Immigration Reform

Persecuted Often Find Prison in the United States

Human Rights First | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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Human Rights First

Welcoming the persecuted with handcuffs and prison uniforms is simply not consistent with this country's values or its commitments under refugee protection and human rights conventions.

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Sam Stein

Sessions Called Incendiary On Immigration, Linked To White Nationalist: Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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Since becoming the top ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jeff Sessions' record has been almost solely analyzed for tealeaves on ho...

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Code Orange, Meet Green Card

Rochelle Lefkowitz | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Old Media vs. New Media, World News
Rochelle Lefkowitz

At his press conference this week, President Obama repeated his intent to reform immigration. Who will march this time and hold him to it? Will men and women born in the USA step out?

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Making the Case: 7 Reasons Why Congress Should Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform this Year

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ndn, Immigration Reform, Latin America, Mexico, Drugs, Glenn Beck, Border Security, Immigration Policy, Politics News
Simon Rosenberg

Passing immigration reform this year would help take the air out of the balloon of the most virulent form of racism in American society today.

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Is The Media (And Blogosphere) Killing Immigration Reform?

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Media, May Day, Barack Obama, Media News
Sally Kohn

The news media can't understand why Obama would pursue another complicated priority that they can joyfully turn into a political soap opera.

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An LGBT Report Card for Obama's First 100 Days

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

Compared to the rows of sullen, silent Presidents behind him, Obama looks like a gay rights brown-noser. But when it comes to actual change in the lives of LGBT people, nothing has been done.

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National Day of Action - May 1st

Christine Neumann-Ortiz | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

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Christine Neumann-Ortiz

Why am I marching on May 1st? Because I am the daughter of immigrants; because working to survive is not a crime; because I believe in the American people who have challenged unjust laws throughout history.

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Gillibrand vs. the Minutemen: The New Politics of Immigration as Senate Begins Debate

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Chris Simcox, Senate Judiciary Committee, Minutemen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Rosanna Pulido, Politics News
Frank Sharry

As we look ahead to Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on common sense immigration reform, it's time once again to take stock of the emerging new politics of immigration.

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Blank Looks Won't Fix What's Broken

Ahmed Rehab | Posted 05.24.2009 | Chicago

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Ahmed Rehab

When leaders like Mark Kirk come up with ridiculous evasions about comprehensive immigration reform, it is not because they are stupid. It is because they have no real solutions.

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McCain's Hometown Sheriff Ditches McCain For The Colbert Report

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

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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.

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Weekly Immigration Wire: Legalize the Undocumented, Help Fix the Economy Immigration NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration NewsLadder, Immigration Reform, Economic Recovery, Sanctuary Ordinances, Hispanic Rights, Economy, Anti-Immigrant Groups, Newsladder, Janet MurguíA, Deportation, Undocumented, Morgan Carroll, Detainees, Politics News
The Media Consortium

by Nezua, TMC MediaWire Blogger The dialogue on immigration has, historically, been contentious and cyclical. There are times when hysteria peaks, an...

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We Are Tearing Families Apart, When We Should Be Uniting Them

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Rachel Tiven, Barbara Boxer, Shirley Tan, People Magazine, Jay Mercado, Dianne Feinstein, Gay Couples, Immigration Equality, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Why is the United States government spending so much time - and so much taxpayer money - tearing this family apart? Simply put, because Shirley and Jay are a lesbian couple.

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Stimulus Package: Immigrants!

Rinku Sen | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Rinku Sen

Economies grow and shrink according to a number of factors, and immigrants, whether they are apple pickers or scientists, help U.S. economies grow.

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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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Why Immigrant Workers Will Fill the Streets This May Day

Crossover Dreams | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Migration, May Day, Undocumented Immigrants, Workers Rights, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Politics News
Crossover Dreams

By David Bacon Oakland, CA -- In a little less than a month, hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, of people will fill the streets in city af...

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Torn Apart By DOMA

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

One can only hope that quick passage of the UAFA will help people like Karla and Stacy have a fair shot at making a loving committed relationship work for the long term.

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Obama's Pledge on Immigration Reform -- Why Now?

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

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Frank Sharry

The Obama administration gets that a failure to solve the problem of illegal immigration has become a symbol of how Washington ducks when it comes to solving tough problems.

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Why Immigration Reform Now Isn't Such a Bad Idea

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

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Dylan Loewe

There is some trepidation among Democrats as to whether an issue as thorny as immigration might distract from this year's debate on health care, energy and education.

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

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

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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."

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Viewers Riled up Over NOW on PBS Show on Illegal Immigration

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

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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.

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The Profitability Of Inequality

Crossover Dreams | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

Read More: Globalization, Immigration Reform, Immigration, Migration, Criminalization, Undocumented Immigrants, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Immigrants, World News
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.

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Hispanic Lawmakers Pleased With Napolitano On Workplace Raids Issue

The Hill | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Luis Gutierrez, Lamar Smith, Workplace Raids, Janet Napolitano, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Immigration Debate, Ice, Politics News

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

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Asian Immigration: A Family Affair, A Chicago Perspective

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 03.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Immigration Reform, Asian American Immigration, Asian American Voters, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Asian Americans, Barack Obama Asians, Asian-American Vote, Obama Immigration Reform, Immigration Debate, Immigration Policy, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

To look at the news coverage, the 'broken immigration system' is about Latinos and their extended families, as if every single one of the "12 million" illegal immigrants in the U.S. came from Tijuana.

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Immigrant Groups Fighting Stimulus Provision

Washington Independent | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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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...

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The Government Mindgame Over Undocumented Immigrants

Marisa Treviño | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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Marisa Treviño

A new examination of government immigration enforcement strategies uncovers a deliberate attempt to confuse real criminals with those who only lack the proper paperwork.

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