Organizers of last week’s May Day immigrant rights demonstrations, which took place in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Houston, and Miami, attributed this year’s low turnout to fears of rising raids on businesses that hire illegal workers, as well as stalled Congressional efforts to revamp immigration law, and disagreement among activists as many turn their [...]
Author Archives: WilliamWheeler
Legal Woes for Border Wall
April 18, 2008 – 5:34 pm
In a front page column in the New York Times last week, Adam Liptak outlined a brewing legal battle against Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff’s use of sweeping new powers to expedite the construction of barriers along America’s southwestern borders. But a legal challenge to the use of those powers is being heard at the [...]
Will Latino Pendulum Sway to Obama?
March 27, 2008 – 8:48 am
While much media ado is being made about the boost among Latino voters that Barack Obama may have won following his endorsement last week from New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, the bigger payoff could come in the form of diplomatic cover that the onetime Clinton ally now provides for other superdelegates that might follow suit. [...]
Political Gains from Targeting Illegal Immigrants?
March 18, 2008 – 8:26 am
An intriguing look at the local politics-immigration equation came from National Public Radio last week, in a three-part series on immigration controversies from the front-lines of Arizona. In part one, “‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Takes on Immigration,” reporter Ted Robbins looks at how Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Phoenix courts publicity with his innovative jail policies, which [...]
