by Catharine Debelle Meet D.A. King, a fervent anti-immigrant activist and the founder of the Dustin Inman Society (DIS) in Georgia, who has long been a staunch supporter of pieces of controversial anti-immigrant legislation such as 287g and Secure Communities. … Continued
by Catharine Debelle A delegation of students and activists were in Atlanta for a week to document efforts to resist anti-immigrant law H.B. 87. The delegation members will be sharing first-hand accounts of their experiences with dispatches. Visit Imagine 2050 … Continued
In Tucson Arizona, students, teachers and allies have been engaged in a long, heated battle over ethnic studies education. Signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer in May of last year, just three days after SB1070 was signed into law; … Continued
Uvalda, GA, is a town of only 530 people, mostly white, that’s tucked away in southeastern Georgia. The small town relies almost completely on farming, boasting a tight-knit, faith-based sense of community, which is nothing unusual. However, a good deal … Continued
Late last week Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), an anti-immigrant group with ties to white nationalism, held its first quarterly conference call. After suffering some major setbacks, the call represents a pretty weak attempt by PFIR to legitimize itself in … Continued
Updated November 17, 2010 – 12:20 P.M. Kris Kobach, Kansas’ recently elected Secretary of State and long-time attorney with the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), failed at another attempt to pass anti-immigrant state legislation focused on university tuition in California. … Continued
Originally Published on American Civil Liberties Union Website: October, 4th This ACLU report presents the results of a yearlong investigation into modern-day “debtors’ prisons,” and shows that poor defendants are being jailed at increasingly alarming rates for failing to pay … Continued
Oh boy. A Louisiana justice of the peace is in a heap of trouble. Read this Hammond Star article and then try to pull your jaw off the floor. A justice of the peace said he refused to issue a … Continued