You know what's a pretty good sign that you're a racist? When a federal judge goes out of his way to explicitly call you out for being racist. Such was the experience of Alabama State Senator Scott Beason last week when U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson decided to... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Saint Petersburg Blog (Florida): Latino vote continues to build in Florida with a week out By Mitch Perry New York Times: Trump, Waking a ‘Sleeping Giant,’ Helps Clinton Build an Unlikely Firewall By Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns New York Times:... Continue »
Cross-posted at Left in Alabama: Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected Alabama’s appeal to consider the state’s 2011 “show me your papers” anti-immigration law, formally known as HB 56.  As a refresher, Alabama’s anti-immigrant law made international news for its Draconian “self-deportation” provisions, including targeting the... Continue »
The Alabama Republican primary is tonight, and the Center for American Progress has released its latest fact sheet entitled "The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Alabama's Demographic Changes and Immigration Politics". Continue »
The Alabama Republican primary is tonight, and the Center for American Progress has released its latest fact sheet entitled "The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Alabama's Demographic Changes and Immigration Politics". Continue »
The struggle to overturn HB 56, Alabama's harshest-in-the-land immigration law gained a powerful new ally day before yesterday when state attorney general Luther Strange, a Republican, came out in favor of removing certain portions of the law. Continue »
Coming to survey Alabama this weekend are three well-known and well-respected hip hop artists: Rhymefest, Jasiri-X, and Paradise, known as "Arkitech" of the X-clan (someone who was described to me as one of the "forefathers of hip-hop." Continue »
There are increasing signs of serious economic fallout from Alabama's harsh anti-immigrant law, HB 56. There are growing calls, even from some GOP Senators, to change HB 56. The Anniston Star says repeal it. Continue »