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What Part of It's An Utter Nightmare to Migrate Legally Don't You Understand?
Diego Graglia, Feet in 2 Worlds. October 8, 2008.The legal system is dysfunctional, and that's a primary reason we have illegal immigration.
From the blogs
WaPo, LA Times: Immigration Enforcement Is Not Working
From the east coast to the west coast reporters are covering America's dysfunctional immigration enforcement policies.
Those Trying to Blame Immigrants for Wall Street's Failures are Wrong
Motives behind "Blame the Immigrants" game exposed, anti-Latino sentiment underscores extremists' approach.
NRA Launches Terribly Thought Out Attack on Obama
How do you say backfire en Español?
What a Load of Bull: Michelle Malkin Tries to Blame Wall Street Fiasco on Immigrants
"Just when we thought we already had enough problems with the Wall Street fiasco, in walks Malkin."
McCain Pledges Path to Legalization for 50,000 Illegal Irish Immigrants
"Does McCain support making all 9.36 million Hispanic immigrants citizens as well?"
McCain's Double Talk on Immigration Gets Worse
"I knew Senator McCain. I worked with him. I admired him. Senator McCain was a friend of mine. Unfortunately, candidate McCain is no Senator McCain."
New McCain Ad a 'Fraudulent' Attack Designed to Fool Latino Voters
The New York Times and The Washington Post are denouncing McCain's latest Spanish-language campaign ad.
Today is a Day to Celebrate U.S. Citizenship and the Constitution
September 17th is Citizenship day in the United States.
Bush Administration Forcing STD Vaccine on Immigrants
In July, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services quietly amended its list of required vaccinations for immigrants applying to become citizens.
Bill Moyers: Rage on the Radio, the Shock Jocks Rory O'Connor Has Warned Us About
Watch just how damaging right-wing hate speech can be.
Arab "Registry" Upheld; Policy About Immigration, Not Counter-Terrorism
Edward Alden, New America Media. October 7, 2008.A New York court says the program is legitimate.
Tuition Becomes Battleground in Immigration Fight
Annette Fuentes, New America Media. October 6, 2008.But it's not only undocumented immigrants who might be affected.
Legal Immigration? Anyone?
The New York Times. October 4, 2008.One of the false pieties uttered by anti-immigration politicians is that they love immigrants.
Man Who Sent Death Threat to La Raza Sentenced
Kety Esquivel, Huffington Post. October 2, 2008.Christopher Michael Szaz was sentenced to 45 days in federal prison.
Why the Latino Vote Could Decide the 2008 Election
Randy Shaw, AlterNet. October 1, 2008.For the first time in U.S. history, Latino voters could play a decisive role in a presidential election this year.
Minutemen Leader Talks Like a Humanitarian
Julianne Ong Hing, ColorLines. September 30, 2008.The vigilante group's leader called immigrants a wonderful addition to the American fabric, as well as criminal terrorists.
Mexican Violence Forcing Families to Migrate
Lydia Cacho, New America Media. September 29, 2008.Extreme poverty isn't the only reason people are fleeing Mexico these days.
Anti-Immigration Hardliner Goes Ballistic Over Obama's Answers on the Issue
Kyle Hussein de Beausset, The Sanctuary. September 29, 2008.The head of the Center for Immigration Studies goes nuts over Obama questionnaire.
The Costs of Migration Hit Women Hardest
Diana Mendoza, IPS News. September 28, 2008.There's strength in numbers, and women migrant workers are organizing themselves and strengthening their networks.
ICE Creates Climate of Fear in Rhode Island
Rachael Scarborough King, Dollars and Sense. September 24, 2008.Activists have been scrambling to inform immigrants in the state about their rights.
The Accidental American Discovers Discrimination
Rinku Sen, ColorLines. September 24, 2008.Mamdouh had actually managed to get by for 12 years without noticing American discrimination in a daily way.
No Passports, No Freedom of Movement for Many Mexican-Americans
Roberto Lovato, New America Media. September 23, 2008.Thousands of people of Mexican descent were subjected to unmeetable demands to prove that they are citizens of the US before getting a passport.
Major Anti-Immigrant Figure Can't Pretend He's Not a Racist Anymore
Heidi Beirich, Hate Watch. September 23, 2008.Exposed: FAIR founder John Tanton's 20 years of correspondence with racists and white supremacists.
Caught in the Citizenship Backlog
Suman Raghunathan, Feet in 2 Worlds. September 22, 2008.Organizers are trying to get millions of new immigrants registered in time to vote. Will they succeed?
Immigrant Raid Undermines San Francisco's Sanctuary Status
Elena Shore, New America Media. September 17, 2008.The arrests call into question how protected undocumented immigrants in this "sanctuary city" really are.
Calavera Highway: The Story of an All-American Mexican Family
Kyle Hussein de Beausset, AlterNet. September 16, 2008.A new documentary reveals the realities faced by millions of people in trans-national communities.
McCain Ad Lies About Immigration Reform
Henry Fernandez, New America Media. September 15, 2008.The hit-piece distorts the record of what happened in DC during the past few years.
Alaska Sounds like Aztlan -- Secessionists Go Mainstream
Roberto Lovato, New America Media. September 11, 2008.Where are the charges of divided loyalties when Sarah Palin rejected the United States?
Immigration Crack-Downs: Tough on Workers, Never Employers
Bishop Gabino Zavala, Comment Is Free. September 11, 2008.Raids on undocumented workers is part of a broken immigration policy.
Immigration Raid Breaks Up Organizing Drive at Iowa Meatpacking Plant
Simone Landon, Labor Notes. September 9, 2008.Employers are using immigration enforcement by ICE to hurt workers, both natives and migrants.
The Dehumanizing Term "Anchor Baby" Part of a Reactionary Assault on American Values
Kyle Hussein de Beausset, Citizen Orange. September 8, 2008.Those who use the term are dead-set against a key provision of the Constitution.
Leader of Anti-Immigration Movement Calls Issue a "Skirmish in a Wider War"
Eric Ward, Imagine 2050. September 4, 2008.John Tanton speaks of an existential struggle for survival.
The Politics Driving Mississippi's ICE Raid
David Bacon, New America Media. September 2, 2008.A major raid in Mississippi had a political agenda -- to undermine a growing coalition threatening the state's conservative establishment.
Immigration: Too Hot for the Dems?
Roberto Lovato, New America Media. August 27, 2008.America's brutal immigration detention network is getting little attention from Democratic reformers and their institutional allies in Denver.
Immigration: Mixed-Race Couples Face Violent Harassment in Pennsylvania Town
Cristina Loboguerrero, El Diario/ La Prensa. August 27, 2008.Amid racial harassment, mixed-couples try to make lives for themselves in rural Penn.
Children of Immigrants Dominate the Olympics
Ruben Navarrette, Washington Post Writers Group. August 26, 2008.The U.S. team won the most medals; it also won the argument back home over the contributions of immigrants and their children.
Recognition of Muslim Holiday Stirs Fury in Tennessee
Kim Bobo, Religion Dispatches. August 26, 2008.A labor contract that accommodates the religious practices of a Tennessee plant's Muslim workers has unleashed a firestorm of controversy.
Immigration Reform: Is It Dead? Where Is It Heading?
Stewart Lawrence, AlterNet. August 22, 2008.Comprehensive reform has been killed twice in recent years; the question is what the next round will look like.
American Legion Immigration Report Replete With Falsehoods
Sonia Scherr, Southern Poverty Law Center. August 20, 2008.America's largest veterans organization has launched a hard-line attack on undocumented immigrants that's at odds with its mainstream image.
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