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We at America's Voice write semi-regular Profiles in Extremism, but today's subject really takes the cake. According to Loren Nichols, a candidate for city council in Kennewick, Washington state, undocumented immigrants should be "shot at the border...If they value their lives, they would leave." Continue »

Following a major USA Today story analyzing crime in U.S. cities along the border with Mexico, Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ) and Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), and John McCain (R-AZ) would do well to heed the famous advice of Daniel Patrick Moynihan: "Everyone is entitled to his... Continue »

In what just might be a textbook case of psychological projection, leading anti-immigrant ringleader Roy Beck threw around accusations of "hate speech" this week, despite the reasonable nature of the comments Beck found objectionable and his continued association with those engaging in true hate speech against Latinos and other... Continue »

Immigration advocates scored a major victory in Arizona's battle against SB 1070 today when a federal appeals court refused to lift a ban blocking the most extreme elements of the legislation. Continue »

The hard-line anti-immigrant lobby and their champions in Congress believe that the 11 million undocumented people living in the United States today should be offered only one option: get out. "Attrition through enforcement" is the name they have devised for a basket of policies that are designed to achieve... Continue »

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... Continue »

As they approach Washington, the walkers need you to stand with them now, more than ever. They are scheduled to arrive at the White House tomorrow at 9:00 am. From there, they will walk to the National Press Club for a press conference. Continue »

Last night, in an exchange with Charles Krauthamer on the O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly claimed that Mexico was invading the United States and that President Barack Obama should deploy the military to stop it. O'Reilly goes on to ridiculously claim that the threat Mexico poses to the... Continue »

Recent developments indicate that the schism in the Republican Party over Latino outreach and immigration reform is beginning to widen. While some Republican lawmakers continue to use the immigration issue as a wedge to try to block progress on every major issue the Democratic Congress takes up—such as... Continue »