Immigration

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Just Another Regular on Jay Leno

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: GOP Bible, Hillary Bashing, Impeach Bush, Valerie Plame Wilson, Warrantless Surveillance, Immigration, Jack Kennedy, Border Fence, Roe vs Wade, Republican CNN/Youtube Debate, Impeach Cheney, Barack Obama, Wealth Gap, Jay Leno, John Edwards, Withholding Witness Testimony From Detainees, Censorship, Politics News

From evolution to protecting the life of an unborn, it's patently obvious that all the contenders for the Republican Party nomination have a black belt in Bible studies.

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Illegal Immigrants Have Been Given a Bad Name

Tina Dupuy | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, Publicity, Humor, Illegal Immigrants, Immagrant Workers, Politics News

Rebranding is an All-American pastime. If necessity is the mother of invention - then bad press is the mother of re-invention . It's not just Chevro...

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Immigration = Terror. Be Scared and Vote.

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 12.02.2007 | Politics

Read More: Republicans and Immigration, Immigration, Republican CNN/Youtube Debate, Politics News

Pointing fingers and placing blame is far easier that running a campaign that connects our actions with the words this country was built on.

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In Favor of a Physical Wall

Conor Friedersdorf | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Virtual Wall, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, Border Activity, Mexico, Immigration, Border Fence, Border Wall, Immigration Tancredo, Wall on Mexico Border, Politics News

Unless we establish open borders that allow anyone to cross over at will, a physical wall is much better on humanitarian grounds and no worse on symbolic grounds than a "virtual" wall.

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David Brooks and Lou Dobbs Are Both Losing

Bill Scher | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Immigration, Dobbs, Poverty, Borosage, Populism, Brooks, Brooks Immigration, Dobbs Immigration, Campaign for America's Future, David Brooks Lou Dobbs, Politics News

Dobbs calls himself an "independent populist." But he did not lead the country in this populist direction. He's just seeking to ride the populist wave and link it to his long-standing anti-immigrant campaign.

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The Hard Work Recovery Program

Bob Franken | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Outsourcing, Suv's, Immigration, Single Payer, Health Care, Duncan Hunter, Global Warming, Buy American, Political Talking Points, Politics News

This country has spent a long time on a long downward slide. The only way to recover is through hard work, sacrifice, a reordering of priorities and a rejection of the politicians who suggest there's any other way.

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Here's Hoping

Bob Franken | Posted 11.29.2007 | Politics

Read More: Likeability, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Michael Bloomberg, Mitt Romney, Immigration, Waterboarding, Hillary Clinton, CNN YouTube Republican Debate, Mike Huckabee Debate Cnn Youtube, Barack Obama, Politics News

In last night's debate, as we watched the sputtering exchanges between Giuliani and Romney it looked like an argument between Mean Bully and Pompous Phony, with some aimless babbling from the others in the schoolyard.

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No Laughing Matter: Anti-Latino Humor Has Entered the Mainstream

Roberto Lovato | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media

Read More: Family Guy, Ken Burns War, Immigration, Mexican Stereotypes, George Lopez, Racist Humor, Conan O'Brien, Bill Maher, Happy Feet, Salma Hayek, Jay Leno, Otto Santa Ana, Illegal Immigrants, Latino Stereotypes, Jimmy Kimmel, Gustavo Arellano, Media News

While the immigration debate in Congress ended months ago, the immigrant jokes haven't. The late night hosts are at the front end of a major cultural trend: the mainstreaming of anti-immigrant sentiment.

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Was Ross Perot Right?

David Sirota | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: Free Trade, Immigration, 1992, Hillary Clinton, Ross Perot, Low Wages, Illegal Immigrants, Swing States, Nafta Mexico, Peso Crisis, Nafta, Swing Voters, Politics News

Those who ignore the history are doomed to repeat it -- and America's middle class can't afford to be trampled yet again.

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Conspiracy 2008

August J. Pollak | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists, Immigration, Joe Lieberman, Voter Fraud, 2008 Election, Michael Bloomberg, Politics News

Dedicated to yet another rumor over the weekend that Mike Bloomberg might run for president.

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Keeping Migrants Alive Goes Beyond Politics

Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger | Posted 11.23.2007 | Living

Read More: Mexican Immigrants, Water for Life, Immigration, Charity, Mexican Border Volunteers, Immigration Debate, Mexican Border, Living News

While the plight of the migrants is an issue much larger than the people at Water for Life can solve, they know that by filling those blue tanks with water every week, they are doing their part.

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Why Not Cook Together?

Peggy Levitt | Posted 11.21.2007 | Living

Read More: Food, Immigration, Cooking, Thanksgiving, Living News

Newcomer immigrants need more than a one-time invitation to dinner. We can't just stop there. We need to show them how to cook and be willing to try their recipes.

