Rock Center recently aired a segment on what it called birth tourism, the practice of wealthy foreigners, reportedly most popular among Chinese, South Korean and Turkish families, who come to the U.S. on tourist visas to deliver their babies. Their … Continued
On Friday, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) gave the anti-immigrant movement bad news: immigrant youth who have received deferred action cannot be discriminated against so easily. The announcement should embolden grassroots immigrant rights activists, who over the past … Continued
Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC) opposes a federal grant for a local community college to add 25 books on Islamic cultures to its library. “It is appalling to me that a federal agency like [National Endowment for the Humanities] is … Continued
Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson is a well-known poster boy for the 287(g) program. He has been trotted out by the FIRE Coalition, a group which builds grassroots support for the Tanton Network. Johnson has been a speaker for the … Continued
Every person deserves the right to the pursuit of knowledge. Academic institutions should not be places where bigotry and racism are endorsed. Yet nativist ideologies and organizations continue to pave a legislative and ideological path which restricts education to some. … Continued
In recent weeks Lamar Smith’s (R-TX) new E-Verify bill has shot a schism through the supposedly “unified” anti-immigrant movement. The anti-immigrant movement is openly split on the bill, with Kris Kobach, author of SB1070 and counsel for the Immigration Reform … Continued
Catharine Debelle A campus network, Youth for Western Civilization, recently gained widespread exposure on MSNBC for its ties to white nationalism. Youth for Western Civilization (YWC) is a campus organization whose motto is “defending the West on campus.” Support for … Continued
By Catharine Debelle Youth for Western Civilization (YWC) is a student run network of campus organizations. YWC made its first appearance on the scene was at the CPAC conference in 2009; however it has long been friendly with questionable organizations … Continued
On Tuesday, May 3, the popular syndicated program Intelligence Squared U.S. featured Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo. In an episode entitled “Don’t Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses,” the two … Continued
The House Immigration Reform Caucus (IRC) recently updated its website with a slick new interface. Along with the new website, the Caucus revealed its list of members following the 2010 midterm elections last November. The Caucus now boasts 65 members from … Continued