Immigrant Rights, Not Immigration Reform
One thing everyone agrees on regarding immigration is that the current system demands our attention. The critical question is, what kind of attention? Compassionate, inclusive and sustainable? Or just a quick and dirty political fix euphemistically called “comprehensive reform”?
Republicans Promote Divisiveness with Anti-Gay Amendment
In order to distract voters from the burning issues like ballooning gas prices, the degenerating situation in Iraq, Republican corruption in Congress, a slowing economy, and declining US credibility around the world, Bush and congressional Republicans have announced their support for extremist policies, say civil rights activists.
Sweeney Blast Senate Immigration Bill
The Senate-passed immigration bill creates “an unjust, unworkable and undemocratic three-tiered society” among the nation’s 11 million-12 million undocumented workers, AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney says.