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Are they against putting people back on the job?
Editor’s Note: In this week’s address on Oct. 1, President Obama told the American people that it has been nearly three weeks since he sent Congress his jobs bill, and now it is time for Congress to send it back so that it can be signed into law.
It’s been almost three weeks since I sent the .... |
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Report: Border Patrol Abuses on the Rise
The number of apprehensions of undocumented immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped, but reports of abuses against immigrants are on the rise.
Those are the findings of a new report released by the Arizona humanitarian aid organization No More Deaths.
The report, “A Culture of Cruelty,”.... |
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Undocumented Immigrants Steer Clear of Arizona
People on both sides of the immigration debate in Arizona are skeptical of new research that shows a national decrease in the flow of illegal immigration from Mexico into the United States. But there is one thing they are certain of: undocumented immigrants are steering clear of the border state.
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
We can discuss many of America’s national parks as if they were celebrated paintings, featuring the colors of Impressionism, the wild shapes of Cubism, and the luminosity of the Hudson River School. Some parks are masterpieces of filmmaking rather than works on paper or canvas. These parks move – .... |
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Mentally disabled Navajo man branded with swastika
In the first known case filed under the federal hate crimes law signed by President Obama in 2009, three New Mexico men face charges after being accused of using a heated wire coat hanger to brand a swastika on a mentally disabled Navajo man.
Paul Beebe, William Hatch and Jesse Sanford each face .... |
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Next Target
The US Human Rights Network (USHRN), an Atlanta-based coalition of more than 300 organizations from around the country, announced today that it will move its 2011 national conference outside the state of Georgia if Gov. Nathan Deal follows through with his intent to sign controversial anti-immigra.... |
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Black Politicians Defend Immigrants
As immigrant advocates battle hardline immigration bills in state capitols across the country, they’re receiving crucial support from caucuses of black legislators.
Black politicians have come out in defense of immigrants, questioning the morality and wisdom of tough immigration legislation in st.... |
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Even in Arizona?
The news out of Arizona is that its Republican-dominated state Senate rejected the latest series of harsh immigration measures. For once, the Arizona GOP said no to their leader, State Sen. Russell Pearce, who wanted to enact a package that has been called SB 1070 on steroids. How come? Some Re.... |
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Study Reveals Dangers of Prenatal Pesticide Exposure
(EDITOR’S NOTE: California state regulators claim that certain pesticides – like methyl iodide, which was recently approved for agricultural use on crops such as strawberries - can be used safely, while many of the state’s environmental and health groups say that pesticide use in farming is fundam.... |
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More Oversight Needed
Last week, the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling released its full report on the BP disaster in the Gulf calling for widespread reform of the offshore drilling industry, including better safety regulations and more stringent enforcement by federal agen.... |
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Buried on the other side
Sending bodies to the United States has become commonplace for Mexican funeral homes in Ciudad Juárez. At least twice a week, Jose Meléndez’s hearses cross the border. But the practice of sending the bodies of American tourists or seniors north has given way to a new phenomenon: the shipment of th.... |
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We need justice
Pink crosses draped with dresses stood before the concrete walls of the
police station. Posters of missing and murdered women stared into the eyes
of passerby. Relatives of victims shared their stories, denouncing what
they charged was official indifference. Another anti-femicide
demonstration.... |
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Policing the police in Tucson
A coalition of community groups in Tuscon is using video to show how readily police are cooperating with Border Patrol, despite local law enforcement’s stated opposition to Arizona’s new immigration law before it took effect.
The “Yo Soy Testigo” ("I’m a witness") campaign, launched by Tucson-ba.... |
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Citizenship at 106 years old
Ignacia Moya, born in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco,106 years ago, became a U.S. citizen in her second attempt to get citizenship. Wearing a blue, red and white blouse representing the American flag, Moya celebrated the occasion with her two sons and some of her 20 grandchildren, 15 gre.... |
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Call to Action to Congressional Leaders
On Jul 20, a group of 18 civil rights organizations submitted a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Commerce Committees expressing their disappointment with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowskis proposal to regulate the Internet. These organizations are extremely troubled by the potential .... |
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