Immigration

Alabama Turns Its Back on Progress

Alabama’s track record of etching racist laws into America’s historical record continued last week. In a ruling that now makes Alabama the home of the harshest anti-immigrant laws  in the country, a district judge upheld provisions of H.B. 56. According … Continued

Report on Secure Communities Fuels Program’s Illegitimacy

The much-maligned Secure Communities program took more blows last week when a report by the Program’s task force to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was leaked. The task force describes itself as “a broad-based panel made up of local … Continued

Politics

Mapping the Anti-Immigrant Movement in America

Today, the Center for New Community released an updated map of the anti-immigrant movement in America and its most influential leader, white nationalist John Tanton. In 2009, the Center released a similar report on the John Tanton Network and the … Continued

An End to the Immigration Nightmare?

Daily life is difficult for the folks with family members or friends stuck in the immigration system. It’s even harder for those who are actually ensnared. Millions of American citizens and immigrants are impacted every day by the chaos that … Continued

Big Time Bigots Come Out to Defend AZ Senator

With a vote to recall Arizona State Russell Pearce just around the corner, Pearce’s powerful friends are coming out of the woodwork to try to keep him in office.

Politics

Delegation Visits Atlanta Amid Resistance to Georgia House Bill 87

Today, the Center for New Community, a national civil rights organization, was joined by university students from around the country and members of Sixth Sun Media for a five-day delegation to Atlanta.

It’s Called Transparency: NPR, The New York Times, & Media Accountability

On July 7, National Public Radio (NPR) welcomed on Mark Krikorian, head of anti-immigrant group Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), to discuss Jose Antonio Vargas, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who recently went public with his undocumented status. On its website … Continued

Immigration

The Anti-immigrant Movement’s Bizarre Take on Gay Immigrants

Writers with anti-immigrant group Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) have a strange preoccupation with same-sex couples. Especially for a “non-partisan” organization that is apparently only concerned with the issue of immigration. Last week, David North wrote on the CIS website … Continued

Politics

Anti-immigrant Group Dodges Accountability in Second NY Times Article

Anti-immigrant group Federation for American Immigration Reform’s lack of transparency earns it another critical article in The New York Times. Two weeks ago, The Times ran a front-page feature on white nationalist John Tanton and the organizations he created. Much … Continued