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On AlterNet: immigrants

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "immigrants"

Relentless Pressure from Progressive Groups Pushes Hatemonger Lou Dobbs Out of CNN

Relentless Pressure from Progressive Groups Pushes Hatemonger Lou Dobbs Out of CNN

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. November 12, 2009.
Groups like BastaDobbs have done in Dobbs, who used his media platform to stir up racist, anti-immigrant hysteria for years.

CNN Must Drop Dobbs

CNN Must Drop Dobbs

Kos, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. October 14, 2009.
It's ugly stuff, and CNN can't ignore it forever. The network has a choice. Either attract Latino viewers, or alienate them. It certainly can't do both.

Is Lou Dobbs, CNN's Resident Bigot, on His Way Out?

Is Lou Dobbs, CNN's Resident Bigot, on His Way Out?

Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 29, 2009.
Protest campaigns urging CNN to dump Dobbs are gathering momentum. Will 'the most trusted name in news' do the right thing?

Review of GOP Attacks on Health Provisions for Some Immigrants: Ranging from

Review of GOP Attacks on Health Provisions for Some Immigrants: Ranging from "Half-True" to "False"

Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor. September 11, 2009.
Rep. Joe Wilson’s heckling of President Obama has pushed the issue of illegal immigrants to the fore of the health care reform debate; too bad it's based on falsehoods.

Report: Latino Immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y Living in a Climate of Fear

Report: Latino Immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y Living in a Climate of Fear

Mark Potok, Southern Poverty Law Center. September 11, 2009.
Report details violent attacks, harassment and abuse driven by a virulent anti-immigrant climate, that has been fostered by community leaders and law enforcement practices

Actually, Covering the Undocumented Would Be Cheaper

Actually, Covering the Undocumented Would Be Cheaper

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. September 10, 2009.
The exclusion of undocumented immigrants from the plan will create a financial burden on the system anyway.

Tear Down the House: Why We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Tear Down the House: Why We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Christopher W. Ortiz, Long Island Wins. September 3, 2009.
Piecemeal immigration reform is not sufficient. Here's why we need a bottom-up approach.

Is the Obama Administration Stalling on 'White Collar' Immigration Crime?

Is the Obama Administration Stalling on 'White Collar' Immigration Crime?

Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. September 1, 2009.
Mass immigration raids are up in the first five months of Obama's presidency, despite promises of reform.

Anti-Mexican Media Hysteria Makes Life More Dangerous for Latinos in the U.S.

Anti-Mexican Media Hysteria Makes Life More Dangerous for Latinos in the U.S.

Leslie Savan, TheNation.com. May 13, 2009.
Mexicans have recently been the prime target of the most rancid typecasting in the media -- can more racist violence be far behind?

As a Nation of Immigrants, How We Treat Undocumented People Speaks Volumes

As a Nation of Immigrants, How We Treat Undocumented People Speaks Volumes

Staff, National Council of La Raza AlterNet: PEEK. February 25, 2009.
When it comes to immigration, we really do need change we can believe in.

Building a House for Day Laborers

Building a House for Day Laborers

Peter Costantini, IPS News. February 11, 2009.
Many day workers are ending up on the street or in homeless shelters.

Corrupt U.S. Agents Aid Human Smuggling at Border

Corrupt U.S. Agents Aid Human Smuggling at Border

Annette Fuentes, New America Media. February 10, 2009.
The news media and policymakers have neglected the complicity of U.S. customs and border agents in the flow of migrants across the border.

"I'm Not Dangerous": Immigrants Treated Like Criminals

Danny Postel, Commonweal Magazine. January 31, 2009.
Immigration raids are orchestrated to send a political message. But why penalize hard workers who endure very harsh conditions for very little money?

Immigrants Scapegoated as Economy Teeters

Immigrants Scapegoated as Economy Teeters

Nastassja Hoffet, IPS News. January 28, 2009.
Violence against immigrants is on the rise, fueled by hateful rhetoric and economic anxieties.

Immigrants Denied Counsel in Removal Proceedings

Immigrants Denied Counsel in Removal Proceedings

New America MediaJanuary 14, 2009.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has managed to toss in yet another example of its warped perception of due process.

Black/Brown Coalition Fueled Big Union Win

Black/Brown Coalition Fueled Big Union Win

David Bacon, New America Media. December 22, 2008.
The successful union strategy relied on uniting a diverse workforce of African Americans, Puerto Ricans and immigrant Mexicans.

U.S. Immigration Policy Achieves the Opposite of What it Set Out to Do

U.S. Immigration Policy Achieves the Opposite of What it Set Out to Do

Ruben Navarrette, Washington Post Writers Group. October 21, 2008.
Our approach to immigration cuts across-the-border family ties, making undocumented immigrants far more likely to remain in the United States.

What a Load of Bull: Michelle Malkin Tries to Blame Wall Street Fiasco on Immigrants

What a Load of Bull: Michelle Malkin Tries to Blame Wall Street Fiasco on Immigrants

Paco Fabian, AmericasVoiceOnline AlterNet: PEEK. September 25, 2008.
"Just when we thought we already had enough problems with the Wall Street fiasco, in walks Malkin."

McCain Pledges Path to Legalization for 50,000 Illegal Irish Immigrants

McCain Pledges Path to Legalization for 50,000 Illegal Irish Immigrants

Satyam, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. September 22, 2008.
"Does McCain support making all 9.36 million Hispanic immigrants citizens as well?"

Caught in the Citizenship Backlog

Caught in the Citizenship Backlog

Suman Raghunathan, Feet in 2 Worlds. September 22, 2008.
Organizers are trying to get millions of new immigrants registered in time to vote. Will they succeed?

Children of Immigrants Dominate the Olympics

Children of Immigrants Dominate the Olympics

Ruben Navarrette, Washington Post Writers Group. August 26, 2008.
The U.S. team won the most medals; it also won the argument back home over the contributions of immigrants and their children.

American Legion Immigration Report Replete With Falsehoods

American Legion Immigration Report Replete With Falsehoods

Sonia Scherr, Southern Poverty Law Center. August 20, 2008.
America's largest veterans organization has launched a hard-line attack on undocumented immigrants that's at odds with its mainstream image.

Olympics Expose the Total Hypocrisy of U.S. Immigration Laws

Olympics Expose the Total Hypocrisy of U.S. Immigration Laws

Sally Kohn, Movement Vision Lab. August 11, 2008.
Americans aren't known for their rational views on immigration. So it's no wonder we attack low-wage workers while celebrating immigrant athletes.

The Postville ICE Raid: An Enormous Abuse of Power

The Postville ICE Raid: An Enormous Abuse of Power

David Neiwert, Orcinus. July 30, 2008.
It's worth remembering that incipient police states target the most vulnerable members of society.

Is It Time for Gay Arranged Marriages?

Is It Time for Gay Arranged Marriages?

Sandip Roy, deleted. June 10, 2008.
Some conservative Indian parents are telling their kids that it's OK to be gay -- as long as they are not single.