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Anti-Immigrant Group Attacks Dobbs’ New Immigration Stance, Mourns Loss Of Its ‘Champion’
Thursday, 3 Dec, 2009 – 10:00 | One Comment
Anti-Immigrant Group Attacks Dobbs’ New Immigration Stance, Mourns Loss Of Its ‘Champion’

The anti-immigrant group American for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) was crushed to hear Dobbs say that he supports a path to legalization for undocumented workers in an interview on Telemundo late last month after all …

Report Says Immigration Enforcement Creates ‘Perverse Economic Incentive’ To Hire Undocumented Immigrants
Wednesday, 28 Oct, 2009 – 12:00 | 2 Comments
Report Says Immigration Enforcement Creates ‘Perverse Economic Incentive’ To Hire Undocumented Immigrants

Ten years later, ICE’s preoccupation with immigration enforcement was blatantly undermining the work of those trying to enforce labor laws.

NumbersUSA Director Says Comprehensive Immigration Reform Is Anti-Hispanic
Saturday, 24 Oct, 2009 – 12:00 | 3 Comments
NumbersUSA Director Says Comprehensive Immigration Reform Is Anti-Hispanic

Considering the fact that 89% of Latino voters support comprehensive immigration reform which includes a pathway to legalization, Beck is essentially saying that Latinos don’t know what’s best for them. However, most research suggests they do.

The Practical Case For Extending Benefits To ‘Really, Really Poor’ Immigrants
Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009 – 8:07 | No Comment
The Practical Case For Extending Benefits To ‘Really, Really Poor’ Immigrants

Any investment in preventive care services will ultimately help control health care costs by successfully preventing and managing expensive chronic conditions. This is especially true for uninsured immigrants

How Bad Is America’s Healthcare Crisis?
Wednesday, 19 Aug, 2009 – 3:00 | One Comment

The questions for this survey were drawn from a presentation by Dr. Matt Hendrickson, founder of the Southern California Chapter of Physicians for National Healthcare Program, which we reported on in “A Long and Winding …

CNN Airs Anti-Immigrant Front Group’s ‘Pro-Labor’ Incendiary Ad
Saturday, 15 Aug, 2009 – 6:25 | One Comment
CNN Airs Anti-Immigrant Front Group’s ‘Pro-Labor’ Incendiary Ad

While CNN refuses to air an ad criticizing the insurance industry which is actually backed by labor, the “Coalition” of anti-immigrant labor-friendly posers has its misleading ad placed on regular rotation.

Newt Gingrich Says Legalization Program Should Involve Sending 12 Million Immigrants Back
Tuesday, 14 Jul, 2009 – 6:02 | 3 Comments
Newt Gingrich Says Legalization Program Should Involve Sending 12 Million Immigrants Back

In theory, Gingrich’s proposal sounds nice. In practice, his ideas spell a national nightmare.

Citizen Children Neglected and Deserted in Wake of Immigration Raids
Wednesday, 1 Apr, 2009 – 9:35 | No Comment
Citizen Children Neglected and Deserted in Wake of Immigration Raids

Miguel is a US citizen child who grew up in Minnesota like any other little American boy. But his parents are undocumented workers from El Salvador who worked at the Swift plant in Worthington, Minnesota. …

Unreliable Immigration Data Is Out of Date and Context
Friday, 13 Mar, 2009 – 16:48 | No Comment
Unreliable Immigration Data Is Out of Date and Context

Newspaper and television are running a narrow story quoting out-of-date and out-of-context data prepared by the immigration restrictionist group, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), who is alleging that 300,000 “illegal immigrants” will benefit from …

Why Millions Risk Lives to Enter the U.S.
Tuesday, 27 Jan, 2009 – 7:00 | Comments Off
Why Millions Risk Lives to Enter the U.S.

Immigration policy remains a hot button issue in the United States. Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel has described comprehensive immigration legislation as the “third rail” of American politics, and CNN provides Lou Dobbs with …

Pardon Me, Scooter?
Sunday, 18 Jan, 2009 – 17:00 | One Comment
Pardon Me, Scooter?

I want to propose for Outgoing President George W. Bush yet another act of political bravado. Last year, Bush pardoned convicted felon and former top White House staffer Scooter Libby for his convictions on five …

Slavery, American Style, Must Go!
Saturday, 6 Dec, 2008 – 7:00 | One Comment
Slavery, American Style, Must Go!

Who says there are no slaves in America? The greatest domestic issue facing President-elect Obama is not the bailout of the bankers and insurers but the task of lifting tens of millions of hard-working American …

Can You Feel The Ship Turning?
Sunday, 23 Nov, 2008 – 0:00 | One Comment
Can You Feel The Ship Turning?

In the run-up to Election Day, when Barack Obama’s history-making victory wasn’t exactly a sure thing, our local congressman urged persistence and optimism.
“We’ve got a big ship there in Washington, with a lot of right-wing …

Hasta La Vista, U.S. Business
Thursday, 12 Jun, 2008 – 18:00 | No Comment
Hasta La Vista, U.S. Business

Question: Has Bush & Company, unintentionally helped solve the U.S. immigration problem across our Mexican border? With no thought about consequences for future American business or our country’s citizens, George W. Bush and mostly Republicans, …

Si­ se puede – Yes, it can be done!
Tuesday, 29 Apr, 2008 – 15:56 | No Comment
Si­ se puede – Yes, it can be done!

The Arizona route 10 highway always enchants me and mesmerizes me with its profusion of cactus and glorious sunsets. Driving back to Los Angeles from a weekend in Tucson, I decided to make a rest …

Bridges, Not Walls
Sunday, 14 May, 2006 – 13:23 | No Comment
Bridges, Not Walls

Recently, the Los Angeles Times published an article on the growing unease some Blacks feel about the recent immigrant-rights controversy. The topic has been covered on a host of radio and television programs as well …

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