Index: Universal Rights
Immigration
Both the good news and bad news is presented.
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02/25/08: Headlines
Huffington Post, NY: The Mauro Factor 02/25/08
Huffington Post, NY: The Swiftboating of Obama Begins! 02/25/08
Tapped, DC: THE WAGES OF IMMIGRATION. 02/25/08
National Journal, DC: A Dime's Worth Of Difference? 02/25/08
Los Angeles Times, CA: A different kind of home schooling 02/25/08
Tucson Citizen, AZ: Migrant crime rate even with numbers 02/25/08
San Mateo County Times, CA: India growing source of US illegal immigrants 02/25/08
Imperial Valley News, CA: Michael Chertoff & Attorney General Mukasey on Immigration 02/25/08
RedOrbit, TX: Virtual Fence Ready for Service Along Southern Border 02/25/08
Washington Times, DC: EDITORIAL: Pelosi's amnesty scheme 02/25/08
RealClearPolitics Blog: Virtual Fence, RIP 02/25/08
Sacramento State University, CA: Women's History Month unites women across campus at Sacramento State 02/25/08
Victorville Daily Press, CA: Of birthrights and illegal immigration 02/25/08
KTAR.com, AZ: Skeptics Question High-Tech Border `Fence' 02/25/08
The Rensselaer Republican, IN: McCain travels to Indiana to talk agenda, raise money 02/25/08
FOX11AZ.com, AZ: Migrants not charged with disproportionate number of crimes 02/25/08
KXMC, ND: AM PrepEntertainment History: THU MARCH 6 | KXNet.com North Dakota 02/25/08
Bogalusa Daily News, LA: Virtual fence dealing with real problem 02/25/08
New York Times, United States: Distrust of McCain Lingers Over '05 Deal on Judges 02/25/08
Helena Independent Record, MT: McCain's electable 02/25/08
AXcess News, KY: Robots set to overhaul service industry, jobs 02/25/08
Pittsburgh Channel.com, PA: The End Of The 'Virtual Fence' 02/25/08
National Center for Policy Analysis, TX: NO AMNESTY IN ARIZONA 02/25/08
National Center for Policy Analysis, TX: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 02/25/08
KVOA.com, AZ: Newspaper: Migrants not committing as many crimes as feared 02/25/08
Student Operated Press, FL: ICE, Mexican authorities reunite kidnapped baby girl with Mexican 02/25/08
Sierra Vista Herald, AZ: Illegal immigrants hush up: They are invoking the right to remain 02/25/08
Sierra Vista Herald, AZ: Sides ready to battle in court over Corbett case 02/25/08
KXAN-TV, TX: Homeland Security Announces High-Tech Border Security Plan 02/25/08
Arizona Daily Star, AZ: Numbers show migrants not committing as many crimes as feared 02/25/08
Palladium-Item, IN: Immigration laws send Hispanics elsewhere 02/25/08
Nashua Telegraph, NH: Vote 2008: President 02/25/08
Canada Free Press, Canada: Mexicans Electing Each Other Right Here In California 02/25/08
MyFox Phoenix, AZ: Deputies Search for Suspect in Gila Bend Shooting 02/25/08
Evening Bulletin, PA: Clinton: Shame On You, Obama 02/25/08
Nashua Telegraph, NH: Good 'Billary' feelings linger for some 02/25/08
Evening Bulletin, PA: Border Fence Going Virtual 02/25/08
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY: Legislation takes aim at immigrants 02/25/08
Allentown Morning Call, PA: No country for old men? Seniors weigh in on McCain ELECTION 2008 02/25/08
BlueRidgeNow.com, NC: Conservative Distrust of McCain Lingers Over '05 Deal on Judges 02/25/08
Asbury Park Press, NJ: Make businesses pay for illegals 02/25/08
Baltimore Sun, United States: When it comes to McCain, does age matter? 02/25/08
Los Angeles Daily News, CA: Plenty claiming credit for crime dip 02/25/08
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY: A Moroccan tale of immigration 02/25/08
Tulsa World, OK: HB 1804: Henry urges patience 02/25/08
Pasadena Star-News, CA: Budget remains in the forefront 02/25/08
Pasadena Star-News, CA: Water officials run up a tab 02/25/08
Dallas Morning News, TX: Latinos' influence in primaries more important than ever 02/25/08
Reading Little India, PA: The New Face of the Silicon Age 02/25/08
BorderFire Report, TX: Doing Work Illegal Aliens Refuse to Do 02/25/08
Asbury Park Press, NJ: Traditional backers uneasy over Democratic leaders' plans 02/25/08
Israel e News, Israel: Zion story 02/25/08
Vineland Daily Journal, NJ: Lawmaker draws ire of Latino leadership 02/25/08
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ: Sweeney's legislation comes under fire 02/25/08
The Daily Utah Chronicle, UT: Students and U staff blast Buttars 02/25/08
02/24/08: Headlines
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria: US authorities work to bring Japanese businessman back to LA in 02/24/08
Contra Costa Times, CA: Man to be brought to US in wife's death 02/24/08
Contra Costa Times, CA: Despite deficit, legislators line up thousands of bills 02/24/08
