Earlier this week, we wrote about the Silicon Valley "Tech Titans" who were supporting DREAMers through E4FC.org. Today, there's another major player from the business world weighing in on the immigration issue: Howard Buffett. Continue »
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an order today blocking two more sections of Alabama's immigration law pending the court's final ruling, which is expected this summer. Continue »
Breaking news from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals concerning Alabama's atrocious anti-immigrant law. Two of the most punitive sections of that law have been blocked. Continue »
The annual commemoration of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama is taking on a new—albeit deeply related—cause today, as marchers highlight immigration, voting rights, and the need to repeal Alabama's anti-immigrant law HB 56. Continue »
Demonstrators marching from Selma to Montgomery in protest of Alabama's voter ID and immigration laws plan on making the state's toughest-in-the-nation crackdown on illegal immigrants the focus of their march on Thursday. Continue »
National labor leaders have come out in strong opposition to Alabama's HB 56 anti-immigrant law, noting the disturbing parallels between the law and Alabama's civil rights history, and calling on the state to repeal the law. Continue »
Amidst a heated campaign to repeal Alabama's "worst in the nation" anti-immigrant law, this year is the first time that the issue of immigration has been officially incorporated into the historic Selma to Montgomery, AL march to commemorate our nation's struggle for civil and human rights. Continue »
About 200 demonstrators protesting Alabama's voter photo ID and immigration laws finished the first 11-mile leg of their 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery on Monday. Continue »
The UAW, civil rights groups and other unions have begun targeting Honda Motor Co., Hyundai Motor Co. and Daimler AG to help overturn a controversial new immigration law in Alabama, where the automakers operate assembly plants. Continue »
Alabama's laws cracking down on illegal immigration have become a new focus for a nearly two-decade-old civil rights march. Organizers expect thousands to participate in the crossing of the Selma bridge for the 47th anniversary of the 1965 incident when peaceful demonstrators were attacked by police in what... Continue »