politics behind new immigrant restrictions in the Senate Finance Committee's draft legislation, released today. Last week, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) stunned the country when he shouted "You lie!" during the President's speech to... Continue »
The leading anti-immigrant group and its supporters are descending on Washington DC this week, as part of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)'s "Week of Action." The real motive behind their anti-immigrant agenda was exposed yesterday during a telephonic press conference by several experts and advocates for... Continue »
hosting their annual lobby day and a "radio row" featuring far right anti-immigrant radio personalities on September 15 and 16. Continue »
On Tuesday, September 15 and Wednesday, September 16, advocates from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) – a designated Hate Group by the Southern Poverty Law Center – will come to Washington to lobby their Members of Congress for their extreme agenda. They are also hosting a "radio... Continue »
The illegal immigration wedge strategy is a tired approach that Republican politicians continue to employ, despite ample evidence that it just doesn't work politically. During the 2008 elections, Republican candidates spent millions of dollars on immigration attack ads and lost. They also alienated the fastest-grown group of swing... Continue »
Last night, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) became a household name for his embarrassing outburst during the President's speech on health care reform. By shouting "You lie!" when President Obama was explaining, yet again, that health care legislation would not provide free care to undocumented immigrants, Wilson also made... Continue »