The news that the leading anti-immigrant architect in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), has endorsed Mitt Romney for President raises persistent questions about Gov. Romney's political and policy acumen.
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Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona heads to Alabama on October 28th to be the keynote speaker at the Alabama Federation of Republican Women dinner in Huntsville and, presumably, to reiterate her recent support for Alabama and Arizona's anti-immigration laws.
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Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona heads to Alabama on October 28th to be the keynote speaker at the Alabama Federation of Republican Women dinner in Huntsville and, presumably, to reiterate her recent support for Alabama and Arizona's anti-immigration laws.
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Illinois congressman Luis Gutiérrez has always said that the fight for immigration reform is a civil-rights issue for the immigrant community in the United States. That community finds itself in dire straits in Alabama under its new law HB 56, which, even after a court ruling temporarily blocking...
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As the devastating consequences of Alabama's "papers, please" immigration law continue to unfold across the state, the governor who signed the bill into law appears to be blissfully unaware of the damage it is having on his state's reputation.
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As the devastating consequences of Alabama's "papers, please" immigration law continue to unfold across the state, the governor who signed the bill into law appears to be blissfully unaware of the damage it is having on his state's reputation.
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Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to halt deportations of immigrants without criminal records who have been detained under Alabama law HB 56 while the courts consider the Department of Justice's suit to declare the law unconstitutional. He also asked DHS to...
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This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced another record-breaking year in immigration enforcement, deporting just under 400,000 immigrants in FY 2011. According to DHS, they are targeting the "worst of the worst," an assertion they tout by highlighting the fact that 55%, or 216,698, of...
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At a press conference today on Capitol Hill, Alabama leaders and national civil rights and legal groups denounced Alabama's new draconian racial profiling law, and called on Congress and the Administration to help put an end to the crisis unfolding in the state.
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At a press conference today on Capitol Hill, Alabama leaders and national civil rights and legal groups denounced Alabama's new draconian racial profiling law, and called on Congress and the Administration to help put an end to the crisis unfolding in the state.
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