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Victory in Indiana and Georgia: Court blocks Discriminatory Anti-Immigrant Law.
Posted: June 27, 2011 at 5:08 pm By MelvinLast month, American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana (ACLU) and National Immigration Law Center (NILC) filed a class action lawsuit challenging a discriminatory anti-immigrant Indiana law SB 590. The law would authorize the warrantless arrest of individuals based on assumed immigration status, criminalize the use of commonly accepted forms of identification, such as consular ID [...]
GA Mayor Takes Stand Against Harmful Policy
Posted: June 22, 2011 at 2:24 pm By NicoleThis week Paul Bridges, Mayor of Uvalda, GA announced he was joining forces with the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center, among other organizations, to bring suit against the state of Georgia. That’s right a mayor of a town in Georgia is suing his own state. What could possibly make a conservative Republican elected [...]
Race baiting is not so successful for the GOP
Posted: November 3, 2010 at 12:50 pm By LloydOn a night of big GOP wins, a clear pattern is emerging: Right wing restrictionist candidates went down in flames despite historic Republican wins. In Colorado, restrictionist candidates Ken Buck and Tom Tancredo went down to Democrats Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper respectively. The Hispanic and immigrant vote proved to be a powerful force in [...]
Why we need the DREAM Act
Posted: October 20, 2010 at 12:33 pm By LloydWe recently highlighted a new Georgia state law that denies undocumented immigrants the ability to go to 5 of the state’s public universities. Coming on the heels of the defeat of the DREAM Act, which would grant undocumented young people a path to citizenship if they join the army or go to college, this law [...]
Some immigration news for you:
Posted: October 14, 2010 at 4:33 pm By LloydWith Election Day less than 3 weeks away, it might be hard to escape the coverage and get some real news about the state of immigration reform and issues that affect our community. Here are some clips you might find interesting: Mike Huckabee defends the DREAM Act from Ann Coulter Huckabee: [I]f you have a [...]
When endorsements go wrong
Posted: October 6, 2010 at 4:41 pm By LloydAs November’s election draws closer, endorsements are starting to roll in from groups and individuals around the country for their favored candidates and causes. Usually, receiving a coveted endorsement is great news for candidates, although they aren’t much good when they are endorsed for offices they aren’t running for. ALIPAC, the Americans for Legal Immigration [...]
Arizona’s copycats
Posted: June 1, 2010 at 4:02 pm By LloydDespite the threats of boycotts ranging from corporations to Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game to the state itself, several states are considering copycatting Arizona’s racial profiling law. Minnesota is considering a law that is reported as requiring law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws; establishing eligibility criteria for federal and state public benefits; requiring possession [...]
CNN hides from it, so MSNBC runs Drop Dobbs Ad
Posted: October 30, 2009 at 12:40 pm By Rachel LaBruyereOriginally posted at Standing FIRM. America’s Voice has been steadily working towards the goal of airing a Drop Dobbs ad on CNN. Originally, the target was to run the ad during CNN’s off-the-mark “Latino in America”, which featured no mention of good ole Leprosy Lou. When CNN turned them down – hmmm… wonder why – [...]
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