NPR: Ohio, Texas Voters Differ on Top Issues 02/24/08
California Progress Report, CA: California Republican Party Convention Shows Signs of McCain 02/24/08
Guardian Unlimited, UK: Man to Be Brought to LA in Wife's Death 02/24/08
Guardian Unlimited, UK: Man to Be Brought to US in Wife's Death 02/24/08
Washington Post, United States: Protest at a Conference on Race 02/24/08
Washington Post, United States: Demonstrators Aiming to Disrupt Meeting Are Halted by Police 02/24/08
Los Angeles Times, CA: Voting like it's maÒana 02/24/08
Los Angeles Times, CA: For state GOP, November may be the cruelest month 02/24/08
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: Man to be brought to LA in wife's death 02/24/08
Newindpress, India: Over three lakh illegal Indian-Americans in California 02/24/08
Access North Georgia, GA: Government cracking down on companies that hire illegal immigrants 02/24/08
BusinessWeek: The 'Virtual Fence' Has Its Limits 02/24/08
Helicopter Association International, VA: Homeland Security Update 02/24/08
CBC.ca, Canada: US works to bring back Japanese businessman in wife's decades-old 02/24/08
Central Florida News 13|, FL: Man to Be Brought to US in Wife's Death 02/24/08
RedOrbit, TX: Japan: Los Angeles Murder Suspect Miura "Dismayed" By Arrest - Kyodo 02/24/08
Nashua Telegraph, NH: How McCain ended up alone 02/24/08
KPHO Phoenix, AZ: Murder Trial Looms For Border Agent 02/24/08
Ocala.com, FL: Slay the messenger 02/24/08
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR: Stats move little since Oklahoma begins alien law 02/24/08
BorderFire Report, TX: Sanctuary City Policy Enables Criminal Illegal Invader 02/24/08
KVOA.com, AZ: News Minute: Here is the latest Arizona news from The Associated Press 02/24/08
About - News & Issues, NY: Immigration: "Virtual Fence" Deployed; Fines Boosted 02/24/08
Iowa City Press Citizen, IA: Local man wins round against deportation 02/24/08
BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT: Witnesses to history share their stories 02/24/08
BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT: 1968: 40 years later 02/24/08
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA: McCain faces resistance from right 02/24/08
Ventura County Star, CA: Upstream battle to recover steelhead 02/24/08
Ventura County Star, CA: Editorial: Preying on desperation 02/24/08
Santa Maria Times, CA: SANTA MARIA VALLEY TIMELINE 02/24/08
Macon Telegraph, GA: Georgia GOP slow to embrace McCain as nominee 02/24/08
Ventura County Star, CA: GOP presidential candidate may have tough time in California 02/24/08
Indianapolis Star, United States: Immigration laws send Hispanics elsewhere 02/24/08
Arizona Daily Star, AZ: California vote tough for McCain 02/24/08
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide, USA: Fines raised on employers hiring illegals 02/24/08
KCBS, CA: McCain Supporters Rally State GOP 02/24/08
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica: Which US candidate good for Jamaica? 02/24/08
PensacolaNewsJournal.com, FL: Crackdown stirs furor 02/24/08
North County Times, CA: Escondido criminal illegal immigrant sweep the first of its kind 02/24/08
WTOP, DC: 'Separatist' Group Conference Draws Protest in Herndon 02/24/08
02/23/08: Headlines
World War 4 Report, NY: Homeland Security approves "virtual" border fence 02/23/08
Contra Costa Times, CA: Chagoya's vivid imagery tackles politics, religion, art 02/23/08
Contra Costa Times, CA: Bush targets employers of illegal immigrants 02/23/08
Contra Costa Times, CA: Democrats vie for crucial votes in Texas, Ohio 02/23/08
Dissident Voice, CA: The Reality of Migration: A View from El Salvador 02/23/08
New California Media, CA: Ward Connerly's Agenda for '08: From Missouri to Arizona 02/23/08
Washington Post, United States: Our Flagging Faith in the GOP 02/23/08
HollandSentinel.com, MI: 'Virtual fence' OK'd for Arizona border 02/23/08
Tucson Citizen, AZ: Our Opinion: Virtual fence only a partial border fix - if it works 02/23/08
Los Angeles Times, CA: Obama, Clinton compete for Texas votes 02/23/08
Los Angeles Times, CA: US to raise fines on employers of illegal immigrants 02/23/08
San Francisco Chronicle, USA: State GOP official may have violated visa law 02/23/08
Boston Globe, United States: US backs 'virtual fence' for border 02/23/08
Boston Globe, United States: Democrats embrace immigration issue 02/23/08
eFluxMedia: McCain's Team Turns Scandal into Opportunity 02/23/08
Los Angeles Wave Newspapers, CA: Mayor's former girlfriend returns to LA media as radio co-host 02/23/08
Access North Georgia, GA: Georgia Republicans slow to embrace McCain as nominee 02/23/08
