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On AlterNet: immigration

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

Organizers Fire up Grassroots for Immigration Reform Fight Ahead

Organizers Fire up Grassroots for Immigration Reform Fight Ahead

Marcelo Ballve, AlterNet. November 19, 2009.
Organizers are putting together a series of “house parties” after the White House said it was preparing to push Congress on immigration reform early in 2010.

U.S. Immigration Policies: Still Racist After All These Years

U.S. Immigration Policies: Still Racist After All These Years

Michelle Chen, ColorLines RaceWire. November 18, 2009.
We can argue about the nuances of immigration reform all we want. But the real conversation begins when -- and only when -- we acknowledge elements of structural racism.

Tea Party Protests Get Violent in Arizona (Video)

Tea Party Protests Get Violent in Arizona (Video)

Dawn Teo, Huffington Post AlterNet: Immigration. November 17, 2009.
When two Tea Partiers entered an area designated for those protesting their presence, they were assaulted with signs.

Supremes Hear Case Hinging on Immigrants' Right to Get Cases Reviewed in Fed Courts

Supremes Hear Case Hinging on Immigrants' Right to Get Cases Reviewed in Fed Courts

Beth Werlin, Immigration Impact. November 17, 2009.
The case may hinge on a technical matter, but the case highlights an important legal principle.

Immigration Hardliners Gearing Up to Kill Pragmatic Reform Once Again

Immigration Hardliners Gearing Up to Kill Pragmatic Reform Once Again

Maribel Hastings, America's Voice. November 16, 2009.
Organized anti-immigrant groups range from extremist neo-Nazi organizations to respected Washington, D.C.-based think tanks.

Napolitano Signals Reform to Come in First Major Discussion of Immigration

Napolitano Signals Reform to Come in First Major Discussion of Immigration

Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact. November 15, 2009.
Napolitano challenged Congress to do its share, to be brave enough to give her the tools she needs to enforce and transform our immigration laws.

Will Immigration Foes Keep Families of Foreign-Born U.S. Armed Service Members from Getting Papers?

Will Immigration Foes Keep Families of Foreign-Born U.S. Armed Service Members from Getting Papers?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: World. November 15, 2009.
So far, no GOP member has signed onto legislation offering residency to the kin of foreign-born vets.

Lou Dobbs Is History at CNN ... Now What?

Lou Dobbs Is History at CNN ... Now What?

Angelo Falcón, New America Media. November 14, 2009.
Will we be seeing more Latino executives, anchors, commentators, contributors, and producers at CNN?

Tom Tancredo

Tom Tancredo "Fully Intends to Run" for Governor of Colorado

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: Politics. November 14, 2009.
This should be some first-class crazy.

In Obama Era, Neo-Nazis Becoming More Visible

In Obama Era, Neo-Nazis Becoming More Visible

David Neiwert, Orcinus AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 13, 2009.
They're being much more public in their full-on expressions of racism, nativism, and xenophobia.

Transgender Asylum-Seeker Caught in Immigration Detention Hell

Transgender Asylum-Seeker Caught in Immigration Detention Hell

Staff, RestoreFairness.org AlterNet: Immigration. November 12, 2009.
Esmeralda never realized that her experience in detention would match the trauma of discrimination she had faced back home.

Two More Legal Residents Caught in the Maw of our Immigration-Security-State

Two More Legal Residents Caught in the Maw of our Immigration-Security-State

Seth Hoy, Immigration Impact. November 12, 2009.
Opponents of reform say the system's fine as it is ... are they serious?

Dobbs to Quit CNN

Dobbs to Quit CNN

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Media and Technology. November 11, 2009.
Dobbs, under fire, to seek greener pastures.

Why Dems Need Tom Tancredo to Receive the GOP Nod in Colorado

Why Dems Need Tom Tancredo to Receive the GOP Nod in Colorado

Mario Solis-Marich, Nuestra Voice AlterNet: Immigration. November 11, 2009.
Democrats need a man that can inspire Latinos and other independents to come to the polls and vote for Democrats – Tancredo is that man!

Immigrants and Health-Care: What Part of LEGAL Doesn't Washington Understand?

Immigrants and Health-Care: What Part of LEGAL Doesn't Washington Understand?

Marielena Hincapié, New America Media. November 11, 2009.
Congress inexplicably restricts low-income legal immigrants from the federal Medicaid and Medicare programs, which provide a modicum of security for the most vulnerable.

Recent Democratic Victories May Grease the Wheels for Immigration Reform in Congress

Recent Democratic Victories May Grease the Wheels for Immigration Reform in Congress

Marcelo Balive, New America Media. November 10, 2009.
The House's shift is modest. But it might be just what's needed to enact meaningful changes to our immigration policy.

NYC Marathon Raises Question of Who Is American Enough?

NYC Marathon Raises Question of Who Is American Enough?

James E. Johnson, Jr., Imagine 2050. November 4, 2009.
Who gets to choose who is American or American enough? And how will they choose?

"America's Toughest Dictator"? FBI Investigating Joe Arpaio for Using Office to Bully Opponents

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 3, 2009.
The feds are reportedly looking at a pattern of law enforcement being used to intimidate political opponents.

A Broken Immigration System Marks a Disastrous Failure of Government Response

A Broken Immigration System Marks a Disastrous Failure of Government Response

Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact. November 3, 2009.
It's a matter of priorities -- every dollar spent on the deportation iss a dollar not spent on improving immigration services and processing applications quickly and efficiently.

Immigration: There's a Human Rights Crisis Within Our Borders

Immigration: There's a Human Rights Crisis Within Our Borders

Jill Garvey, Imagine 2050 AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 2, 2009.
Perhaps the best guide as our nation traverses immigration reform is to demand that every immigrant, refugee, and citizen is treated as a human being.

Deported to a

Deported to a "Homeland" that He Never Knew

Julianne Ong Hing, ColorLines. November 2, 2009.
After growing up in the U.S., Calvin James was separated from his family by and sent by immigration authorities to an alien "homeland."

Boss Tells Latino Workers to Ditch Spanish Names -- in What World Is this Guy Living?

Boss Tells Latino Workers to Ditch Spanish Names -- in What World Is this Guy Living?

Pilar Marrero, New America Media. October 31, 2009.
According to Larry Whitman, employees who work in reception or answer phones should have names that people generally can understand or can pronounce.

Was CNN Host Lou Dobbs Really Shot at?

Was CNN Host Lou Dobbs Really Shot at?

Isabel Macdonald, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 30, 2009.
Statements by New Jersey state police are putting Dobbs' claim that he and his wife had been shot at into question.

An Early Halloween Scare: Immigration Agents Attacking Workers' Rights!

An Early Halloween Scare: Immigration Agents Attacking Workers' Rights!

Amy Traub, DMI Blog AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. October 30, 2009.
The exploitation of undocumented immigrants threatens the wages, benefits and working conditions for all workers, but we're not addressing the root problem.

How Our Broken Immigration System Hurts Both Immigrant and Native-Born Workers

How Our Broken Immigration System Hurts Both Immigrant and Native-Born Workers

Tyler Moran, Immigration Impact. October 30, 2009.
The real answer to “enforcement” at the worksite is making sure all workers can exercise their labor rights and upholding our employment laws