From the Los Angeles Times: Unlike defendants in criminal courts, individuals in immigration court do not have the right to free representation. Though there are no local statistics on the number of people who appeared in immigration court without lawyers, […]
Camarota Asks “How Many Americans?”
In “How Many Americans?” (7/2/08),1 Steven Camarota paints a doomsday scenario in which historically normal levels of immigration would cause our nation to become too “crowded.” Unfortunately for Mr. Camarota, the experts he cites don’t actually support his conclusion. “Our […]
The Anti-Immigrant Movement that Failed
From the Progressive States Network: The Misguided Media Hype over Anti-Immigrant Legislation: Despite much media hype, the supposed wave of anti-immigrant politics has amounted to a few punitive laws in a handful of states, even as most states have quietly […]
Philanthropist Helps Citizen Children of Immigrants Finish School in US
CNN reports on a new charity that is helping the children whose parents have been deported complete their education in the United States. [Julie] Quiroz is one of an estimated 3 million American children who have at least one parent […]
Lou Dobbs’ Convention of Lies: Part One
Lies and distortion are nothing new to Lou Dobbs and his CNN correspondents. But this past week, we were shocked to see how much misinformation Lou was able to pack into one show on September 10. In fact, there are […]