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A nation's spirit uprooted by conservative focus on "anchor babies"

Thu, 08/19/2010 - 14:24

From Restore Fairness blog. The 14th amendment, established in 1868 as a major gain from the Civil War, united a nation that was once half-slave and half-free. Today, some Republicans wish to revisit the debate of 1868 and revoke its notion of birthright citizenship in order to help prevent undocumented immigration.


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Obama announces decision to send 1200 troops to the border

Wed, 05/26/2010 - 15:27

From the Restore Fairness blog.

In the run-up to the November elections, the White House seems to be succumbing to political pressure to increase immigration enforcement, border security and deportations, rather than fix the broken immigration system.


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Condemnation of Arizona's anti-immigrant bill goes national

Mon, 04/19/2010 - 15:37
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From the Restore Fairness blog.

onight, Arizona’s future hangs in the balance as Arizona Governor Jan Brewer decides whether to sign SB 1070, one of the harshest anti-immigrant bill in recent memory, into law. The bill will be forwarded to the Governor’s desk this evening and could ostensibly be signed into law by midnight tonight.


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