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Four Examples of Delusional, Anti-Immigrant Activist Hysteria

Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact. August 26, 2011.

After the DHS announced a modest shift in policy to identify "low priority" deportation cases, anti-immigrant activists continued to scream delusional, "amnesty!" rhetoric.

The Case Against Amnesty for "Baby Doc" Duvalier in Haiti: Fabrication and Forgiveness Set a Dangerous Precedent

Kevin Edmonds, Roger Annis, AlterNet. June 23, 2011.

A brutal former dictator, Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier should find no refuge in today's Haiti.

GOP Senators' Bizarre Letter to Obama Sparks Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About a Back-Door Immigration "Amnesty" to Come

Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact. June 28, 2010.

Anti-immigrant hardliners are stirring the pot with a dishonest claim that the president intends to grant “amnesty” to 12 to 18 million undocumented immigrants.

Study Predicts $1.5 Trillion Increase in GDP if Undocumented Immigrants Are Legalized

Andrea Nill, ThinkProgress. January 7, 2010.

Meanwhile, a mass deportation program often cited by enforcement-only advocates would result in a loss of $2.6 trillion over ten years.

Conservative Group Expels Lou Dobbs for Loving Illegal Immigrants Too Much

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 3, 2009.

Poor Lou. No one ever said fulfilling your crass political ambitions would be easy.

Conservative "Purity Test" Too Right Wing for Ronald Reagan

John Nichols, The Nation. November 25, 2009.

Rigid conservatives in the RNC want to establish a purity test for the party's candidates. Guess what? Reagan the conservative hero would have failed most of the criteria.

Amnesty: Israel Used Children as Human Shields in Gaza

AFPJuly 3, 2009.

Amnesty accused Israeli forces of using children as human shields and conducting wanton attacks on civilians.

Act Now to Save Troy Davis

Amnesty International, NAACP, June 24, 2009.

Davis has his final appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court this week. Our support for him matters more now than ever.

Tell Iranian Authorities to Stop Their Censorship and Violence

Amnesty International, June 17, 2009.

Riot police have been brutalizing peaceful protesters. Let them know this behavior won't stand.

Immigration: It's Been Over 20 Years Since Congress Considered Amnesty, So Why All the Ruckus?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 7, 2008.

Progressive immigration reformers need to do a better job framing their proposals.

Fisa Fiasco, Continued

Christy Hardin Smith, June 20, 2008.

Firedoglake liveblogs the House debate.

In U.S. puppet governments, some guilty of terrorism, war crimes, human rights abuses

Joshua Holland, February 6, 2007.

Joshua Holland: Move along. Nothing to see here.