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 [...]
Tag Archives: anti-immigration
Backlash Against Newsday for Hate Crime Coverage
November 22, 2008 – 3:13 pm
Long Island-based Newsday has been following the Marcelo Lucero murder in great detail, even sending a reporter to Ecuador to interview his friends and family. But some see coverage of this case, which involves a group of American youths who allegedly attacked and killed an immigrant, as too positive about immigration. One Newsday reporter was [...]
Teens Charged with Hate Crimes in Immigrant’s Murder
November 20, 2008 – 7:10 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x58A6o2NEBs Seven Long Island teenagers have been charged with hate crimes for the murder of an Ecuadorian immigrant earlier this month. The high school students were indicted today for an attack that ended with one of them stabbing Marcelo Lucero. In a case that tops last summer’s murder of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez in Shenandoah, [...]
Races We’re Watching: Part 2
November 3, 2008 – 8:23 pm
North Carolina Senate: Once comfortable Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) is fighting for her political life against Democrat Kay Hagan, whom most polls show is ahead. North Carolina has seen an influx on immigrants since Dole was last up for reelection. If Hagan wins by a narrow margin, they will have made a difference. Arizona State [...]
Weekly Immigration News Round-Up 11/1
November 1, 2008 – 6:22 pm
GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin discussed a guest worker program with apple farmers in Pennsylvania on Friday. It was the first time she mentioned immigration at a campaign stop. Palin touted John McCain’s support of comprehensive immigration reform. The Feds are charging the former CEO of Agriprocessors, the company raided by ICE in one of [...]
New Research Debunks Myth About Earlier Waves of Immigrants
October 21, 2008 – 6:10 pm
Germans board a ship for the United States. (Library of Congress) Those who oppose modern immigration often point to their own ancestors, who came from Europe in the 19th or early 20th century, as examples of immigration done right. Those immigrants came here legally, they say. They wanted to become Americans, and they learned English [...]
In Arizona, Immigration is a Ballot Question
October 12, 2008 – 3:34 pm
In 2004, Arizona voters passed Proposition 200, a measure designed to prevent alleged voter fraud by illegal immigrants. Instead, as News 21 documented, Prop 200 has disenfranchised thousands of legitimate voters. In 2006, voters overwhelmingly approved four initiatives against illegal immigrants, including measures denying them bail and punitive damages in civil count cases. Now, the [...]
Texas City Rejects “English Only” Law
October 12, 2008 – 12:57 pm
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Lathan Watts (City of Lewisville) The city council of Lewisville, Tex., last week rejected a measure to make English the only language allowed on government documents. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Lathan Watts (R) had put the measure on the council’s agenda, citing the need to save money on translating documents into [...]
