Archive for the ‘South Carolina’ Category
Can we stop talking about ‘anchor babies’ now?
Posted: February 2, 2011 at 12:57 pm By LloydA new Pew Research Poll is out, and Adam Serwer looks into the data and debunks the anchor baby myth for good. Contrary to Graham’s “drop and leave” theory, only 9 percent of undocumented immigrants had children shortly after arriving, and there’s a distinct lack of evidence that any of them had children for that [...]
The high cost of restrictionist rhetoric
Posted: January 31, 2011 at 12:37 pm By LloydDuring the mid term election campaign season many Tea Party Republicans ran on the platform of cutting spending drastically. Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, Gov. Rick Scott of Florida and others who supposedly championed lower spending by the government are finding their immigration positions and fiscal proclamations at serious odds. The high cost of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
14th Amendment talk splits the GOP
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 12:44 pm By LloydEver since Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) brought up the idea of amending the Constitution and repealing the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship provision, it has been embraced by the GOP leadership. However, the Republican plan has met some unexpected resistance: conservatives. Cesar Conda, a former domestic policy advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney called Graham’s suggestion [...]
Lou Dobbs on 14th Amendment repeal: “no way to proceed”
Posted: August 4, 2010 at 12:36 pm By LloydIt was surprising when former immigration reform supporter Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently suggested revisiting the issue of birthright citizenship found in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. It was also surprising to see the leaders of his party, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) endorse hearings on the matter, despite it [...]
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 [...]
Congress, It’s Go Time on Immigration Reform
Posted: March 11, 2010 at 5:40 pm By Rachel LaBruyereToday Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum and Chair of the Reform Immigration for America Campaign met with President Obama and was joined by other immigrant rights leaders from grassroots, labor, and faith organizations for a meeting at the White House on next steps for comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Statement from Ali [...]
Check out our New Campaign Song – “Eyes on the Prize”
Posted: March 2, 2010 at 12:56 pm By ErinAs March 21 comes closer, we at the Campaign to Reform Immigration for America (RI4A) would like to feature “Eyes on the Prize” song that you can blast on your way to the March in Washington. The RI4A version of the song was recorded on January 22, 2010 by a group of local activists and [...]
Immigration, Southern Manners, and South Carolina Demographics
Posted: September 10, 2009 at 4:36 pm By adminCourtesy and demographics are not two issues commonly lumped together into one discussion. However, after Congressman Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress to discuss health care reform last night, this seems an apropos time to remind the Congressman about the importance of courtesy, the reality of his state’s [...]
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