Obama Has Mojo: Health Reform’s Lessons for Immigration Reform
Listen to an audio interview as New America Media’s Sandip Roy speaks with Frank Sharry, executive director of pro-immigration reform group America’s Voice.
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Advocates Slam Poll Claiming Minorities Want to See Immigrants Deported
Advocacy groups accuse the Center of Immigration Studies of “cooking the books” in attempt to show minority support for deportations.
Immigration Battle Heating Up: Group Accuses Talk Radio Hosts of Supporting "Hate Group"
Over 45 of “America’s finest radio hosts,” according to organizers, have converged on Washington D.C. to hold a conservative event Tuesday and Wednesday in opposition to President Obama’s health care proposal and the possibility of immigration reform. But the event’s…
Sheriff Arpaio Gets His Own TV Show And An Online Revolt Ensues
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has become famous for his made-for-TV antics, like forcing inmates to use pink underwear, and his immigration enforcement fervor, which has drawn heavy criticism from civil rights advocates. Now, he’s…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Renews Hopes for Immigration Reform
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor In a little-noticed interview last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) renewed pro-immigrant advocates’ hopes for comprehensive reform of the nation’s immigrations laws under the next administration. Talking to the Gannett News Service,…
Latinos and the Future of American Electoral Politics: Studies Point to Key Role in Future Years
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Photo: LBJ Library) It is often said that, when he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson also signed the South away to the Republican Party for…