Aug 26, 2008: Hundreds of Workers Held in Immigration Raid (NYTimes.com)
LAUREL, Miss. — In another large-scale workplace immigration crackdown, federal officials raided a factory here on Monday, detaining at least 350 workers they said were in the country illegally.
Aug 25, 2008: ICE Detainee Death Highlights Continuing Government Mismanagement and Neglect (America's Voice)
Washington, DC – Despite a “massive crisis in detainee medical care” according to internal government documents, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff does not seem to grasp the gravity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) failure to uphold basic standards in the treatment of detainees. The New York Times quoted Secretary Chertoff saying that in “the population of any detention facility, whether it’s a state prison, federal prison, you’re going to get a certain number of deaths.” While acknowledging that “negligence or mistreatment” must be punished, Secretary Chertoff’s remarks do not begin to acknowledge the shocking revelations associated with the death of detainee Hiu Lui Ng, or the fact that deaths such as Mr. Ng’s have been an all-too-frequent occurrence in ICE detainment facilities recently.
Aug 19, 2008: Savage: "America is being overrun by an invasion force from Mexico" (MediaMatters)
Aug 19, 2008: Savage: "America is being overrun by an invasion force from Mexico" (MediaMatters.com)
Michael Savage claimed that "America is being overrun by an invasion force from Mexico that'll soon take over the country." After noting a news report stating that immigration, higher birth rates among immigrants, and an aging white population are responsible in part for America's changing demographics,
Dec 26, 2007: Tom Tancredo Hired Illegal Laborers to Renovate His McMansion (AlterNet.org)
When Republican Representative Tom Tancredo isn’t railing against the “scourge” of illegal immigration on the presidential campaign trail, he relaxes in the 1053 square foot basement recreation room of his Littleton, Colorado McMansion.
Dec 11, 2007: New SPLC Report: Nation's Most Prominent Anti-Immigration Group has History of Hate, Extremism (SplCenter.org)
The country's leading anti-immigration organization — whose leaders have testified repeatedly before Congress and are frequently quoted in the media — has ties to known racists and a long track record of bigotry, according to a new report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
Dec 7, 2007: Republicans try to win back Hispanic voters (OrlandoSentinel.com)
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