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
- Michigan Pushes Plan to Welcome Immigrants and their Revitalizing Power to State — May 18, 2012
- Alabama Governor Rejects Changes to State’s Extreme Immigration Law, Starts Special Legislative Session — May 17, 2012
- Changes to Alabama’s Extreme Immigration Law Not Enough, Critics Say — May 2, 2012
- Nebraska Upholds Bill that Provides Prenatal Care to Undocumented Women — April 27, 2012
- Colorado, Hawaii and Delaware Progress on Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students — April 16, 2012
Most commented posts
- Can Arizona Afford to Implement S.B. 1070? — 18 comments
- Condoleezza Rice Wants Undocumented Immigrants Out of the Shadows — 12 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
Author's posts listings
Either Mississippi lawmakers aren’t aware of the hefty fiscal and legal burdens brought on by harsh immigration legislation in other states, or they just don’t care. This week, the Mississippi House passed HB 488, an immigration enforcement bill that allows local law enforcement to determine the immigration status of individuals during an arrest whom they …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/16/is-mississippi-about-to-make-a-costly-mistake-on-immigration/
Late last week, thousands gathered on the steps of Alabama’s capitol building to hear civil rights leaders—Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III and Wade Henderson of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, among others—speak out against the state’s extreme immigration law, HB 56. Although key provisions of Alabama’s law …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/12/civil-rights-leaders-speak-out-against-alabamas-vile-immigration-law/
The U.S Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit temporarily enjoined two more controversial provisions of Alabama’s extreme immigration law (HB 56), adding to the list of enjoined provisions. Yesterday, the 11th Circuit blocked Section 27, which bars Alabama courts from enforcing a contract with an unlawfully present person, and Section 30, which makes it …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/09/appeals-court-blocks-two-more-provisions-of-alabamas-extreme-immigration-law/
So much for Southern hospitality. Despite damning reports, bad press and mea culpas from politicians out of Alabama following passage of their extreme immigration law, HB 56, Mississippi lawmakers continued down the same destructive path this week. Mississippi’s “papers please” immigration bill, HB 488—which contains nearly all the same provisions as Alabama’s extreme immigration law, …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/02/despite-alabamas-cautionary-tale-mississippi-moves-forward-with-extreme-papers-please-immigration-legislation/
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by Seth Hoy
February 24, 2012
Although several states were eager to introduce their own restrictive immigration bills following Arizona and Alabama’s harsh laws, some legislators and federal judges are now pulling back on these costly bills. A federal judge in Utah this week refused to issue a ruling on the state’s immigration law in anticipation of a Supreme Court ruling …
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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/24/courts-state-legislators-pull-back-on-restrictive-immigration-legislation/
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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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