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Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, 11/30

November 30, 2008 – 3:59 pm

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 [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged anti-immigration, Barletta, hate crimes, Hate Groups, ice, immigrants, Latino voters, Texas | Comments

Why Did Lou Barletta Lose? (And What Does That Mean For Immigration?)

November 16, 2008 – 10:30 am

The race for Pennsylvania’s 11th congressional seat was one of the most closely watched this past election cycle. Lou Barletta, the mayor of Hazleton, was ahead in a number of polls right up to election day. He was predicted to defeat long-time incumbent Rep. Paul Kanjorski, a result that would have made Barletta one of [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Barletta, Columbia, Congress, Immigration, Latino vote, obama, Pennsylvania | Comments

Barletta, Kanjorski Debate in Last Week of Red Hot Pennsylvania Congressional Race

November 1, 2008 – 3:12 pm

Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) debated his challenger, Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, for the first and only time on Wednesday, the culmination of a Congressional campaign that has become one of the tightest in the country. (Watch highlights here.) Barletta spent much of the time attacking Kanjorski, “his friends in Congress” and “politicians in Washington.” Kanjorski, [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Barletta, Columbia, debate, Hazleton, illegal immigration, Illegal Immigration Relief Act, Pennsylvania | Comments

Weekly Immigration News Round-Up 10/18

October 19, 2008 – 2:25 pm

A Eureka, Calif. newspaper takes a look at immigration in the national election. Where do the candidates stand? Pretty close together. Paul Kanjorski and Nick Lampson, two of the endangered Democratic Congressman that News 21 looked at this summer, might get a boost from the financial crisis. A new poll shows Kanjorski catching up to [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Arizona, Columbia, imigration raids, Immigration, Iowa, Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County, McCain, Nick Lampson, obama, Oregon, Postville | Comments

Rust Belt Anxiety Means Immigration Still an Issue in Northeast Pennsylvania

October 14, 2008 – 7:11 pm

Abandoned coal breakers are common features of Northeast Pennsylvania’s broken landscape. (Photo by Amy Crawford) While national politicians are treating immigration as a non-issue, there are still places where it has the power to rile up a crowd. It makes sense in Arizona—that state borders Mexico—but immigration is also surprisingly hot in Pennsylvania. News 21 [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-immigration, Barletta, Chris Carney, Chris Hackett, Columbia, economic anxiety, illegal immigration, Immigration, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | Comments

McCain “Snubs” Barletta in Northeast Pennsylvania Campaign Swing

September 30, 2008 – 6:08 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDMKYlKMaLA John McCain has been trumpeting his record on immigration reform in Spanish language ads, hoping to gain Latino votes by distancing himself from his party’s right wing. Now, in perhaps his greatest show of support for a liberal immigration agenda, McCain pointedly ignored one of the country’s most high-profile immigration hardliners and one of [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Barletta, illegal immigration, immigration reform, Ireland, McCain, Pennsylvania | Comments

Illegal Immigration Mayor Surges Ahead in Northeast Pennsylvania Race

September 17, 2008 – 7:49 pm

Hazleton, Pa. mayor Lou Barletta’s “change” message seems to be resonating with voters in Northeastern Pennsylvania, because the Republican challenger has surged 9 points ahead of long-time incumbent Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D). A new poll, taken by Franklin & Marshall College, found Barletta ahead 44 to 35, with 21 percent undecided. Barletta, who became known [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Barletta, Columbia, Congress, illegal imigration, Immigration, Pennsylvania | Comments

Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, 8/29

August 29, 2008 – 1:25 pm

The AP reports that tensions between immigrants and union members led to the largest immigration raid in U.S. history, in Mississippi earlier this week. ICE began investigating Howard Industries three years ago after a union members tipped them off. The Miami Herald notes that Cuban issues are no longer as important to Miami voters as [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Asian Americans, Barletta, Columbia, Immigration, immigration raid, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Miami | Comments

Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, 8/22

August 22, 2008 – 2:52 pm

A federal judge upheld Arizona’s Proposition 200, a 2004 law that mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration. News 21 reporters found that Latinos and other voters are often disenfranchised by Prop. 200. Time magazine delved into Miami Latinos’ shift toward the Democrats. News 21 reporters Don Duncan and Elizabeth Mendez Berry came to the [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Barletta, Columbia, Cubans, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Miami, Proposition 200 | Comments

Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, August 18

August 18, 2008 – 2:22 pm

A Chinese immigrant died of cancer in a detention facility after authorities ignored his excruciating pain for months. More immigration raids: ICE arrests 42 suspected illegal immigrants working at Dulles Airport in suburban Washington, D.C. and 57 at a parachute plant in Asheville, N.C. Deportations are up 40 percent in the Pacific Northwest, due to [...]