Amnesty

Architecture for Immigration Reform, a University of Denver Report

Jim Griesemer | Posted 12.10.2009 | Denver

Read More: Immigration Reform, Citizenship, Amnesty, Visas, BORDER ISSUES, Immigration Debate, H1B Visa, Illegal Immigration, Denver News
Jim Griesemer

Trying to deport some 12 million people who can't be found, and most of whom live in families where some members are citizens and some are illegal, is not a realistic option.

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Offshore Bank Accounts Revealed To IRS By 14,700 Taxpayers

AP | Curt Anderson | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: UBS Bank, Offshore Bank Accounts, Doug Shulman, Taxes, Ubs, Irs, Swiss Bank Accounts, Amnesty, Offshore Accounts, Business News

MIAMI (AP)-- More than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers came forward to disclose billions in offshore bank accounts in 70 countries under a voluntary Internal Re...

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Is Now the Right Time for Immigration Reform? Chuck Schumer, the Sensenbrenner in Liberal's Clothes

Anis Shivani | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Detention, Biometric Identification, 2006 Immigration Bill, Illegal Immigration, Numbersusa, Jeff Sessions, Immigrants, Immigration, James Sensenbrenner, Jim Webb, Deportation, 2007 Immigration Bill, Obama Administration, Peter Schey, DREAM Act, Illegal Immigrants, Tom Daschle, McCain-Kennedy Immigration Bill, Racism, Visas, Earned Legalization, Undocumented-Immigrants, Legalization, Immigration Debate, 1986 Immigration Reform, John McCain, Alberto Gonzalez, Rush Limbaugh, Homeland Security, La Raza, Xenophobia, Amnesty, Lou Dobbs, E-Verify, Chuck Hagel, Jon Kyl, Ted Kennedy, John Cornyn, Immigration Reform, John Ashcroft, Rahm Emanuel, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 2005 Sensenbrenner Bill, Lulac, Organized Labor, Broken Borders, Chuck Schumer, Mexican Immigration, Torture, National Identification Card, Politics News
Anis Shivani

The Schumer mandate for the undocumented to register within a short period of time, or else be permanently barred from becoming U.S. residents, is a prime example of the law run amok.

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Amnesty Accuses Israel, Hamas Of War Crimes During Gaza Op (VIDEO)

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Amnesty Israel War Crimes, Hamas War Crimes, Israel War Crimes, Amnesty Israel, Amnesty, Amnesty Gaza, Amnesty International, Gaza War, Amnesty Gaza Report, Israel, World News

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Amnesty International accused Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes Thursday in the most comprehensive report on the recent...

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What, Exactly, Was Pelosi Supposed to Do?

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harman, Jingoism, Abuse, Central Intelligence Agency, Cia, Leon Panetta, Truth Commission, Jane Harman, Cheney, Democratic, Majority, Media, Policy, Bush Policy, Cindy Sheehan, Republican, Bush, Pelosi, National Security, Nancy Pelosi, Waterboard, Speaker, Briefed, House, Panetta, Interrogation, Amnesty, Democrat, Treason, Speaker of the House, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Congress, Press, Democrats, Detainee, Briefing, Classified, Prisoner, Secret, Chris Weigant, Traitor, Leak, Waterboarding, Minority, Senate, Classified Information, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Pelosi can be defended for being in an impossible situation at the time. Even if she disagreed with the policy, there simply wasn't much for her to do about it.

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What Obama's Approach to Hispanic Issues Says About His Leadership

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Immigration Reform, Ruben Navarrette, Scrubs, Fidel Castro, Mexico, Amnesty, Immigration, Hispanics, Barack Obama, Cuba, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

It's reassuring that Obama hasn't forgotten how millions of Latinos set high expectations for his administration.

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Amnesty for Immigrants is a Good Thing

Donna Schaper | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

Read More: Amnesty, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, World News
Donna Schaper

Immigrants, even undocumented ones, are an economic asset, according to just about every government study and economist.

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Amnesty NOW: How and Why

Jane Guskin | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Social Justice, Immigrants, Immigration, Protest, Illegal Immigrants, Illegal Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration and Nationality Act, Amnesty, Immigrant Workers, Agjobs, Politics News
Jane Guskin

Any delays in pushing through legalization will hurt its chances. We need to mobilize behind a united demand, and make our voices heard every single day until we get what is needed.

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Beg Your Pardon

Rachel Ben-Avi | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Presidential Pardons, Amnesty, Bush Pardons, Politics News
Rachel Ben-Avi

I wonder if the whole custom of the presidential pardon should be sacked, or perhaps we ought to rethink our tradition of this heretofore unquestioned plenary amnesty and appoint a supreme Judicial Ethicist-in-Chief.

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Battle For The West: Latino Voters Remake the Electoral Map

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Nevada, Pat Buchanan, John McCain, Battle for the West, Naturalization, New Mexico, Battleground States, Latino Voters, Illegal Immigrants, Amnesty, Immigration, Colorado, Arizona, Barack Obama, California, Home News
Ryan Rivera

A study published earlier this month by the William C. Velasquez Institute looked at statewide polling data and determined that, if the election were...

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Amnesty for Wall Street and Questioning Paulson's Motives

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Federal Bailout, Henry Paulson, Wall Street, Goldman Sachs, Hurricane Katrina, Lehman Brothers, Amnesty, Global Economic Collapse, Treasury Secretary, Financial Meltdown, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

The response to this situation has been as horrible as the Hurricane Katrina response. It's just that it's about finance, so not as many people easily understand it.

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Media Ownership for All: Citizen Journalism Grows Up

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 09.21.2008 | Media

Read More: 2.0, LA Times, Amnesty, Internet News, Stringers, Propaganda, Associated Press, Cbs, UN Alliance of Civilizations, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Cnn, Human Rights, Media Control, News, Jonathan Tepper, Turi Munthe, Independent Media, Witness, Mainstream Media, Demotix, Citizen Journalism, Telegraph, Nbc, Media News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Independent photojournalists, NGO workers and citizens are part of this important movement to take back the news from those who focus on profits.

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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McCain On Immigration Watchdogged By AZ Blogger

Posted 07.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Immigration Reform, Presidential Campaign 2008, John McCain, John Mccain Campaign 2008, Amnesty, Hispanics GOP, Immigration, Hispanics, Border Security, Richard Kimball, Home News

The conservative Arizona blog "Seeing Red AZ" ran a post this week referencing a Washington Times piece on, depending how you view it, either McCain's...

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Friday Talking Points [37] -- Welcome, New Readers

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

McCain flip-flops on torture, tax cuts, the religious right, Roe v. Wade, lobbyists, gay marriage, creationism, Iraq, talking to enemies, and just about any other subject you care to name.

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Precedent George Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Bush's term in office will be remembered for the precedents it set, particularly in relation to the presidential power, and the separation of powers between the three branches of U.S. government.

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Friday Talking Points [36] -- End The Media's Pro-McCain Bias! Now!!

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.28.2008 | Media

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Chris Weigant

McCain has joked that the media is "his base" of support. It was a funny line, but there is a truth at its core: the media has been hard on Obama but unbelievably light on McCain. And this has to stop. Now.

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