Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, 11/30

The FBI says hate crimes against Latinos are increasing Hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan are increasingly targeting immigrants, hoping to widen their own appeal by cashing in on anti-immigrant sentiments. The economic downturn may also be leading to the scapegoating of immigrants.
An ICE agent was indicted for bribery and other charges. Authorities in Florida say Pedro Cintron participated in a human smuggling ring.
The Christian Science Monitor wonders if a growing Latino population will turn Texas into a Democratic state. Major cities like Houston and Dallas are already in Democrats’ hands, largely because of an increase in Latino voters.
Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.), who narrowly won reelection, apparently paid a cameraman to follow Hazleton mayor Lou Barletta around, pretending to be a supporter. Perhaps Kanjorski was hoping for a “macaca moment” from the man who prides himself on being tough on illegal immigrants.
Increasing enforcement along the border in Arizona is leading illegal immigrants to jump the fence in California instead.

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