Nik Steinberg, a master’s student in public policy, is talking sense in a debate dominated by anti-immigrant fools. I am posting “Don’t make cops squeal on undocumented workers,” a Christian Science Monitor opinion piece, in its entirety.
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By Nik Steinberg Thu Apr 24, 4:00 AM ET
Cambridge, Mass. - Imagine living in a state where [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A new chapter in U.S. racial policy began on March 1, 2003 with the creation of the U.S. Gestapo (AKA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). As if the American dictator’s creation of the U.S. Gestapo wasn’t bad enough, local police have joined hands with the Gestapo and are taking it upon themselves to become immigration [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )The Los Angeles Times reports that a resolution passed in Prince William County, Virginia could deny illegal immigrants many services. Prince William County, with a population estimated at 280,000 in the 2000 census, is about 30 miles west of Washington. Its main city is Manassas; the area was the site of the bloody Civil War [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Hat tip to Kyle de Beausset over at Immigration Orange.
Kenneth C. Davis, author of “Don’t Know Much About History,” has written an op-ed piece for the New York Times entitled The Founding Fathers.
Kenneth C. Davis says, “Disdain for what is foreign is, sad to say, as American as apple pie, slavery and lynching.”
Some excerpts:
Scratch the [...]
Many U.S. politicians and citizens - especially those who are part of the racial majority - are in denial.
The United States of America is a nation of immigrants, but many U.S. citizens and politicians are in denial. These people seem to think they have a right to be in the U.S., while immigrants of color [...]
“You cannot show me an election where immigration was the deciding issue. If this was a silver-bullet issue, where is President Tancredo?”
- Grover Norquist, a conservative activist
Draconian U.S. immigration policies can lead to life-changing consequences for families. A minor mistake on an immigration form or not filing for the proper visa can lead to arrest, jailing and deportation. Years-long processing times for visas often leave families in limbo. People have the impression that U.S. citizens can bring their foreign-born fiancees or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Associated Press reports (via Yahoo News) that a missing GI’s wife won’t be deported.
Some excerpts:
Yaderlin illegally entered the United States from the Dominican Republic in 2001. Her husband’s request for a green card and legal residence status for her alerted authorities to her situation, Kolken said.
The attorney said his client would not be eligible [...]
An opinion piece in USA TODAY gives the following statistics regarding visa wait times -
Depending on their origin, spouses and minor children of legal U.S. residents, eligible this month for visas to become legal residents, have waited:
* Mexico — six years.
* Other — five years.
Siblings of U.S. citizens, eligible this month, have waited:
* Philippines — [...]
Arrogant, self-righteous American descendants of immigrants need to remember Ellis Island’s past (Reuters: Ellis Island’s past returns in immigration row).
The United States of America should remember past debates over who should be allowed into the country.
Some excerpts from the Reuters article:
“I do think it’s interesting that we worship Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty [...]
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