Texas Town Refuses to Pass Slew Of Anti-Immigrant Ordinances

by Julianne Hing on September 8 2010, 6:29PM

Tomball, Texas says no to English-only ordinances and crackdowns on day laborers.

Topics: Immigration

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Unions Take Immigration Debate to the Car Wash

by Jamilah King on September 7 2010, 3:17PM

It could be an important chance to speak up — and stay relevant.

Topics: Economy, Immigration

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Back-to-School Day In Arizona, But Not for Border Crossing Kids

by Julianne Hing on August 23 2010, 12:23PM

Kids need certificates to verify residency and board school buses.

Topics: Immigration, Schools & Youth

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Mom Sues After State Takes Baby in Hospital Translation Horror

by Jamilah King on August 17 2010, 6:36PM

Hospital officials deemed the mother unfit because she spoke an indigenous language.

Topics: Health, Immigration

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Arpaio’s Been Hazing Arizona for Years

by Jamilah King on August 16 2010, 1:23PM

Arpaio’s tactics aren’t just humiliating. They’re deadly.

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration

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What Prop 8 And SB 1070 Have In Common

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 9 2010, 5:04PM

New America Media gets at the power of the true power of the law.

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration, Prop 8

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Utah Reviews Legal Status of Immigrants on Hit List

by Jamilah King on July 30 2010, 5:30PM

Looks like the state’s letting xenophobes prevail.

Topics: Immigration, Utah Immigrant Hit List

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What’s Next for Arizona’s SB 1070?

by Julianne Hing on July 29 2010, 1:58PM

Activists storm the state as lawyers hunker down for a long fight.

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration

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Utah’s Not An Anomaly

by Jamilah King on July 23 2010, 3:03PM

At least 70 percent of identity theft starts with employees stealing personal data.

Topics: Immigration, Utah Immigrant Hit List

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Join The Fight Against SB 1070

by Julianne Hing on July 22 2010, 6:29PM

This week in Phoenix a federal judge is hearing arguments from immigrant and civil rights groups, the Department of Justice and the State of Arizona over whether or not SB 1070 should be implemented on July 29. SB 1070 makes…

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070

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Utah State Employee Identified in Immigration Hit List

by Jamilah King on July 22 2010, 4:58PM

There’s finally a name in the case of Utah’s immigration hit list: Teresa Bassett. A person familiar with the case identified Bassett as a computer specialist in the Utah Department of Workforce Services and said she’s responsible for releasing a…

Topics: Immigration, Utah Immigrant Hit List

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Utah State Employee Fired For Releasing 1,300 Names To Press

by Julianne Hing on July 21 2010, 5:25PM

Gov. Herbert called the worker’s scheming to get inside private government databases “methodical, thoughtful, very planned.”

Topics: Immigration, Utah Immigrant Hit List

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Utah Expands Its Listgate Investigation

by Julianne Hing on July 20 2010, 4:36PM

Eight more Utah state employees are under investigation for their possible involvement in leaking a 29-page document containing the personal information of 1,300 Utah residents, some of whom are undocumented.

Topics: Utah Immigrant Hit List

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High-tech Border Fence Boondoggle Doesn’t Pay

by Michelle Chen on June 21 2010, 10:35AM

Remember that superduper high-tech border fence that lawmakers were gunning for a few years ago, the one that was going to turn the U.S.-Mexico boundary into a wonderland of militaristic gadgetry? A government audit unearthed the long-dormant multibillion-dollar project to…

Topics: Immigration

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Study: Latino Immigrants Choose ‘White’ Pass

by Michelle Chen on June 14 2010, 2:56PM

With draconian anti-immigrant laws and deportation dragnets in high gear, it looks like America’s racial barriers are hardening against the Latino community. But who draws those lines? Researchers from University of Illinois and Ohio State have examined the racial identities…

Topics: Immigration

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Friday Twitter Break: Arizona Just Can’t Give Racism A Rest

by Julianne Hing on June 4 2010, 5:59PM

What is going on? As if the ongoing BP disaster at the Gulf Coast weren’t enough, Arizona decided it couldn’t let the weekend get started without reminding us exactly how small-minded and backwards it can be. The Onion could not…

Topics: Technology

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The NYT Demonstrates How Not to Talk About Immigration

by Channing Kennedy on May 19 2010, 9:00AM

A colorblind, white-as-default, fact-phobic approach typifies the many shortcomings of our dialogue around race, values and immigration.

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Media

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5 Real Reasons to Ignore Pew’s Arizona SB1070 Poll

by Channing Kennedy on May 13 2010, 9:00AM

Big new polls show majority support for Arizona’s new immigration law. Don’t believe them.

Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration, Media

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The Softer Side of Hate Crime?

by Michelle Chen on April 30 2010, 11:03AM

When should a teenage killer be viewed with sympathy? The New York Times broached that issue yesterday with a long profile of Jeffrey Conroy, recently convicted in the case of the stabbing death of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero. While press…

Topics: Criminal Justice, Hate Crimes, Youth

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Shopping for Guns to Enforce SB1070

by Jorge Rivas on April 29 2010, 3:24PM

Participants check out assault rifles on display at the Border Security Expo on April 28, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona.(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Last Thursday, one day before Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB1070 into law, she held a…

Topics: Immigration

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