By Adam Serwer| Thu Feb. 23, 2012 for Mother Jones: Mitt Romney didn’t just praise Arizona’s draconian immigration law during Wednesday night’s GOP debate. He said it was a model for the country. “I think you see a model in … Continued
Immigration Policies
Occupy Oakland Holds Rally In Solidarity with Phoenix, Opposes ALEC
At 5pm on Wednesday, November 30th, Occupy Oakland and community members will rally at Fruitvale Plaza to say no to criminalization, incarceration, and corporate profiteering at the expense of immigrant communities. Fruitvale is a mostly Latino neighborhood in Oakland. According … Continued
Negative Population Growth Seeks to Occupy “Occupy”
by Jesse Sanes Even in the midst of the Occupy movement demanding otherwise, anti-immigrant pundits continue to blame the 99% for environmental degradation. With the global population reaching 7 billion within a six month window around October 31st, Malthusians of … Continued
UNDIVIDED (a documentary): 3 Communities, 1 Struggle
The film UNDIVIDED presents a fresh perspective on the issue of immigration. The 30 minute documentary invites viewers into three very different communities located in Tucson, Arizona; Washington D.C.; and Oakland, California.
Immigration
Anti-Immigrant Stalwarts Speak on Progressives For Immigration Reform’s Conference Call
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
Politics
Audio Blog: Elected Officials Stand Up to Backwards Immigration Policies
Press play below to listen: In this edition of Imagine2050′s audio blog we’ll take a few minutes to recognize three elected officials who have stood up in the face of considerable pressure to fight against anti-immigrant injustice in their communities.
Politics
The Musings of Mark Krikorian: Microcosms of Bigotry
by Michael Dranove In a June 1st blog post, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) Mark Krikorian questioned U.S. immigration policies in regards to Iraqi refugees. With this recent post, Krikorian continues what is an ever-present pattern … Continued
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Anti-Immigrant Groups Attack New York Times
The New York Times article that ran last week on white nationalist John Tanton and the organizations he created, elicited heated responses from the anti-immigrant groups it profiled. Much was made in the article about Tanton’s involvement with the Federation … Continued
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Anti-immigrant group speaks to the Woman’s National Democratic Club
It’s pretty easy to rely on labels. When faced with the staggering prospect of evaluating every movement issue by issue, idea by idea, it’s understandable that many of us appraise many organizations by the surface they exhibit to the public. … Continued
Immigration
Nominate a courageous person for the Freedom From Fear Award!
Geri Mannion, director of the U.S. Democracy Program at Carnegie Corporation of New York, and Taryn Higashi, executive director of Unbound Philanthropy, received the Council on Foundations’ Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking in 2009 for their work on … Continued