14th Amendment Fight Could Get Ugly
14th Amendment Fight Could Get Ugly
So what would King Solomon, the wise, do with an anchor baby? Order it to be hacked in half to see if the birthers flinch? It may just come to […]
Are Anti-Immigrant Laws Hate Speech?
So with all the talk about all our caustic political arguments and how they may or may not be to blame for the massacre in Tucson, we have this (not […]
King Snubbed for Immigration Chair: Pouts
Pobrecito King. It’s not so much the story in the Hufington Post that caught my attention as much as it was the picture of a pouting Steven King. King, R-Iowa, […]
Latinos in Congress: Diverse, Yet Bundled Together
Interesting piece in the Houston Chronicle about the balance of Latino numbers and power in the US congress. It’s thorough enough: there are more Latinos in congress today than there […]
King:Deported DREAMers Like Peace Corps Voluteers
Apparently, and according to a Fox News Latino post, the new chairman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, spent his childhood reading the US […]
14 States To Tackle Birthright Citizenship
Seriously? According to a recent report, 14 states have legislators who are set to file bills about birthright citizenship this year. That is, they are going to propose laws that would […]
Republicans Take Republicans to Task for use of Anchor baby
You can’t expect people to stop a behavior if you don’t take them to task for doing it. I’ve been writing in general terms about the use of the words […]
Latino Chasm in the Mormon Church
It’s about immigration, but it’s also about faith. And in a tightly-knit group like the Latter Day Saints it feels like the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s (or the Garcia’s and Martinez’…it’s […]
Federal Immigration Raids Growing Under Obama
In a very detailed analysis, David Bacon points out that the Barack Obama administration has upped the ante of enforcement against immigrant workers in ways that are either comparable, or […]
A Growing Intolerance Toward Foreigners in Mexico
Here’s a sobering finding by a Mexican agency that deals with discrimination: “‘The prevailing image of Mexico as supportive and open towards foreigners is debatable,’ notes the study for reflection […]