I’m shocked to read about the shooting in Arizona today, in which Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head and is now in critical condition, and federal judge John M. Roll was killed, among others. The suspicions that the shooter may have had political motives — including anger over immigration policy — are incredibly [...]
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More Sadness From Arizona
January 8th, 2011 · No Comments · AS, Immigration, Politics
Tags: Arizona·Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords·Facebook·federal judge·Giffords·guns·Immigration·immigration policy·John M. Roll·New York Times·Sarah Palin·shooter·shooting
Et Tu, NYT?
November 15th, 2010 · No Comments · AS, Immigration, Law and Justice
The California Supreme Court ruled today that students at UC schools can continue to benefit from AB-540, which grants in-state tuition status to graduates of California high schools as long as they attended a California high school for at least three years. This is a welcome ruling, even if it is only a small step [...]
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More Anti-Immigrant Ordinances
June 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · AS, Immigration, Supreme Court
This week, Fremont, Nebraska residents passed a local anti-immigrant measure that aims to ban hiring or renting to “illegal immigrants.” Unlike the laws passed in Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Farmers Branch, Texas, this law was enacted by voter referendum. Otherwise, though, the law is pretty similar to its predecessors — it requires local employers to use [...]
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