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Immigration

Anti-Immigrant Movement Works to Shoot Down Rising Stars of the Republican Party

Frustrated by a very public renovation of the party to make it more inviting for conservative Latinos, the anti-immigrant movement has engaged in an all out war on Republican leadership. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), both of … Continued

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Is the Immigration Reform Caucus still a threat to immigration reform?

With top-level officials in the Republican Party giving strong signals of an about-face on immigration reform, could the FAIR-backed Immigration Reform Caucus drag the party back toward the nativists? Just days after an election in which the Latino vote played … Continued

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No Love for Neocons: the Nativist Lobby Redefines Conservatism

For anyone even superficially aware of the American political drama, presidential debates vie for the title of ‘most obnoxious’ public ritual. In addition to the uninspired curatorship and oblique responses, there is the tendency for every special-interest group in the … Continued

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Steve King and the Sound of Iowa’s Silence

One really has to wonder where the good people of Iowa are when it comes to U.S. Representative Steve King, who regularly spouts and touts some of the most extreme and extraordinary positions taken by anyone in Congress.  The sound … Continued

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Tea Party Bullies Republicans to the Far Right

Last week, as the Tea Party movement pressed forward with its eerie “we are the people” message, Sarah Palin drew a deeply troubling line in the sand. Her message for mainstream Republicans was: get on board with the Tea Party … Continued

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Flagstaff AZ Courageously Opposes Racist, Anti-immigrant Law

What does the immigrant community have that neither the Republican Party nor the Tea Party has? A backbone! After Arizona passed racist S.B. 1070, hundred of thousands of people took to the streets throughout the country in protest on May … Continued

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Tea Party Harbors Dangerous States’ Rights Agenda

The so-called “tea party movement” is actually made up of a number of factions, including Tea Party Patriots, Tea Party Express, and the Tea Party Nation, that have latched onto the concept as a way of attracting attention and pushing … Continued

Sotomayor, White Nationalism and the Future of the Republican Party

The Latino online community has had enough of Republicans who turn a blind eye to bigotry. Presente Action — a Latino online advocacy organization has launched new ads in Florida condemning Rush Limbaugh‘s continued racist attacks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor. … Continued