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Detained Immigrants Coerced to Sign Away Rights
Newly available federal data shows a steady increase in the number of immigrants in administrative detention who have signed deportation orders waiving their right to see a judge. The National Immigrant Justice Center, through a Freedom of Information Act request, Read More …
Undocumented Workers and Tax Contributions – Summary by State
I detest broad claims when it comes to the contribution of migrant workers to our economy. Large-scale estimates are often based on egregious and fallacious assumptions. I have posted this previously: I have never been one for macro-studies that pretend Read More …
Truths and (then some more truths) – Immigration and Neo-Liberalism
I found this written as a letter to the New York Times. Lets put my intellectual disagreement with grand truths and meta narratives aside for the moment. Truths: (1) The United States cannot support the rest of the world. (2) Read More …
Immigrant Scapegoating – Definately Not an Election Winner
George Bush made a 10% gain in Hispanic voters during his re-election bid in 2004; it is more than likely that the gain would reverse itself into a loss for Republicans come this November. This time around, pledging to step Read More …
Goof-up – Arkansas Governor on Instate-Tuition for Undocumented Students
The Associated Press and several other news outlets picking up the AP are quoting the Arkansas Governor Beebee for stating that a “legal opinion he signed while he served as the state’s attorney general in 2005 clearly showed giving illegal Read More …