With this year’s election results now mostly tallied, it’s time to take stock: how did the federal and state level politicians that represent the interests of the established anti-immigrant movement fare? For clarity’s sake, we define such representatives as politicians … Continued
Tomorrow, Friday, August 17, at some point after 9:00 AM, Kris Kobach will speak before the US Commission on Civil Rights in defense of Alabama’s HB 56, of which he is the author. And so, yet again, the Kansas Secretary … Continued
Over the past week, some of the Tanton Network’s core muscle is flexing behind Rep. Lou Barletta’s call for hearings/investigations into the “Obama Amnesty decree.” It all certainly seems to be a play by Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) … Continued
Kris Kobach has referred to his work making immigrants’ lives miserable as something he does in his “spare time.” What “spare time” exactly does Kobach plan on using to run his new political action committee, Prairie Fire PAC? In case … Continued
2011 was a bittersweet year for State Legislators for Legal Immigration (SLLI). As a coalition of lawmakers committed to a nativist program, SLLI depends on its constituents to vilify immigrants and pass exclusionary legislation; additionally, it’s little more than a … Continued
Traditionally the first week back from the winter holidays is a tough one. Getting back into the daily routine can be difficult after an extended break full of merrymaking. California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly took this old adage to the new … Continued
Representative Dave Agema, a Republican from Michigan’s 74th district in the state House of Representatives, has become an ever-increasing voice for extremism during his three terms in office. Agema is now eying a primary challenge to Congressman Bill Huizinga—perhaps this … Continued
A handful of anti-immigrant movement heavyweights came out in full force on Tuesday, September 13, to show their support for a Tanton Network “Jobs Rally.” Some of the usual suspects spoke out in favor of E-Verify, as some “special” guests … Continued
Last week, Pennsylvania Rep. Darryl Metcalfe held hearings in his home state to discuss a plethora of anti-immigrant bills that he wants to implement. Metcalfe invited some of the anti-immigrant movement’s main players to testify on behalf of the anti-immigrant … Continued
Anders Behring Breivik’s heinous terrorism that struck Norway last month brought world-wide Islamophobia out of its erstwhile latency, a sobering call to assess a movement that has inscribed itself de jure into the policies of Western governments. In the context … Continued