Immigration
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Weekly Diaspora: Immigration Opponents Take a Turn for the Worse
AlterNet &bull 5 Hours Ago
As grassroots support for the pro-immigration reform March for America grows, anti-immigration groups and their allies are trying to use racial tension to stop the momentum. Full Story »
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Mississippi School Cancels Prom Rather Than Let Lesbian Teens Attend
AlterNet &bull Yesterday
Last week, headlines were made after a school in Mississippi cancelled its senior prom rather than let a lesbian couple attend. The school, Itawamba Agricultural High School, released a statement that explained prom was off, "due to the distractions to… Full Story »
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Alec G. Hargreaves - Multi-ethnic France: Immigration, Politics, Culture and Society
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- Barack Obama
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Politics Confuse Public Perception of Climate Change
AlterNet &bull Yesterday
Americans don't know what to think about climate change anymore. A few years ago, the public more or less trusted the science that said human activity was raising global temperatures, but now that Congress and the Obama administration have hemmed and hawed about climate issues, we're not longer so sure. Forty-eight percent of Americans-more of us than ever before-believe that reports of global warming are "generally exaggerated," according to a new Gallup poll. Climate science… Full Story »
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Lonewacko &bull YesterdayIndependent, in-depth coverage of immigration, politics, and media bias since 2002. Also: multiculturalism, Los Angeles, California, privacy, and occasionally celebrities and wacky humor... Full Story »
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Immigration Backlog Overwhelms US Courts
Voice of America &bull Yesterday
A U.S.-based research institute says a judge shortage means immigrants facing deportation or other legal procedures in the United States are waiting longer than ever for a hearing. Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse said in a report Friday people… Full Story »
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Heather Merrill - An Alliance of Women: Immigration And the Politics of Race
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Raids and Ambassador's Remarks Undermine Obama's Immigration Message
AlterNet &bull Yesterday
On the same day that President Obama was holding a series of meetings with lawmakers and community leaders about moving immigration reform legislation forward, his administration was sending a very different signal. Just up the road in Anne Arundel and… Full Story »
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Gut Check for GOP on Immigration
AlterNet &bull Yesterday
There is a quiet battle underway within the GOP that may soon break out into the open. Full Story »
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- Republican Party
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Church Uses Marquee To Speak Out Against Beck: 'Sorry Mr Beck, Jesus Preached Social Justice'
AlterNet &bull Yesterday
This post first appeared on Think Progress. This week, Christian religious leaders have been criticizing Fox News host Glenn Beck for his controversial remarks that churches that promote social and economic justice are somehow dangerous. Full Story »
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Civil Disagreement: One Nation, Under God?
Seattle Times &bull Mar 12, 2010
Several years ago an Oregon academic, Richard Ellis, wrote a history of the Pledge, which I reviewed in the Times. In the book he says each big boost for the Pledge, or change in it, came at a time when… Full Story »
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Roxanne Lynn Doty - The Law into Their Own Hands: Immigration and the Politics of Exceptionalism
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Come Chat With the New WH Chief of Staff, Michael Moore
AlterNet &bull Mar 12, 2010
You probably have a ton of questions to ask him. I know I do. Here's your chance to ask them. Send us your questions now and then join us for the live chat with Michael Moore on Tuesday, March 16… Full Story »
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On March 15, Take Action to Stop Dumping Mine Waste Into Our Water
AlterNet &bull Mar 12, 2010
There is nothing clean about destroying homes and communities to get coal out of the ground. Mountaintop removal coal mining is a dirty secret in our nation's energy supply. More than 470 mountains in Appalachia have been destroyed by this process of detonating explosives to expose… Full Story »
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The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Politics Confuse Public Perception of Climate Change
Huffington Post &bull Mar 12, 2010
Americans don't know what to think about climate change anymore. A few years ago, the public more or less trusted the science that said human activity was raising global temperatures, but now that Congress and the Obama administration have hemmed and hawed about climate issues, we're not longer so sure. Forty-eight percent of Americans--more of us than ever before--believe that reports of global warming are "generally exaggerated," according to a new Gallup poll. Climate… Full Story »
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Court bars far-right party from taking new members
Seattle Times &bull Mar 12, 2010
The BNP opposes immigration and claims to fight for "indigenous" Britons. Leader Nick Griffin is notorious in Britain for denying the Holocaust in the past. Full Story »
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Stakes Getting Higher For Obama, Latino Voters, and Immigration Reform
AlterNet &bull Mar 12, 2010
The President had a series of meetings on immigration reform that reflect the pressure he is feeling to act. Full Story »
Rens Van Munster - Securitising Immigration: The Politics of Risk in the EU
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Graham to Obama: If you use reconciliation on health care, it'll kill amnesty
Hot Air &bull Mar 12, 2010
Graham, along with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), met with Obama to update him on their efforts to advance immigration reform legislation. During the meeting, Graham said he made it clear to the president that the already difficult task of passing… Full Story »
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South Carolina's Graham taking on immigration again
McClatchy - Election 2008 &bull Mar 12, 2010
WASHINGTON - Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Chuck Schumer of New York discussed major immigration reforms Thursday with President Barack Obama at a White House meeting. Full Story »
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Senators' plan would put derivatives under the Federal Reserve
The Hill - Business & Lobbying &bull Mar 12, 2010
Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) have been deep in negotiations on how to impose new restrictions on the opaque and multitrillion-dollar market for derivatives that many blame for exacerbating the financial crisis. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said… Full Story »
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Deportations & Mosque Closings: The War on Terror's Domestic Toll
AlterNet &bull Mar 12, 2010
The following is excerpted from the forthcomingMohamed's Ghosts: A Story of Love and Fear in the Homelandby Stephan Salisbury, published by Nation Books. Copyright 2010 by the author. The Abco Body Shop was not really an Abco Body Shop and hadn't been one for years. It was the home of the Ansaarullah Islamic Society, a small mosque established in January 2002 by Mohamed Ghorab,… Full Story »
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President Meets With Pro-Reform Advocates On Immigration
AlterNet &bull Mar 12, 2010
The first of the President's three meetings today on immigration is in the books, and this one was a little unexpected. This afternoon at the White House, a group of pro-reform immigrant advocates were slated to meet with senior White… Full Story »
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