On AlterNet: immigration policy

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Romney's Anti-Immigrant Stance Could Destroy the Nation's Economy

George Bauer, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

Romney's call for harsh 'self-deportation' policies like Alabama enacted in 2010 are an economic prescription for disaster.

5 Absurd Rick Perry Claims That Show His Tea-Party Infused Aversion to Reality

Robert Fantina, CounterPunch. August 30, 2011.

Perry prides himself on issues and Texas "successes" that actually expose his incompetence.

The Utah Compact: Five Principles To Promote Civil Immigration Policy Debate

Anjana Sundaram, New American Media. August 16, 2011.

"We are not in the same situation as Arizona; we are seen as a kinder and gentler state."

9 Reasons Dems Should Push Immigration Reform This Year

Greg Grandin, The Nation. August 3, 2010.

If Democrats could embrace immigrants' rights as passionately as Republicans mobilize around tax cuts, fetuses and war, they may find the holy grail they've been looking for.

The New Political Economy of Immigration

Tom Barry, Dollars and Sense. February 18, 2009.

The "enforcement only" policy has fostered a national immigrant prison complex that feeds on ever-increasing numbers of arrested immigrants.

Obama's Immigration Conundrum

Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig. February 10, 2009.

One of the worst messes facing the Obama administration is the disgraceful state of the federal government's immigration detention centers.

Meet the Latino in Charge of Outlining Obama's Immigration Policy

Diego Graglia, Feet in 2 Worlds AlterNet: Immigration. December 1, 2008.

The President-Elect looks to fix the immigration system.

Immigration Reform Under Obama Likely To Be Piecemeal

Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. November 18, 2008.

A President Obama might not be able to take on immigration reform as a top-level priority during an economic downturn.

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.