Anti-immigrant hate group Federation for American Immigration Reform issued a press release in response to new Census data released earlier this week. FAIR blamed the increase in US population on “excessive legal and illegal immigration.”
CIS Release New Memo
Anti-immigrant group Center for Immigration Studies released its latest memo titled, “Subsidizing Sanctuaries: The State Criminal Assistance Program by Jessica Vaughan and Ross Doubleday. The memo argues against providing federal grants to cities that are considered sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants.
Blog Highlight: Tabatha on Rape, Racism, and Recent Protests
Originally posted May 17, 2009 on Opposing Bigotry
On May 15th, a racist, anti-immigrant group going under the name Oregonian’s For Immigration Reform (OFIR) hosted a demonstration outside a Wendy’s restaurant in Milwaukee, Oregon. In response to media reports of the rape of one worker at the hands of another at the restaurant, OFIR seized on the immigration status of the accused rapist as the defining factor, protesting the alleged failure of the restaurant to investigate the immigration status of their employees. Do OFIR’s calls actually have anything to do with an interest in women’s rights, worker safety, or justice?
The woman’s mother reported that she was previously abused by her attacker, but didn’t… Read more
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We are professionals, students, and parents reviving what it means to be an American. We are Americans who share a vision to protect our American identity.
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By 2050, one out of five Americans will be foreign born. Latino communities will triple in size and the percentage of Asian communities will increase significantly. There will be no clear racial or ethnic majority. Only 47% of Americans will be classified as white.
By 2050, the American population will drastically shift. New faces, new foods, new languages, and different skin colors will influence our everyday experiences. What appears ‘foreign’ will challenge how Americans see the world and how Americans identify themselves. America’s demographic… Read more
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Eric Ward – Eric is currently the national field director with the Center for New Community based in Chicago. He began his evolution as a human rights leader in 1989 in the Pacific Northwest. A former staff member with the non-profit organization Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC), Eric founded and directed a community project designed to expose and counter hate groups and respond to bigoted violence. Eric began this work during a period when the national white supremacist movement was shifting its focus from the South to the Pacific Northwest. He is the editor of three published works: Conspiracies: Real Grievances, Paranoia and Mass Movements; Second Civil War: States Rights, Sovereignty and the Power of… Read more