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Bloodshed in Arizona turns spotlight on political landscape of anger and hate

Mon, 01/10/2011 - 16:14

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Federal Judge rules racism out of Arizona's controversial immigration law

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 14:06

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Yesterday, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction on some of the toughest portions of Arizona’s anti-immigration law SB1070 including the power for police to detain anyone “suspected” of being in the country illegally.


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This Memorial Day join Kanye West and thousands of others to protest unjust Arizona law

Fri, 05/28/2010 - 11:47

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Which states are going to great lengths NOT to be Arizona?

Wed, 05/05/2010 - 14:36

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Outraged over Arizona’s new law that will inevitably lead to racial profiling and civil rights issues, the Washington D.C. City Council has introduced two bold bills that counter Arizona’s SB1070, both of which have been met with unanimous approval from Council members.


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Government abdicating responsibility on deaths in detention

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 14:47

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No one doubts the immigration system is broken. But with the dilly dallying that seems to have enveloped any immigration reform legislation, families continue to be broken up and lives continue to be lost in the vast immigration detention and deportation network.


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One year on: Gitmo is still open and immigration detention is as bad as ever

Thu, 01/21/2010 - 14:29

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Shocking New York Times article uncovers efforts to conceal immigrant deaths in detention

Mon, 01/11/2010 - 15:18
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A New York Times article has revealed scathing information about grave abuses of power by immigration officials desperate to conceal the deaths and mistreatment of immigrants in detention. This includes covering up evidence of gross mistreatment, undercounting the number of detention deaths, discharging patients right before they die, and major efforts to avoid scrutiny from the news media.


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Do we want an immigration system that leads to racial profiling and fear politics?

Thu, 10/08/2009 - 14:12

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Obama Administration's Detention reforms will impact immigrant communities positively

Tue, 10/06/2009 - 14:33

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The life of an 88 year old Chinese American man tells us more about immigration than we can imagine

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 08:48

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Even as we skirt the issue of immigration, our museums and movies are seeing to it’s life and soul. A network of 13 U.S. museums has hit upon a unique idea - to craft a new vision of immigration in locations connected to history by understanding how previous generations have faced and tackled these issues before us.


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