Oct 25, 2011
I turned on the Republican presidential debate last week and learned something. In today's GOP, the correct term for a human being who crosses the U.S. border without a visa in search of a brutally difficult, poorly paid job that few native-born Americans wish to do but on which...
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As the Republican presidential candidates continue to bash immigrants at every opportunity, crops are rotting in the fields across the country. That's especially true in state's that have passed harsh anti-immigrant laws, like Alabama and Georgia. Timothy Egan at The New York Times provides some perspective in a column,...
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Ivan Segura, a U.S. citizen who was born in Mexico, shakes his head when the Republican presidential candidates talk about illegal immigration. "They're not talking about what to do about those who are already here," said Segura, who works as an advocate for immigrants in South Carolina.
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Republicans have an opening to steal some of the Latino vote, given that President Obama's approval rating among them has hit a new low, but the candidates will have a hard time winning them if they keep throwing red meat to their anti-immigration base.
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Powerful editorial in today's NY Times about the impact of HB 56 on people across Alabama. The new harsh law is impacting everyone, not just its intended target of immigrants. It's exactly what the proponents wanted.
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Today, Republican candidates are competing over who can talk the toughest about illegal immigration — who will erect the most impenetrable border defense; who will turn off "magnets" like college tuition benefits.
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Last week, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain vowed that, if he was elected president, he would build a 20-foot-high electrified fence on the border with Mexico with a sign alongside it that would read: "Crossing the border illegally has a price; it will kill you."
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Neither Rick Perry nor Mitt Romney can claim conservative purity on illegal immigration — and now both must deal with it. Illegal immigration has emerged as a defining issue with remarkable staying power in a GOP presidential race that was expected to be primarily focused on the nation's struggling...
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In the debate over immigration among the Republican presidential candidates, Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota signed a pledge last week to build double-fencing the entire length of the 2,000-mile border with Mexico.
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The sprint to the right by the Republican Presidential candidates, which was on display again at last night's debate in Las Vegas, should be helpful to President Obama's reelection. It should be. But, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to undercut his Latino outreach efforts.
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