Today, Executive Director Mark Krikorian of the anti-immigrant group Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) will moderate a panel at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. titled “Built to Fail: Deception and Disorder in Immigration Court.” Not surprisingly, one of … Continued
This week in the border town of Tucson, Arizona, high school students chained themselves to the chairs of school board members in a struggle against a ban on ethnic studies. When Tucson Unified School District’s governing board prepared to meet … Continued
Washington DC activists shamed anti-immigrant group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) on April 6 during its annual “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” event in Washington D.C.
It was August 2010. Senate Bill 1070 just passed in Arizona. Equipped with a video camera and curiosity, a delegation of University students visited the border regions of Arizona to learn more about the enactment of the controversial anti-immigrant law. … Continued
In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, today students are coordinating events on over 40 campuses across the nation to resist the anti-immigrant movement, including organizations associated with white nationalist John Tanton. Students are doing … Continued
Two weeks ago, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Youth for Western Civilization hosted a panel titled, “Will Immigration Kill the GOP?” Youth for Western Civilization (YWC) is a group that debuted at CPAC in 2009 and aims to … Continued
“This issue is so big, it’s affecting all people” -Howard University NAACP member Thursday night, in honor of the Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, Howard University’s NAACP chapter hosted a documentary screening and student panel on controversial Arizona law … Continued
On January 20, 2011, university students in Washington DC gathered outside of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) headquarters to protest attacks on the U.S. Constitution. Earlier this month, FAIR and its legal arm, Immigration Reform Law Institute, announced … Continued
On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, we should remember the cornerstone of civil rights in the U.S. – the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment was written and enacted to give full rights to former slaves. It is the affirmation … Continued
Saturday morning, nine-year-old Christina-Taylor Green was shot, along with 18 others at a public gathering to greet U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona. Christina-Taylor was born on September 11, 2001. She was waiting to meet Rep. Giffords when the … Continued