Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/immigration/101602/legal_immigration_anyone/ One of the false pieties uttered by anti-immigration politicians is that they love immigrants. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:00:01 PDT The New York Times http://www.alternet.org/immigration/101303/man_who_sent_death_threat_to_la_raza_sentenced/ Christopher Michael Szaz was sentenced to 45 days in federal prison. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:00:01 PDT Kety Esquivel, Huffington Post http://www.alternet.org/immigration/101123/why_the_latino_vote_could_decide_the_2008_election/ For the first time in U.S. history, Latino voters could play a decisive role in a presidential election this year. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:00:01 PDT Randy Shaw, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/immigration/97312/minutemen_leader_talks_like_a_humanitarian/ The vigilante group's leader called immigrants a wonderful addition to the American fabric, as well as criminal terrorists. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:00:01 PDT Julianne Ong Hing, ColorLines http://www.alternet.org/immigration/100819/mexican_violence_forcing_families_to_migrate/ Extreme poverty isn't the only reason people are fleeing Mexico these days. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:00:01 PDT Lydia Cacho, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/immigration/100691/anti-immigration_hardliner_goes_ballistic_over_obama%27s_answers_on_the_issue/ The head of the Center for Immigration Studies goes nuts over Obama questionnaire. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Kyle Hussein de Beausset, The Sanctuary http://www.alternet.org/immigration/100686/the_costs_of_migration_hit_women_hardest/ There's strength in numbers, and women migrant workers are organizing themselves and strengthening their networks. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:00:01 PDT Diana Mendoza, IPS News http://www.alternet.org/immigration/100194/ice_creates_climate_of_fear_in_rhode_island/ Activists have been scrambling to inform immigrants in the state about their rights. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:00:01 PDT Rachael Scarborough King, Dollars and Sense http://www.alternet.org/immigration/100150/the_accidental_american_discovers_discrimination/ Mamdouh had actually managed to get by for 12 years without noticing American discrimination in a daily way. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:00:01 PDT Rinku Sen, ColorLines http://www.alternet.org/immigration/99977/no_passports%2C_no_freedom_of_movement_for_many_mexican-americans/ Thousands of people of Mexican descent were subjected to unmeetable demands to prove that they are citizens of the US before getting a passport. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:00:01 PDT Roberto Lovato, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/immigration/99886/major_anti-immigrant_figure_can%27t_pretend_he%27s_not_a_racist_anymore/ Exposed: FAIR founder John Tanton's 20 years of correspondence with racists and white supremacists. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Heidi Beirich, Hate Watch http://www.alternet.org/immigration/99875/caught_in_the_citizenship_backlog/ Organizers are trying to get millions of new immigrants registered in time to vote. Will they succeed? Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:00:01 PDT Suman Raghunathan, Feet in 2 Worlds http://www.alternet.org/immigration/99211/immigrant_raid_undermines_san_francisco%27s_sanctuary_status/ The arrests call into question how protected undocumented immigrants in this "sanctuary city" really are. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:00:01 PDT Elena Shore, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/immigration/98919/calavera_highway%3A_the_story_of_an_all-american_mexican_family/ A new documentary reveals the realities faced by millions of people in trans-national communities. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Kyle Hussein de Beausset, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/immigration/98893/mccain_ad_lies_about_immigration_reform/ The hit-piece distorts the record of what happened in DC during the past few years. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:00:01 PDT Henry Fernandez, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/immigration/98483/alaska_sounds_like_aztlan_--_secessionists_go_mainstream/ Where are the charges of divided loyalties when Sarah Palin rejected the United States? Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:00:01 PDT Roberto Lovato, New America Media http://www.alternet.org/immigration/98224/immigration_crack-downs%3A_tough_on_workers%2C_never_employers/ Raids on undocumented workers is part of a broken immigration policy. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Bishop Gabino Zavala, Comment Is Free http://www.alternet.org/immigration/97842/immigration_raid_breaks_up_organizing_drive_at_iowa_meatpacking_plant/ Employers are using immigration enforcement by ICE to hurt workers, both natives and migrants. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:00:01 PDT Simone Landon, Labor Notes http://www.alternet.org/immigration/98040/the_dehumanizing_term_%22anchor_baby%22_part_of_a_reactionary_assault_on_american_values/ Those who use the term are dead-set against a key provision of the Constitution. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:00:01 PDT Kyle Hussein de Beausset, Citizen Orange http://www.alternet.org/immigration/97594/leader_of_anti-immigration_movement_calls_issue_a_%22skirmish_in_a_wider_war%22/ John Tanton speaks of an existential struggle for survival. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:00:01 PDT Eric Ward, Imagine 2050