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Controversial Anti-immigrant Group Attends Immigrant Rights March

Today in Washington D.C., Roy Beck, the executive director of the anti-immigrant organization NumbersUSA will be on the National Mall debating with immigration reform marchers who are flooding to the capital from all across the country. NumbersUSA will be streaming … Continued

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Anti-Immigration Group Calls Immigrants ‘Third-World Gold Diggers’

This post by Erin Rosa at Campus Progress describes the agenda of anti-immigrant groups that are attempting to disparage civil rights organizations. Embattled by numerous reports of its ties to white nationalists, The Center For Immigration Studies (CIS), a Washington … Continued

An Open Letter to Mark Krikorian

Mark Krikorian Executive Director Center for Immigration Studies 1522 K Street N.W., Suite 820 Washington, DC 20005-1202 Dear Mr. Krikorian, Thank you for your recent response regarding a post on the blog Imagine2050, entitled “Tanton Network Caught in Bed Again … Continued

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It is Time for Humane Immigration Reform

It is time to address the United States’ broken immigration system. Through comprehensive immigration reform many in the United States could benefit. The current immigration system weakens our economy and betrays human values. For many, the American dream remains elusive … Continued

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The Implied Bigotry of NumbersUSA

NumbersUSA operates at the nerve center of the most influential anti-immigrant network in the country. This network, created by John Tanton, consists of over two dozen lobby, legal, legislative, and environmental groups that have penetrated mainstream social and political discourse. … Continued

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The Enduring Power of Hate in Suffolk County

There is perhaps no other locale in the nation where anti-immigrant hatred has sunk roots as deep as those in Suffolk County, New York, where the powerful County Executive has built a career on it and where the judiciary is … Continued

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NumbersUSA’s Excuses are a Dime a Dozen

The controversial anti-immigrant group NumbersUSA is still having a difficult time being completely above board with the American public. Over the last year the organization has been busy spinning its connections with white nationalists and its organizational stance on reproductive … Continued

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Trailblazer of Civil Rights Dies Forgotten

A sad reminder of how easily the individuals who inspired generations and paved the way for expanded freedom slip into obscurity. Tragically ironic that this comes amid a vicious backslide on the civil rights won by individuals like Juanita Goggins. … Continued

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Crosspost: Gut Check for GOP on Immigration

Robert Creamer from Huffington Post talks bi-partisan support and the choice before the GOP when it comes to immigration. There is a quiet battle underway within the Republican Party that may soon break out into the open — and it … Continued

Immigration

Neo-Nazi Activities Target Immigrants

When I first heard about the National Policy Institute’s “Boycott the Glenn Beck Boycott,” I was a little surprised, but just a little. Due to Beck’s racially charged reporting, Color of Change launched a boycott targeting companies financially supporting Beck’s … Continued