Mexico Builds Border Wall to Keep Out U.S. Assholes
May 14, 2010 This immigration-themed parody from the geniuses at the Onion is much needed at this time. Actually, we were a little slow to come upon it, but its relevance -- and brilliance -- endures. Someone ought to stream this directly into Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's office, stat.
Beyond Reasonable Suspicion
May 12, 2010 “You’ve been randomly selected for a search.” These are the words I heard as I was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection upon my return from a recent trip to Canada.
Copycat Bills Aim at Illegal Immigrants
May 8, 2010 The push to criminalize undocumented immigrants, as seen most poignantly in the recent legislation adopted in Arizona, is growing. Many more states are seeing anti-immigrant bills introduced in their legislatures, backed by the far-right group Federation for American Immigration Reform.
‘Family Guy’ Creator Draws Parallels Between Arizona, Nazi Germany
May 3, 2010 There, he said it: Seth MacFarlane, the mind behind the hit man-’toon "Family Guy," courted controversy once again during a recent interview by comparing Arizona's already infamous new immigration law to the Nazis' notorious practice of demanding to see people's "papers."
L.A. Paves Way on May Day
May 2, 2010 According to police estimates, as many as 60,000 marchers took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of support for comprehensive immigration reform and against laws like Arizona's recently passed SB 1070.‘Left, Right & Center’: Goldman Grilled; Oil Spilled; AZ Bill
May 1, 2010 The oil well spill that's spewing 250,000 gallons of oil daily into the Gulf of Mexico is reaching shores and waterways now. Is "Drill, Baby, Drill" over now? Who will pay the political price? That same question can be asked in light of the Arizona immigration law: Who wins? Who loses?
Arizona’s Immigration Debate Gets Californians Talking
May 1, 2010 Now that Arizona's notorious SB 1070 has caught the nation's attention, immigration may again move into front-and-center position in another Western state that is ever grappling with the issue. Yes, that would be our own Golden State of California.
Arizona Moves to Curb Ethnic Studies
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.
