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On AlterNet: immigration

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

Corruption Bubbles Up Amidst the Immigration Crackdown

Corruption Bubbles Up Amidst the Immigration Crackdown

David Neiwert, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 16, 2008.
Workers bear the brunt of government enforcement while business owners get off scott-free.

Hate Aimed at Latinos, Not Immigrants

Hate Aimed at Latinos, Not Immigrants

Ruben Navarette, AlterNet. May 16, 2008.
Latinos condemn the hypocrisy of a society that is addicted to illegal immigrant labor but looks for others to blame for the addiction.

Immigration, Big Tobacco and the Corporate Takeover of ... Everything

Immigration, Big Tobacco and the Corporate Takeover of ... Everything

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade. May 15, 2008.
"We migrate because we don't think there are options."

Juan Crow: The Deep South's New Second-Class Citizens

Juan Crow: The Deep South's New Second-Class Citizens

Roberto Lovato, The Nation. May 15, 2008.
Latinos' subordinate status in Georgia strongly resembles that of African-Americans who lived under Jim Crow.

Handling Immigrants the Republican Way - Like Cattle

Handling Immigrants the Republican Way - Like Cattle

David Neiwert, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. May 14, 2008.
The refusal of Republicans to treat immigrants humanely will cost America in more ways than one.

California's Got a Heavy Stake in Integrating Immigrants

California's Got a Heavy Stake in Integrating Immigrants

Daranee Petzod, New American Media. May 14, 2008.
In California, potential new voters from immigrant families could have a large electoral voice in both Republican and Democratic districts.

Why Harsh Immigration Crackdowns Will Never Work

Why Harsh Immigration Crackdowns Will Never Work

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 13, 2008.
Tough-minded immigration policies keep backfiring, and the debate over them obscures the question of what really works and what doesn't.

Undocumented Immigrants Face Abuses, Un-American Treatment in Detention

Undocumented Immigrants Face Abuses, Un-American Treatment in Detention

Cristina Jimenez, Drum Major Institute. May 13, 2008.
It really shouldn't matter what one's opinion about the larger immigration question is -- these are basic issues of human rights.

More Than Marches: Growing Latino Power is all About the Demographics

More Than Marches: Growing Latino Power is all About the Demographics

Joshua Hoyt, AlterNet. May 12, 2008.
62 percent of the recent growth in the Latino population has been through births, not immigration.

Report: Employment Verification System Inefficient, Ineffective, and Costly

Report: Employment Verification System Inefficient, Ineffective, and Costly

AlterNetMay 10, 2008.
The Social Security Administration doesn't have the capacity or accuracy to check 130 million workers' records.

Juan Crow in Georgia

Juan Crow in Georgia

Roberto Lovato, Of America AlterNet: PEEK. May 9, 2008.
Latinos in the south are living in an environment resembling the plight of African Americans living under Jim Crow.

Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now?

Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now?

Amanda Martinez, New American Media. May 8, 2008.
If true, then it's hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people's hearts.

Law-Makers Get Earful from Experts During E-Verify Hearings

Law-Makers Get Earful from Experts During E-Verify Hearings

ImmPolitic AlterNet: ImmigrationMay 7, 2008.
Much easier to pound one's chest over immigration than it is to come up with serious solutions.

Immigration Hardliners Pushing Pointless SAVE Act Through Congress

Immigration Hardliners Pushing Pointless SAVE Act Through Congress

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 6, 2008.
A perfect example of short-sighted public policy.

66 Deaths in Immigrant Prisons Signal Need to Shut Down ICE

66 Deaths in Immigrant Prisons Signal Need to Shut Down ICE

Roberto Lovato, Of America AlterNet: PEEK. May 6, 2008.
Between January 2004 and November 2007, 66 people died while in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

A NJ Town Illustrates the Unintended Consequences of Harsh Immigration

A NJ Town Illustrates the Unintended Consequences of Harsh Immigration "Crackdowns"

Cristina Jimenez, Drum Major Institute. May 6, 2008.
The Suffolk County legislature refuses to learn from Riverside, NJ's experience.

Instead of Scapegoating Immigrants, Wage and Workplace Enforcement for Everyone

Instead of Scapegoating Immigrants, Wage and Workplace Enforcement for Everyone

Joe Bolkcom, AlterNet. May 5, 2008.
Immigrants don't work jobs Americans won't take -- they work side by side together so let's help both prosper.

Nationwide Rallies Highlight Failure of War on Immigrants

Nationwide Rallies Highlight Failure of War on Immigrants

Roberto Lovato, Of América. May 2, 2008.
In hundreds of cities across America, May Day marches showed the powerful resistance to Bush's harsh immigration policies.

Immigration: Do Fences Make Good Neighbors?

Immigration: Do Fences Make Good Neighbors?

Corinne Ramey, Drum Major Institute. May 2, 2008.
Interestingly, the proposed border fence skirts the properties of wealthy and well-connected individuals.

Want to Win the Immigration Debate? Start Talking About Illegal Jobs

Want to Win the Immigration Debate? Start Talking About Illegal Jobs

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 1, 2008.
We must focus on the unregulated and substandard jobs that migrant workers fill, rather than on the individuals who work them.

Smart Supply-Side Immigration Control

Smart Supply-Side Immigration Control

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 1, 2008.
One can't only look at demand ...

5 Reasons to Participate in the Immigrant Rights Marches on May 1st

5 Reasons to Participate in the Immigrant Rights Marches on May 1st

Roberto Lovato, Of America AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2008.
In the face of interests aligned against us from above, let us march if only to connect to the tradition of freedom brought from below.

Having Laid Waste to Their Country, U.S. Indifferent to Iraqi Refugees

Having Laid Waste to Their Country, U.S. Indifferent to Iraqi Refugees

Adam Doster, In These Times. April 30, 2008.
For the Bush Administration, admitting that Iraq is in the throes of a humanitarian crisis disrupts the narrative that the war is winnable.

We Paid What for That Virtual Border Fence?

We Paid What for That Virtual Border Fence?

Stephen Pizzo, News for Real. April 26, 2008.
The government scraps an expensive prototype of its highly touted "virtual fence" -- a multimillion-dollar waste of taxpayer money.

"Subversiveness" In Schools A Bigger Problem Than Failing To Educate?

David Neiwert, Orcinus AlterNet: PEEK. April 24, 2008.
McCarthyism never dies. It just redefines itself.