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Texas Pols Need to Get Off the Fencenew

Our governor and two U.S. senators know a fence is pointless -- but since short-term political expediency seems to demand one, they are desperately trying to obscure their barren leadership with comb-overs.
The Texas Observer  |  Editorial  |  09-10-2007  |  Commentary

Elizabeth Dole's Bad Foreign Policynew

By voting for CAFTA, Dole ignores the link between U.S. economic policy and the throngs of immigrants crossing our southern border.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  08-23-2007  |  Commentary

The Border Mess We're Innew

Call it "Homeland Security" until you're blue in the face, but no terrorists are making the trek across the Chihuahuan wilds, just impoverished campesinos, some with whole families in tow.
Weekly Alibi  |  Jerry Ortiz y Pino  |  10-17-2006  |  Commentary

Put the Guns Awaynew

Nobody had to bring out the military to solve the immigration problem.
Reno News & Review  |  Editorial  |  05-18-2006  |  Commentary

A Protest That Worksnew

Why do immigration marches get media attention when antiwar rallies don't?
Seattle Weekly  |  Geov Parrish  |  05-03-2006  |  Commentary

Southern Hospitalitynew

The people surprised by how well Dallas' massive immigration rally went must be Yankees.
Dallas Observer  |  Jim Schutze  |  04-17-2006  |  Commentary

Quaking Politiciansnew

Hundreds of thousands -- really, millions -- of ordinary people are clamoring for one simple right: to be an American.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  04-13-2006  |  Commentary

And Countingnew

Many of the victims of the Iraq War may ultimately turn out to be immigrants, since Bush's recent disastrous polling results have emboldened the lunatic fringe of the GOP to challenge him on immigration reform.
Weekly Alibi  |  Jerry Ortiz y Pino  |  04-11-2006  |  Commentary

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