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Democrats' Uneasy Dance with Xenophobia

Paul Jenkins | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Lou Dobbs President, Rudy Giuliani, Immigration and Drivers Licenses, Xenophobia, 2008 Election and Immigration, Democrats and Immigration, Lou Dobbs, Immigration, 2008 Election, Politics News

The ease with which right-wing anti-immigrants, assorted racists have been able to merge immigration, crime and terrorism happened because most Dems stood by, uncomfortably silent.

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COLUMN: The Immigration Con Artists

David Sirota | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Free Trade, Tom Tancredo, Immigration, Rahm Emanuel, Nafta, Politics News

Note: If you are tired of major issues like this getting no coverage in the face of a media blackout and thus you would like to see my nationally synd...

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Spitzer's Immigration Surrender

Dan Kowalski | Posted 11.18.2007 | Home

Read More: Immigration, 2008 Election, License, Offthebus, Illegal Immigrants Drivers Licenses, Illegal Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Spitzer Illegal Immigrants, Spitzer Undocumented Immigrants, Spitzer Drivers Licences, Home News

It seemed like a good idea, and security experts agreed. But in less than two months Gov. Spitzer's plan for making drivers licenses available to undocumented workers fell apart. How and why?

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Air America's "7 Days" Podcast

Huff Radio | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: 7 Days, Immigration, Rep. Charlie Rangel, Hillary Clinton, Tax Reform, Barack Obama, Politics News

This week on 7 Days in America, Rep. Charlie Rangel discusses the politics of 2008 and Joe Conason joins Arianna and Mark to discuss real tax reform, immigration legislation, and Hillary and Obama.

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Chivalry is Alive and Well and Living in Las Vegas

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: Obama Debate, Social Security, Hillary Debates, Democratic Debates, Iran, Immigration, Las Vegas Debate, Barack Obama, Hillary Debates Democrats, Kucinich Debate, Edwards Debate, John Edwards vs Hillary, Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards, Iraq, Health Care, Nevada Debate, Politics News

The days of the iron hand in the velvet glove are over. The gloves are off, and all candidates must be prepared to get down and dirty, as well as come clean about where their allegiances are.

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Dueling Democrats Ignore, Ignite the Angry Brown Voter

Roberto Lovato | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project, Latinos, Immigration Reform, Rahm Emanuel Immigration, Immigration Rights, Latino Voters, Rahm Emanuel, Presidential Debate Latino Voters, Democratic Debate, Democratic Debates, Antonio Gonzalez, Immigration, Las Vegas Debate, Immigration Debate, Las Vegas Democratic Debate, Politics News

If you listened closely last night, you could hear echoes of the voter bloc that will, in the long term, counterbalance the weakening pull of the angry white voter.

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Changing the Way We Talk About Immigration

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Presidential Election Issue, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Immigration, Latinos, James Winkler, Most Reverend John Wester, Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Politics News

Last spring, Sojourners helped launch Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Following Congress' failure to pass meaningful reform, we have ...

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It's Time to Get It Right on Immigration

Tom Donohue | Posted 11.13.2007 | Business

Read More: Congress, Immigration, Arizona, Tom Donohue, US Chamber of Commerce, Business News

Arizona is a flash point in the national immigration reform debate. It's also an example of the negative consequences of Congress' failure to pass federal comprehensive immigration reform.

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Tough-Guy Tancredo: A Covert Humanitarian?

Colorado Confidential | Posted 11.12.2007 | Home

Read More: Immigration, 2008 Election, Tom Tancredo, Home News

Love him or hate him, opinions of Tom Tancredo are usually based on his provocative positions on illegal immigration. But to the Genocide Intervention Network Tancredo is a hero.

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Undocumented Voters

August J. Pollak | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Illegal Immigrants Drivers Licenses, Immigration, Voting, Illegal Immigrants, Cartoon, Politics News

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What I Expect In 2008

Dave Johnson | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, Immigration, Karl Rove, Election, Democrats, 2008 Election, Politics News

Republicans are laying the negative messaging groundwork today. Do you see Democrats understanding any of this, or doing anything to lay down a foundation to counter it and prime voters for their own campaign?

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Romney Keeps Up Tough Immigration Message After Joining Univision Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidates, Immigration, Breaking Political News, 2008 Election, Mitt Romney, Politics News

Mitt Romney announced last night that he would attend a debate broadcast in Spanish on the Univision network. The December 9 debate follows an earlie...

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Romney Wants to Penalize Immigrant Sanctuary Cities; Forgets Father Was Born in Mexico

Marisa Treviño | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney Mexican, Romney Immigration, Mitt Romney, Immigration, Mitt Romney Father, Sanctuary Cities, Mitt Romney Mexican Past, Immigration Debate, Politics News

It's rather ironic that Mitt would authorize a plan to slash funding for cities that declare themselves to be immigration sanctuaries.

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