Sep 22, 2011
Before Marco Rubio has even hinted he'd run for president or vice president, a rumbling has begun. People question if the Republican U.S. senator from West Miami is even eligible for either office. The issue: Does he pass the litmus test of "natural born citizen?"
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Advocates in Tennessee claim Latinos in Shelbyville were purposely coerced by federal officials during immigration raids. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) denies the allegations.
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Sep 21, 2011
Immigrant rights advocates claim federal immigration raids in Shelbyville were designed to intimidate local Latinos who complained about the way they are treated by law enforcement at a hearing last week — a claim Immigration and Customs Enforcement denies.
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Maryland Del. Patrick L. McDonough (R-Baltimore County) accused Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) on Tuesday of resorting to "divisive, unfair and inaccurate hate speech" during an appearance in Washington last week.
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The Center for American Progress released a new report today entitled "All Immigration is Local: Receiving Communities and Their Role in Successful Immigrant Integration," which discusses what happens when a community reacts negatively to an influx of new immigrants.
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Joe Arpaio, the notoriously anti-immigration Sheriff from Maricopa County has established himself as a birther. He's assigned his "Cold Case Posse" to investigate President Obama's birth certificate.
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Communities like Doraville, where one can find an abundance of signs in languages other than English and cultures not native to the U.S. can maintain distinct identities, have what riles Phil Kent. He says such places are inconsistent with American values.
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Sep 19, 2011
The United States is home to 11 million illegal immigrants. The undocumented hold jobs, have children, pay taxes, use government services — and too often live in fear. What is to be done about them? It's a difficult question, and one the Republican presidential candidates in the last two...
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These days Maricopa County's Sheriff Joe Arpaio is like the hottest girl at prom: everyone wants a piece of him, and suitors have come a-wooing. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) swung by Arizona yesterday, hoping to get Arpaio's endorsement for her presidential bid.
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In both of this month's Republican presidential debates, Rep. Michele Bachmann hailed what she evidently believes was the golden age of American immigration — the period before the mid-1960s when, she said, "immigration law worked beautifully."
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