Tonight’s Arizona Republican Debate comes three days after Mitt Romney’ state campaign chairman resigned after allegedly threatening to deport an immigrant with whom he had a sexual relation. Romney touted his anti-immigrant record in Massachusetts early, saying that working with INS to deport immigrants was one of the acts of his governorship of which...
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The Detention Dilemma: Families, Security and Immigrant Rights February 23, 2012 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Recent reports draw attention to the continuing expansion and privatization of immigrant detention centers and the violation of immigrants’ rights throughout the process of detention and deportation. What are the effects of the current situation on individuals who...
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Rick Santorum is going after the hardest of the hard-line anti-immigrant crowd out in Arizona. he is meeting today with sheriff Joe Arpaio and deposed Senator Russell Pearce to try and win their endorsements. Polls show Santorum within three points of Mitt Romney in the state. Polls also show that Arpaio’s endorsement is the...
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Seventy-five immigrant rights supporters rallied at Nassau Community College in support of the New York State DREAM Act. The rally and press conference was organized by the Long Island Immigrant Student Association (LISSA) and a half-dozen other organizations. The NY DREAM Act would remove prohibitions on student aid eligibility based on immigration status.
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Many of us saw John McCain campaign three years ago for Senate alongside Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu in his infamous “Complete the danged fence” commercial. Now Arizona’s second most anti-immigrant sheriff is accusedof threatening a former sex partner with deportation as a way of controlling him. According to the Phoenix New Times: The latest...
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The new Department of Homeland Security budget contains an interesting immigration component. ICE will no longer sign new 287(g) contracts deputizing local police to enforce the immigration laws. There was a rush to sign police forces up to 287(g) contracts after the World Trade Center attacks, but widespread abuses, like racial profiling, by police...
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Here is a great video interview with a young Latina mother who explains the impact Alabama’s anti-immigrant law has had on her family. We don’t often hear the voices of those most harmed by this racist law. Take two minutes to listen.
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Suffolk’s immigrant-hating former county executive Steve Levy was forced out of office when his campaign got involved in a pay for play scheme. To avoid jail he paid 4 million dollars in campaign contributions into a fund to reimburse donors. District Attorney Tom Spota decided a little of the cash belonged to the community...
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Republicans in the House of Representatives demanded that the Obama administration crackdown on non-criminal undocumented immigrants. According to Bloomberg News: The Obama administration isn’t doing enough to crack down on illegal immigration and its focus on deporting those with criminal records is too narrow, U.S. House Republican lawmakers said. During a hearing today before...
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Albor Ruiz has an interesting piece in the Daily News on the harm Mitt Romney has done to his prospects by accumulating endorsements from the anti-immigrant crowd. Here are a few excerpts: Does Mitt Romney have a death wish? If not, what explanation could there be for him seeking the endorsement of Pete Wilson,...
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