Nov 16, 2009
Last week was huge for the immigration reform movement. First, CNN paid off Lou Dobbs to take his ranting and raving about immigrants and immigration reform off of television. Then, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano made it clear in a major address at the Center for American Progress...
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We have entered a new chapter and a new phase in the immigration debate. Secretary Napolitano today laid out the framework for fixing the broken immigration system, and the solution is comprehensive immigration reform. Drawing on her years of experience on the southwest border, and her new...
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CNN's controversial primetime anchor, Lou Dobbs, aired his final broadcast last night. CNN announced that he would be replaced by White House correspondent John King beginning early in 2010. This change came about after hundreds of thousands of people pressured CNN to put a stop to Dobbs' biased coverage...
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Yesterday, the Senate voted on a procedural motion to end debate on the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2010. The motion to invoke cloture stopped an amendment which would have prevented the 2010 Census from going forward unless it asked about every respondent's citizenship...
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The 2009 elections provide several insights into the current politics of immigration. Below is a compilation of some of the key results of November 2009. The results show that the dire predictions about a dramatic drop-off in Latino voter turnout across the board proved to be false...
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Despite having no religious standing whatsoever, the anti-immigrant lobby has launched an unprecedented attack on religious denominations in response to the National Association of Evangelicals' (NAE) recent statement in support of immigration reform and compassion for immigrant families.
Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, an anti-immigrant Internet group, told Congressional...
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Oct 29, 2009
Today, America's Voice and Media Matters secured broadcast time to air their "Drop Dobbs" ad in several media markets across the country. The ad buy, scheduled to being Thursday, October 29th, challenges CNN for providing Lou Dobbs with a prestigious platform to practice his unique brand of dog whistle...
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A report released today by leading labor organizations shows how the federal government's recent approach to workplace immigration enforcement has harmed efforts to protect both immigrant and native-born workers' rights while allowing unscrupulous employers to operate with near impunity.
Authored jointly by the American Federation of Labor - Congress of...
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Numerous press reports indicate that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will renew its 287(g) agreement with controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, AZ today allowing Arpaio's deputies to continue to exercise immigration enforcement authority inside county jails. For years, Arpaio has terrorized Latino neighborhoods with outrageous...
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Today CNN announced their refusal to broadcast an ad produced by America's Voice and Media Matters for America calling on CNN to drop Lou Dobbs. The ad, which can be seen here, was to be aired during the network's upcoming 4 hour special – Latino in America...
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