Southern Poverty Law Center

NC Sheriffs Use Justice Dept Funds to Attend FAIR Border School

North Carolina Sheriffs Terry Johnson (R-Alamance) and Sam Page (R-Rockingham) found a way around the denial of federal reimbursement funds for a “border school” in El Paso, Texas run by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), according to documents … Continued

Cross-Post: FAIR Misleads Sheriffs, Says ‘Border School’ OK’d by Feds

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

Former YWC Leadership Attends Council of Conservative Citizens Gathering

  Matthew Heimbach, former head of the now abolished–for racist graffitti, etc–Towson University chapter of Youth for Western Civilization, was full of piss and vinegar and nearly overflowing with giggles when he spoke to the Southern Nationalist Network (SNN) on … Continued

Geert Wilders quotes Tancredo: “Miami is a Third World Country”

The rise of the far-right across Europe is disturbing enough, but attention must surely be given when oceans are being crossed, and international connections are being deepened. On Saturday June 30th, the far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders, leader of the … Continued

Stop Discrimination in our Colleges

Some students face a separate and unequal path to college. Take Florida, for example.  Citizens, born in the Sunshine State and who graduated from Florida high schools, may not have the same rights as others for in-state college tuition.  Why?  … Continued

Immigration

Cross-Post: Justice Please: Reject Arizona’s Anti-Immigration Law

Originally posted on April 28 by Whatsupsmiley. The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Arizona v. United States, regarding the Justice Department’s challenge to the controversial anti-immigration law in Arizona, the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods … Continued

Immigration

Muslim Woman Brutally Murdered in California Hate Crime

Last Wednesday, Shaima Alawadi, an Iraqi immigrant and mother of five was brutally beaten to death in her California home in what is likely a racially-motivated attack. She was taken off life support and died on Sunday. According to her … Continued

Politics

Bigotry in the Desert: Arizona Sheriff Investigates Obama’s Birth Certificate

In Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has had a long history of promoting fear, anger and racism in Arizona with his policies and tactics.  From posing in a photo with a known white supremacist, to racial profiling, to the … Continued

Race and the Questioning of “Natural Born Citizens”

Sen. Rubio is a citizen, and so is Wendy Ruiz. But some people question whether they are “natural born citizens.” After doubting Pres. Obama’s birth certificate, the birthers have now attacked Marco Rubio, a conservative senator from Florida. Even though … Continued

Immigration

Romney Accepts Endorsement from Lawyer Tied to White Nationalists

“I am pleased to stand with this true conservative” said Kris Kobach of GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who he endorsed Wednesday. But would a “true conservative” accept an endorsement from someone with Kobach’s connections? A closer examination of Kobach reveals … Continued