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Kobach Faces More Skeptics Over Controversial History

April 4, 2010 - 9:15 am

Posted in Albertville Alabama, Farmers Branch Texas, Immigration, Immigration Issues, Immigration Law, John Tanton Network, Kris Kobach, Politics | No comments

An interesting article popped up from the Sand Mountain Reporter. It seems a journalist in Albertville, Alabama has been suspicious of our old friend Kris Kobach ever since he conveniently appeared “to help” the town with immigration issues. Ben Shurett’s suspicions…

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Bad Week for Nativist Attorney Kris Kobach
originally posted by Imagine 2050 Editors for IMAGINE 2050 » Immigration [click here]

March 27, 2010 - 7:48 am

Posted in Albertville Alabama, Civil Rights Lawsuit, Immigration, Immigration Reform Law Institute, John Tanton, Kansas Taxpayers, Kris Kobach, Maricopa County Sheriff, Politics, Sheriff Joe Arpaio | No comments

Following up on widespread claims that anti-immigrant attorney Kris Kobach was being paid large sums by the Maricopa County Sheriff’’s Office, Stephen Lemons of Feathered Bastard got a hold of the official contract between MCSO and Kobach.

Kris Kobach, the far right-wing nativist…

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Anti-Immigration Group Calls Immigrants ‘Third-World Gold Diggers’
originally posted by Imagine 2050 Editors for IMAGINE 2050 » Immigration [click here]

March 20, 2010 - 6:56 am

Posted in Center for Immigration Studies, Civil Rights Organizations, Immigrant Groups, Immigration, Immigration Issue, Immigration Reform, National Council Of La Raza, Politics, Racist Rhetoric, Southern Poverty Law Center, White Nationalism, White Nationalists | No comments

This post by Erin Rosa at Campus Progress describes the agenda of anti-immigrant groups that are attempting to disparage civil rights organizations.

Embattled by numerous reports of its ties to white nationalists, The Center For Immigration Studies (CIS), a Washington D.C.-based think thank…

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Anti-Immigration Group Calls Immigrants ‘Third-World Gold Diggers’
originally posted by Imagine 2050 Editors for IMAGINE 2050 » Immigration [click here]

March 20, 2010 - 6:56 am

Posted in Center for Immigration Studies, Civil Rights Organizations, Immigrant Groups, Immigration, Immigration Issue, Immigration Reform, National Council Of La Raza, Politics, Racist Rhetoric, Southern Poverty Law Center, White Nationalism, White Nationalists | No comments

This post by Erin Rosa at Campus Progress describes the agenda of anti-immigrant groups that are attempting to disparage civil rights organizations.

Embattled by numerous reports of its ties to white nationalists, The Center For Immigration Studies (CIS), a Washington D.C.-based think thank…

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Trailblazer of Civil Rights Dies Forgotten
originally posted by Imagine 2050 Editors for IMAGINE 2050 » American Identity [click here]

March 14, 2010 - 9:10 am

Posted in American Identity, Jimmy Carter, Juanita W. Goggins, New York Times, Politics, South Carolina Legislature, States Civil Rights Commission | No comments

A sad reminder of how easily the individuals who inspired generations and paved the way for expanded freedom slip into obscurity. Tragically ironic that this comes amid a vicious backslide on the civil rights won by individuals like Juanita Goggins.

The…

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Crosspost: Gut Check for GOP on Immigration
originally posted by Imagine 2050 Editors for IMAGINE 2050 » Immigration [click here]

March 13, 2010 - 10:44 am

Posted in Border Enforcement, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Majority, Demographic Group, Government Pass, Gut Check, Immigration, Immigration Reform, Immigration System, Legal Immigration, Lindsey Graham, Partisan Effort, Partisan Support, Politics, Quiet Battle, Robert Creamer, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Lindsey Graham, Unfair Labor Practices | No comments

Robert Creamer from Huffington Post talks bi-partisan support and the choice before the GOP when it comes to immigration.

There is a quiet battle underway within the Republican Party that may soon break out into the open — and it will heavily…

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Thousands Die in the Desert as a Result of U.S. Border Policy
originally posted by Imagine 2050 Editors for IMAGINE 2050 » Immigration [click here]

February 27, 2010 - 7:10 am

Posted in Arivaca Arizona, Border Patrol Agents, Border Policy, Byrd Camp, Derechos Humanos, Humanitarian Assistance, Immigration, Lefebvre, Migrant Deaths, Migrants, No More Deaths, Politics, Sanctuary Movement, U.S. Border Patrol, migrant deaths in the desert | No comments

Stephen Lemmons chronicles the activists who are fighting back in this Phoenix New Times feature article.

Gene Lefebvre remembers the day in late August 2008 when 20 to 25 Border Patrol agents, half of them on horseback, raided the Arivaca, Arizona campsite…

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Cross-post: Republican Bill Seeks to Deprive American-Born of Citizenship
originally posted by Imagine 2050 Editors for IMAGINE 2050 » American Identity [click here]

February 20, 2010 - 1:44 am

Posted in 14th Amendment, American Citizenship, American Identity, Birthright Citizenship, Citizens, Immigration, Politics, Undocumented Immigrants | No comments

Alex DiBranco highlights an ongoing threat, not just to the children of immigrants, but to any American whose ability to prove birthright is compromised.

A proposed bill sponsored by Rep. Gary Miller (R-CA) wants people born in the U.S.A. to no longer receive automatic…

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Racism, Anti-immigrant Sentiment, White Nationalism and Islamophobia, is this the GOP’s future?
originally posted by Imagine 2050 Editors for IMAGINE 2050 » Immigration [click here]

February 19, 2010 - 10:33 am

Posted in Alliance Defense Fund, Anti Semitism, Conservative Groups, Conservative Movement, Conservative Political Action Conference, Doug Giles, Extreme Right, Immigration, Islamophobia, J D Hayworth, James O'Keefe, Leadership Institute, Numbersusa, Politics, White Nationalism | No comments

The 37th annual Conservative Political Action Conference kicked off today in Washington DC. This year’s event is featuring big players in the conservative movement, but more concerning, the extreme right are also prominent. During my first eight hours at the…

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Cross-post: Going to the Chapel Gay Marriage, Immigration
originally posted by Imagine 2050 Editors for IMAGINE 2050 » Immigration [click here]

February 14, 2010 - 12:31 am

Posted in Gay Couples, Gay Partnerships, Human Rights Campaign, Immigration, Immigration System, Marriage Certificate, Politics, Same Sex Couples, Valentine's Day | No comments

Faren D’Abell writes in Windy City Times about the ongoing struggle of LBGT people for equal marriages and the added complication of the flawed immigration system that doesn’t allow same-sex couples to sponsor one another for residency.

In Roman times, the story…

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