Obama’s Unlikely Allies in Immigration Reform

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2010 President Obama is preparing for another drawn-out legislative and public battle over yet another contentious and unwieldy issue: immigration reform. But in this case, he may get help from some surprising sources at the right of the political spectrum. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thousands March on Phoenix (Updated)

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2010 An estimated 50,000 Thousands of people walked five miles through the streets and heat of Phoenix on Saturday in protest of Arizona's new immigration law, which is slated to take effect July 29. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arizona Superintendent Gets Taken to School

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2010 CNN is rarely the forum where we hear thoughtful points of view, but Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson breaks the mold as he rips apart the befuddled superintendent of Arizona public schools, Tom Horne, over Arizona's decision to ban ethnic studies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Outlawing Latinos’ Heritage

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 14, 2010 Arizona's latest attempt to put Latinos in their place is an oppressive new law that imposes restrictions on the teaching of history. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Most Americans Support Arizona Immigration Law

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2010 Give us your tired and your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, because we already have an abundance of selfish, mean xenophobes. Polls show that most Americans support Arizona's new immigration law, which makes it criminal to accept the Statue of Liberty's invitation. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arizona Moves to Curb Ethnic Studies

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2010 A bill has been approved by the Arizona Legislature that would ban ethnic studies programs in the state, a move that comes on the heels of passage of an extraordinarily controversial anti-immigrant law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Latinos in the Limelight Tweet About Arizona’s Immigration Law

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2010 George Lopez, Ricky Martin and Eva Longoria worked their Twitter platforms over the weekend to protest the passage of Arizona's contested and detested new immigration law For his part, comic Lopez cracked wise about racial profiling, Arizona Gov Jan Brewer and Taco Bell (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arizona Passes Harsh Anti-Immigration Bill

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2010 It's a sad day for anyone who is not a xenophobic, anti-immigrant militant: Arizona has passed the harshest anti-immigrant bill in the country, giving police the authority to detain anyone on "reasonable suspicion" that they are in the country illegally and arrest them if they don't have papers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CNN, Dobbs Under Fire

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2009 CNN is in some agua caliente with pro-immigration groups after airing a four-hour "Latino in America" documentary -- an attempt to woo a Latino audience -- while at the same time employing Lou Dobbs, the commentator notorious for his anti-immigration views. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2009 Pointing to a dramatic structural problem with schooling in Los Angeles, California's Department of Education reported Tuesday that the dropout rate of students in the L.A. Unified School District has risen to a whopping 34.9% for the 2008-09 school year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Buying Time on Immigration

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 4, 2009 On many questions, President Obama's approach is full speed ahead. On immigration reform, he prefers to take one step at a time. There really is no alternative. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

It Pays to Be White

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2009 Black and Latino communities have long suffered significantly higher unemployment rates than those of whites, but the economic collapse is taking labor inequity to new and alarming places. Jobs data shows that blacks and Latinos aren't just more unemployed overall, but they're losing jobs faster than their white colleagues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )