AltWeeklies Wire
The Return of South Carolina's Nativistsnew
Glenn McConnell introduced legislation calling for a U.S. Constitutional Convention to make illegal immigration even more illegal. He also submitted a bill that would make English the official language of South Carolina and require all state and civic publications be made manifest in English alone.
Charleston City Paper |
D.A. Smith |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
Why Immigration May Not Be Such a Big Issue After Allnew
If the national press is to be believed, the failed efforts of the Bush administration to achieve any sort of immigration reform have left this nation in the grip of an immigration dilemma of crisis proportions. Yet if a recent Albuquerque town hall is any indication, the much-ballyhooed crisis will eventually turn out to be the most oversold worry since the Y2K computer calendar sneeze.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
11-20-2007 |
Commentary
When It Comes to Immigration, Fear Killsnew
We will never know how many have perished over the years beneath the waters of the Rio Grande, or the Florida Straits, for that matter -- but on the Texas border the situation has worsened as the U.S. cranks up the security.
The Texas Observer |
Editorial |
06-06-2007 |
Commentary
Keep the Cheap Labor Comin'!new
Anyone who supports a guest-worker program needs to look at the beneficiaries.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
05-31-2007 |
Commentary
Linking 'Free Trade' & Immigrationnew
While Democratic leaders and President Bush do the hard sell on bipartisan immigration reform, they are now pushing secret, anti-worker, anti-environment trade agreements that will only exacerbate U.S. immigration problems.
New York Press |
Amy Goodman |
05-31-2007 |
Commentary
The Immigration Bill's a Bloody Mishmashnew
The failure of both political parties to deal honestly with immigration over the last two years has now materialized in front of us as the stinking mess presented publicly by senators Kennedy and Kyl (with an assist from the White House).
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
05-25-2007 |
Commentary
Immigration Folliesnew
How can compromise lead to a bill that everyone dislikes?
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
05-24-2007 |
Commentary
A Laborious Argumentnew
If you're a true, thinking liberal, you should oppose a guest-worker program.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
01-24-2007 |
Commentary
Mirror, Mirrornew
Some express terror that lax immigration polices will undermine the American economy and cause a country that exports unequal trade treaties, carbon pollution, McDonald's and cluster bombs to the Third World to become a Third World country itself.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-09-2006 |
Commentary
Ignoring Our Rootsnew
Regarding immigration, our collective memory needs substantial improvement.
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
05-24-2006 |
Commentary
A Political Sea Changenew
Illegal immigration threatens to cause a major shift in black politics.
Pasadena Weekly |
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
05-23-2006 |
Commentary
Empty Gesturesnew
As shown by his announcement to send National Guard troops to the border, the president remains forever willing to use his citizen soldiers for his own political purposes.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
05-19-2006 |
Commentary
Bush the Aliennew
The president angers his base and his new allies on immigration.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
05-18-2006 |
Commentary
Immi-great!new
An immigrants' rights advocate spells out a fairer, more humane policy.
New Haven Advocate |
Jorge Baron |
05-15-2006 |
Commentary
Let's Exile Deportationnew
Undocumented immigrants, like my own mother, deserve better.
L.A. Alternative |
Robert Scheer |
05-09-2006 |
Commentary
