Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

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FAIR Cries ‘Foul’ Over New Ad

September 9th, 2008 · No Comments

A full-page ad placed in Capitol Hill newspapers has upset the country’s most powerful immigration restrictionist organization, the Federation for American Immigration Reform. The ad, a response to FAIR’s annual “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” lobbying event, held this week, was paid for by a coalition that includes the SEIU, or Service Employees International [...]

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Immigration Organization of the Week: National Council of La Raza

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Immigration is a fraught issue, and in recent years dozens of groups have sprung up to advocate for one position or the other, to lobby Congress, to fund candidates, or to fight it out in the courts. With all the vague or patriotic-sounding names, it can get pretty confusing. You might see spokespeople from these [...]

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