Seth Hoy
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Name: Seth Hoy
Date registered: January 13, 2009
Biography
Seth Hoy is the Online Communications Manager at the American Immigration Council. Previous to joining the Council, Mr. Hoy worked as a staff writer/reporter for a city paper in New Hampshire where he covered multiple beats. Mr. Hoy has also volunteered as an educator in China and the Marshall Islands through Harvard University's WorldTeach program. In addition to teaching students English, Mr. Hoy ran professional development workshops for local educators. He received his B.A. in English with a minor in German from Boston College in 2003.
Latest posts
- More States Introduce Costly Immigration Enforcement Bills in 2012 — February 3, 2012
- Advocates Call Romney’s Relationship with Anti-Immigrant Hawk “Political Suicide” — January 17, 2012
- Immigrants, Latinos and Asians Contribute More to Your State Than You Think — January 12, 2012
- Washington Post Lists Treating “Immigrants as People” as “In” for 2012 — January 3, 2012
- Immigration Impact’s Top 11 Blogs of 2011 — December 21, 2011
Most commented posts
- Can Arizona Afford to Implement S.B. 1070? — 18 comments
- States that Passed Arizona-style Immigration Laws Now Face Costly, Uphill Legal Battles — 12 comments
- New Arizona Enforcement Law Sparks Calls for Economic Boycott — 11 comments
- President Obama Praises Sens. Schumer/Graham’s Bipartisan Immigration Blueprint — 10 comments
- Rev. Al Sharpton Demands Sheriff Arpaio’s Resignation — 9 comments
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by Seth Hoy
February 3, 2012
Despite the devastating consequences of state immigration laws in Alabamaand Arizona, legislators in other states have introduced similar enforcement bills this year. Legislators in Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia introduced an array of costly immigration enforcement bills in their 2012 legislative sessions—some which are modeled on Arizona’s SB 1070. While study after study continues to …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/03/more-states-introduce-costly-immigration-enforcement-bills-in-2012/
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by Seth Hoy
January 17, 2012
As if Mitt Romney’s repeated promise to veto the DREAM Act wasn’t alienating enough, advocates warn that Romney’s continued relationship with famed anti-immigrant hawk Kris Kobach is killing future support from Latino voters, especially in key states like New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Florida. Kobach, co-author of Arizona and Alabama’s extreme immigration enforcement laws, appeared …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/17/advocates-call-romneys-relationship-with-anti-immigrant-hawk-political-suicide/
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by Seth Hoy
January 12, 2012
Immigration has never been a numbers game. When people think of immigration in America, they likely call to mind fear-fueled myths perpetuated by immigration restrictionists, like “immigrants are stealing American jobs” or “immigrants are a drain on our system.” Sadly, numbers and facts have rarely been part of the discussion, especially as state legislatures continue …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/12/immigrants-latinos-and-asians-contribute-more-to-your-state-than-you-may-think/
You wouldn’t know it from listening to the ridiculous anti-immigrant rhetoric over the past year, but treating immigrants like actual human beings is a concept some hope catches fire in 2012. The Washington Post recently added “immigrants as people” on “The List: 2012”—their annual zeitgeist-inspired list of ins and outs for the new year. Granted, …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/03/washington-post-lists-treating-immigrants-as-people-as-in-for-2012/
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by Seth Hoy
December 21, 2011
A review of immigration issues for 2011 reads like a rollercoaster of American politics. Some state legislatures, for example—backed by restrictionists groups—attempted to pass harsh enforcement-only immigration laws. Some states succeeded; others struck down these bills; and a few even passed progressive immigration laws like tuition equity for undocumented students. At the federal level, Congress …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/21/immigration-impact%e2%80%99s-top-11-blogs-of-2011/
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by Seth Hoy
December 15, 2011
Today, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano, announced that DHS will terminate its 287(g) agreement with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and restrict access to the Secure Communities program, following damaging findings released by the Department of Justice (DOJ). After a three year long civil rights investigation into the Maricopa …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/15/dhs-shuts-down-287g-agreement-with-maricopa-county-following-doj-investigation-restricts-secure-communities/
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by Seth Hoy
December 14, 2011
As if people needed more proof that Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law, HB 56, is bad for the state, a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of yet another provision of the law this week. U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson temporarily enjoined enforcement of Section 30 that, as applied, requires mobile home owners to provide proof …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/14/federal-judge-blocks-yet-another-provision-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-anti-immigrant-law/
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by Seth Hoy
December 9, 2011
Economists readily acknowledge the economic contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs to the U.S. After all, we wouldn’t have one-quarter of all public companies in the U.S.—companies like Google, Yahoo!, and Intel which employed 220,000 people and generated more than $500 billion in one year—without them. But lost in that acknowledgement are the contributions of immigrant women …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/09/new-report-shows-immigrant-women-entrepreneurs-create-jobs-and-contribute-to-economy/
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by Seth Hoy
December 7, 2011
Last week, a new report released by the Pew Hispanic Center found that nearly two-thirds of all unauthorized adult immigrants currently living in the U.S. (10.2 million) have been here for at least 10 years and nearly half of them (4.7 million) are parents of minor children. The longevity of their U.S. residency and pattern …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/07/new-report-challenges-notion-that-harsh-enforcement-measures-drive-unauthorized-immigrants-out/
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by Seth Hoy
December 1, 2011
Although some Alabama lawmakers credit the state’s overall drop in unemployment to their new immigration law (HB 56), the reality is that many industries and sectors in the state are losing workers and jobs. This week, the Birmingham News reported that Alabama’s construction industry is losing jobs faster than nearly any other state—a loss experts …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/01/alabama%e2%80%99s-immigration-law-digs-deeper-hole-for-state-economy/
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