Oct 21, 2010
Latinos are being targeted with a lie: that the best strategy to achieve their goal is to stop participating in the democratic process. But that approach cannot and will not work. No group in the United States has ever forwarded its political agenda by auto-disenfranchisement.
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Oct 20, 2010
Sharron Angle did not show up at the huge Tea Party Express rally in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. But the event was almost entirely in support of her and the divisive, anti-immigrant platform she has promoted in her accelerating drive to replace Senator Harry Reid.
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There's been little sign of greater understanding of Spanish-speaking people and their cultures by those who most need to get the message. Our American heritage of diversity is being swamped by a tidal wave of ignorance and hate.
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Oct 15, 2010
What's most disturbing about the common practice of individuals using contractors and other third parties to obtain domestic labor is that it provides plausible deniability when the hiring of illegal immigrants comes to light.
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Too many people fought too hard to make sure all citizens of all colors, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities can vote to think that not voting somehow sends a message.
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Oct 12, 2010
Start-ups are responsible for most net new jobs in the U.S., and immigrants are almost 30% more likely than non-immigrants to start a business.
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Vitter has yet another anti-immigrant ad running, and this one is even worse than the previous one or Angle's.
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Our nation's economy and its progress are directly linked to how we address the fundamental issue of our immigration policies. The reality of the situation is that we're dealing with many complexities of a broken immigration system, which requires a comprehensive approach.
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By 2013, according to an Obama administration plan, everyone in the United States who is arrested and fingerprinted will undergo an immigration check.
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Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) recently introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010. It includes the Uniting American Families Act, which allows citizens to sponsor their same-sex partners, and the DREAM Act.
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