By Darakshan Raja “But doesn’t your religion allow for abuse?” These were the words a Muslim woman was told by a police officer after she made a report. Since 9/11, the American Muslim community has been negatively — and falsely — portrayed … Continued
Targeting law enforcement for “lobbying” and influence has long been a goal of the Tanton Network and its various leadership. For example, Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at the Tanton Network’s pseudo think-tank, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), … Continued
Crafted by an extreme anti-immigrant movement with the unsaid goal of forcing a max exodus of a people out of Arizona and eventually the US, SB1070 serves as a large piece of a far right agenda. As the law itself … Continued
Gratefully borrowed from the Immigration Impact blog. By Seth Hoy. The legislative graveyard got a little bit bigger this week as lawmakers in Mississippi pronounced a series of restrictive immigration measures dead. More than 30 immigration-related bills—including an Arizona-style enforcement … Continued
Posted by Joshua Holland, July 30, 2010 on Alternet.org. Did you hear about this act of alleged terrorism in France? Two employees of the U.S. embassy in France have left hospital following medical tests in Paris after they handled a … Continued
The John Tanton Network is more interested in terrorizing immigrant communities than helping employers. Nothing else can explain its recent response to a comprehensive report on the failure of E-verify. Rather than accept the program’s failures and promote more effective … Continued
This morning I found myself at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. I was there to observe the public launch of a new campaign Reform Immigration for America. The campaign unites labor, faith, civil rights, pro-immigrant, business and law … Continued
David Neiwert at Crooks & Liars posted a video and article about the Sheriff Arpaio’s ever more oppressive activities in Maricopa County, AZ: I’m spending my Christmas vacation in lovely Maricopa County, AZ, this week with my in-laws. And I … Continued
Henry Fernandez wrote a nice piece on Think Progress a few days ago about Fox’s newest reality show star, Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Fernandez says: Arpaio has diverted deputies from solving crimes to chasing immigrants — and done so with no … Continued
The Bush Administration has revealed devastating changes to an agricultural guestworker program. This program is known as H-2A, and has existed since 1986. It allows for farm owners and agricultural employers to bring in foreign born citizens to work on … Continued