Mar
22
The “nativist extremist” movement in the United States is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. On the one hand, the number of these virulently anti-immigrant groups plummeted between 2010 and 2011. On the other hand, many of the people and ideas from these groups have found new homes in the conspiracy-obsessed “Patriot” movement, the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/22/anti-immigrant-agenda-goes-mainstream-as-nativist-extremist-movement-declines-report-finds/
Mar
15
While anti-immigrant sentiment may win candidates a few headlines, it certainly doesn’t resonate with every day voters. Following Alabama’s GOP primary this week, a CNN exit poll found that “illegal immigration” was not a top-of-mind issue for many Alabamians. According to the survey, only 3% of the respondents cited “illegal immigration” as the most important …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/15/being-anti-immigrant-doesnt-work-in-politics-even-in-the-south/
Mar
07
In its March/April issue, Mother Jones Magazine goes “inside the self-deportation movement,” exploring “164 state anti-immigration bills and the forces behind them.” The concept of “self deportation,” popularized by GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney, is central to the philosophy of “attrition through enforcement.” The basic idea is that, if you make life hard enough for …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/07/mother-jones-exposes-inner-workings-of-the-self-deportation-movement/
Mar
06
BY DARCY TROMANHAUSER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT NEBRASKA APPLESEED A federal court’s recent decision to strike down the core of Fremont’s immigration enforcement ordinance (Ordinance No. 5165)—which requires businesses to verify employees’ immigration status and renters to apply for an occupancy license—is no surprise. Across the country, every immigration ordinance with a rental component has been …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/03/06/court-strikes-down-provision-of-fremonts-immigration-ordinance-impact-on-community-continues/
Feb
22
Voter registration is a key measure of immigrant integration. After all, what could be more American than casting your ballot on Election Day? When measuring immigrant voting patterns, voter registration is typically defined as the percent of naturalized immigrants (those who have become U.S. citizens) who are registered to vote. In other words, we only …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/22/a-new-way-to-measure-the-burgeoning-power-of-the-immigrant-vote/
Jan
31
Campaigning in Florida this month, GOP Presidential candidates continued to display a general lack of understanding of the state’s diversifying Latino population. While it’s well-documented that the Cuban-American population is currently a strong political force, the emerging story in Florida is that the state’s future voting population will become increasingly Latino, but less Cuban.
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/31/gop-candidates-ignore-floridas-diversifying-latino-population/
Jan
26
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney stole a page from the restrictionists’ playbook this week when he promoted the idea of “self-deportation” during a presidential debate. “If people don’t get work here,” Romney stated, “they’re going to self-deport to a place where they can get work.” Rather than initiate a constructive solution to our nation’s immigration …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/26/romney-uses-restrictionist-code-words-to-describe-his-immigration-policies/
Jan
17
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 …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/17/advocates-call-romneys-relationship-with-anti-immigrant-hawk-political-suicide/
Jan
03
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, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/03/washington-post-lists-treating-immigrants-as-people-as-in-for-2012/
Dec
21
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 …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/21/immigration-impact%e2%80%99s-top-11-blogs-of-2011/
Immigration Impact is a project of the American Immigration Council.
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