Yesterday, the U.S. Senate approved $600 million in funding for additional security measures along the border with Mexico, including new technology and new personnel. The agreement represents election year politics at their worst, as Senate Democrats and Republicans both know that the only route to true border security...
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Jul 30, 2010
News coverage of this week's ruling on the Arizona anti-immigrant law is re-igniting the debate over comprehensive immigration reform and the need for a federal solution. But as Washington pundits analyze the political implications of the judge's decision, they are turning to outdated thinking instead of real facts...
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Today U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton granted a temporary injunction on major parts of the Arizona SB1070 anti-immigration law. Among the notable parts of her ruling, Judge Bolton enjoined the "reasonable suspicion" section of the law and the section requiring the carrying of federal immigration documents. Clearly, Governor...
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Jul 27, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is embracing the need to move on the DREAM Act this year, providing a shot of momentum to a measure that enjoys bipartisan support. If enacted, the DREAM Act would serve as an important step towards comprehensive immigration reform.
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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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