Arizona's new anti-immigrant law finds echos in the anti-gay laws of the past. It's time for immigration and LGBT activists to step up for each others' causes.
We speak to Isabel Garcia, co-chair of the Tuscon-based Coalition for Human Rights and legal defender of Pima County, Arizona, about the situation in her state.
Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact. March 30, 2010.
Until we have comprehensive immigration reform, ICE is going to be saddled with an enormous list of targets, and many people watching to see how they’re going to tackle it.
Valeria Fernandez, Feet in 2 Worlds. February 21, 2010.
More problems for Sheriff Joe: A former undocumented worker is accusing the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of negligence and mistreatment in a federal suit.
Ryan Gabrielson, California Watch. February 13, 2010.
California police are turning DUI checkpoints into profitable operations that are far more likely to seize cars from unlicensed minority motorists than catch drunken drivers.
Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact. October 21, 2009.
The Center for Immigration Studies' most recent poll is useful from a sociological standpoint. But when it comes to shaping policy, it's no better than a psychic consultation.
Undocumented immigrants and their families are an integral part of the social and economic fabric of our country. As such, they should be fully counted in our national census.
