Illegal Immigrants

Greenbacks for Green Cards

Michael Burns | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics


Michael Burns

I believe selling one million green cards to a group of sponsored illegal immigrants for $10,000 apiece over the next few years is a potentially great idea.

Italy Illegal Immigration Crackdown Draws Fire

Huffington Post | Posted 08.15.2009 | World


A new law in Italy seeks to impose harsh penalties on illegal immigrants in a country that has been considered a bastion for safe, illegal refuge in E...

Obama Revives Bush Plan To Seek Out Illegal Workers

The Washington Post | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics


President Obama will abandon a controversial immigration crackdown, sought by his predecessor, to pressure U.S. companies to fire 9 million workers wi...

Mighty Movie Podcast: Amat Escalante on Los Bastardos

Dan Persons | Posted 08.02.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

Los Bastardos is a spare and brutal survey of the suburban wasteland.

Letterman Should Call Himself Letterperson from Now On

Catie Lazarus | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Catie Lazarus

Sarah, how creepy is it that NOW is jumping on your bandwagon? Trying to be friends with the alpha popular princess by sweeping abortion, pay parity, stem cell research under the rug!

WATCH: What Ever Happened to the Horrible Scary Illegal Immigrants??

Lee Camp | Posted 07.09.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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Haitian Boat Capsizing Kills 9; 16 Rescued

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


MIAMI — Searchers racing to find more survivors from an overloaded boat that sank off Florida expanded their target area farther north over the ...

Swine Flu Stirs Hate

Teresa Puente | Posted 05.30.2009 | World


Teresa Puente

Networks need to put the actual numbers into perspective -- swine flu vs. regular flu. So far you're more likely to die from the regular flu.

AZ Sheriff: Schools Employees Should Question Children About their Legal Status

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


Marlene H. Phillips

If Sheriff Clarence Dupnik gets his way, children in Arizona schools may be asked to answer questions that have nothing to do with reading, writing and arithmetic.

McCain's Hometown Sheriff Ditches McCain For The Colbert Report

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Sheriff Joe, who is famous for his reality show, tent-based jails, and large contingent of immigration enforcement officers, says he never intended to appear before McCain and other senators at Monday's hearing.

Amnesty for Immigrants is a Good Thing

Donna Schaper | Posted 05.16.2009 | World


Donna Schaper

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

The Consequences of a Wall: More Deaths Along AZ Border

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Marlene H. Phillips

During the first half of this fiscal year the remains of 60 migrants were found in the Southern Arizona desert; 128 bodies were found across the entire U.S./Mexican border.

Al Sharpton and ACORN Call For Arizona Sheriff To Resign, Or Else

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

rpaio seemed not to know Al Sharpton, saying, "What is his name? Sharpton? He wants me to resign? Have I got news for him. He can stick that in his pipe and smoke it."

Libya Shipwreck Tragedy Highlights Plight Of African Migrants Who Risk Everything To Live

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.01.2009 | World


More than 200 African migrants are feared dead after three boats capsized off the coast of Libya Friday. The 23 people who were rescued relayed that t...

Viewers Riled up Over NOW on PBS Show on Illegal Immigration

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media


Joel B. Schwartzberg

This week's special NOW on PBS investigation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a hard-line sheriff from Maricopa County, Arizona, received an unprecedented avalanche of responses from NOW viewers.

The Profitability Of Inequality

Crossover Dreams | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


Crossover Dreams

The current concept of the "illegal" person has its roots in the Black Codes, used to define who could be enslaved and who couldn't.

I'm Not a Patriot, But I Still Play One on TV

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 04.19.2009 | Media


Robert J. Elisberg

Anyone can rant against AIG. But it takes a maestro to have a diatribe against one of the world's most favorite fun holidays, St. Patrick's Day.

Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Crossover Dreams | Posted 04.16.2009 | World


Crossover Dreams

Why do some brand those who enter or stay in the U.S. without proper papers as "illegals"? The usual answer is: "They broke the law." In this sense, though, most of us are "illegals" one way or another.

US-Mexico Border Arrests Drop To 1970s Levels As Economy Suffers

Los Angeles Times | Richard Marosi | Posted 04.09.2009 | World


Arrests of illegal immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen to levels unseen since the 1970s as the ailing U.S. economy and enhanced enforceme...

Amnesty NOW: How and Why

Jane Guskin | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics


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.

Protesters Take On America's Toughest Sheriff (VIDEO)

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


On Saturday, thousands of protesters walked the streets of Phoenix to air their displeasure with America's toughest sheriff, whose crackdown on the ci...

Hispanic Lawmakers Pleased With Napolitano On Workplace Raids Issue

The Hill | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


Hispanic lawmakers are more hopeful than ever that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will end workplace raids by immigration enforcement of...

Italy Passes Emergency Rape Law To Crack Down On Sexual Violence

BBC | Posted 03.23.2009 | World


Italy's government has rushed through a decree to crack down on sexual violence and illegal immigration after a spate of rapes blamed on foreigners. ...

No More Secret Prisons

Julie Greene | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics


Julie Greene

Across the U.S., tens of thousands of immigrants are being held in detention facilities that violate basic standards of humanity. It is well past time for reform.

Immigrant Groups Fighting Stimulus Provision

Washington Independent | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


Among the many provisions of the $800-plus billion stimulus bill hotly debated and horse-traded behind closed doors, one that remained largely under t...