Immigration

Instead of dealing with appalling unemployment figures, high home foreclosure rates and lack of credit for small businesses, Republicans are targeting the most vulnerable population in this country: undocumented immigrants.read more

Right now is a crucial moment for qualified immigrants to become naturalized American citizens.read more

“People come here to have babies,” said Graham. “They come here to drop a child. It’s called, ‘Drop and leave.’”

“Drop a child.” It’s as if he were talking about animals.read more

The call by some conservative lawmakers to repeal the 14th Amendment represents the worst of America.read more

Revisiting Scopes is helpful to understanding Arizona’s recently passed “ethnic studies law,” HB 2281, which, like the Butler Act, attempts to control what schoolchildren can learn.read more

When Representative Raúl Grijalva of Tucson called for a boycott, someone called his office and said: “I’m going to come down there and I’m going to blow your fucking brains out.”read more

Professor Sandra Soto was called “bitch” and told to “cut your hair” when she dared to criticize Arizona’s new anti-immigrant laws.read more

If conservatives really believe in small government, they should not favor border walls or patrols, workplace raids or deportations. In fact, they should call for the elimination of all restrictions on immigration.read more

This Memorial Day, as we honor our military heroes, I’d like to ask you to take a moment to appreciate the lives sacrificed for our country by those who were not born within our borders.read more

Arizona’s new anti-immigrant law is reminiscent of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred people of Chinese ancestry from coming to the United States. Those already here — many of them having built the Pacific Railroad — also had to carry papers around at all times.read more

And is this really what the people of Arizona want: A flood of reactionary tourists?read more

There are lessons far greater than basketball that the students can learn from this, especially when Sarah Palin is calling all racists to congregate in Arizona.read more

Now that Arizona has legalized racial profiling - I mean passed a law "cracking down on illegal immigrants" - the question is: what do we do? Many people are calling for a boycott of Arizona, its convention centers, and pro sports teams. This is not the first time the Grand Canyon State was the state known for institutional racism. In the 1980s, Arizona was the last state to recognize Martin Luther King's birthday as a holiday. In response, Public Enemy, the greatest rap group of all time, released this track.read more

Protests around Arizona's new immigration law are spilling into baseball. Considering that 27 percent of baseball players on Opening Day were born outside the United States, this boycott isn't just symbolic.read more

Using local police officers for immigration purposes undermines their mission: working with their communities to ensure safety.read more