Red Bluff Daily News, CA: Dr. Joe Harrop: The little red schoolhouse ain't what it used to be 02/23/08
Hot Air, MD: Are You Ready For That 'Virtual Fence'? 02/23/08
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV), AZ: A high-tech way to fight illegal immigration? 02/23/08
13wmaz, GA: Clinton Counting on Latinos in Texas 02/23/08
CNet News.com Blog: technology immigration 02/23/08
CNet News.com Blog: Rep. Lofgren wants residency for foreign engineers 02/23/08
MyFox Phoenix, AZ: Chertoff says government OK's 'virtual fence' along Ariz. border 02/23/08
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA: As You See It: Feb. 23, 2008 02/23/08
New York Times, United States: The Early Word: Hard Times for Hillary Clinton 02/23/08
Helicopter Association International, VA: Blue Dogs Want Immigration Debate 02/23/08
San Mateo Daily Journal, CA: A 28-mile 'virtual fence' to guard border 02/23/08
Nashua Telegraph, NH: Feds OK first 'virtual'border fence 02/23/08
RealClearPolitics, IL: Note to McCain: Don't Move Right 02/23/08
Auburn Citizen, NY: Feds to Raise Fines for Hiring Illegals 02/23/08
Baltimore Sun, United States: Democrats vie for votes in Texas 02/23/08
Longmont Daily Times-Call, CO: State may recruit Mexican workers 02/23/08
Buffalo News, United States: Questions of character 02/23/08
KNX1070, CA: Officials Say Virtual Fence is Already Working 02/23/08
BorderFire Report, TX: Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and 02/23/08
Salem Statesman Journal, OR: Latinos remain wary of GOP 02/23/08
Statesman Journal, OR: Colorado considers recruiting farm workers from Mexico 02/23/08
Gainesville Sun, FL: Democrats clash in debate 02/23/08
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN: McCain talks immigration on state stop 02/23/08
Killeen Daily Herald, TX: 'Virtual fence' uses radar along US border Posted on: Saturday 02/23/08
Coos Bay World, OR: 'Virtual fence' along Arizona border gets OK 02/23/08
Aurora Beacon News, IL: Fines for hiring illegal immigrants go up 25 percent 02/23/08
Aurora Beacon News, IL: 'Virtual fence' OK'd for Mexico border 02/23/08
Chicago Sun-Times, United States: 'Virtual fence' OKd to guard Mexico border 02/23/08
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA: Weekend planner: 5 top picks (Masquerade Ball included) 02/23/08
Monterey County Herald, CA: Feds to hike fines for illegal workers 02/23/08
San Jose Mercury News, USA: Penalties rise for hiring illegal aliens 02/23/08
San Jose Mercury News, USA: State bills focus on niche causes 02/23/08
North County Times, CA: Escondido criminal illegal immigrant sweep the first of its kind 02/23/08
EiTB, Spain: US "virtual fence" on border with Mexico ready for service 02/23/08
Baltimore Sun, United States: All 46 reported killed as jet hits mountain 02/23/08
StarNewsOnline.com, NC: Fines rise for firms that hire illegal immigrants 02/23/08
The Tennessean, TN: Fines up for hires of illegal workers 02/23/08
Arizona Daily Star, AZ: Comments on this Story 02/23/08
Winston-Salem Journal, NC: US to raise the fines for hiring illegal immigrants 02/23/08
Citizens Voice, PA: Nonprofit backs Hazleton in IIRA legal battle 02/23/08
MiamiHerald.com, FL: Employer fines increasing 02/23/08
Seattle Times, United States: Higher fines for hiring illegal immigrants 02/23/08
Los Angeles Daily News, CA: Bills vying for attention amid state's budget crunch 02/23/08
Daily Breeze, CA: Budget's red ink is just the icing 02/23/08
AZ Central.com, AZ: Fines spike for illegal US hirings 02/23/08
Indianapolis Star, United States: McCain stays on message in meeting 02/23/08
News & Observer, NC: Fines for illegal labor to increase 02/23/08
MyFox Los Angeles, CA: Mirthala Salinas Joins Spanish Radio Station 02/23/08
MedIndia, India: Illegal Immigrant Who Did Not Get Treatment for Penile Cancer Dies 02/23/08
Rocky Mountain News, CO: Feds raise fines 25% for hiring of illegals 02/23/08
Arizona Daily Star, AZ: Employer- sanctions fines to rise 25% 02/23/08
El Paso Times, TX: Border cameras: Security via technology 02/23/08
Arab Times, Kuwait: Clinton unexpectedly gracious 02/23/08
I4U: US says 'Virtual Fence' on Border ready for use 02/23/08
The Daily Utah Chronicle, UT: Students and U staff blast Buttars 02/23/08
02/22/08: Headlines
Contra Costa Times, CA: Dealership not good fit for location 02/22/08
Guardian Unlimited, UK: Analysis: Clinton Chooses Graciousness 02/22/08
KATU, OR: More love than punches in Clinton/Obama debate 02/22/08
KATU, OR: Her back against the wall, Clinton chooses graciousness over criticism 02/22/08
MinnPost.com, MN: Round 19: style and substance 02/22/08
BorderFire Report, TX: Why Is Federal Authority Preeminent In Hazelton, But Irrelevant In 02/22/08
BYU Newsnet, UT: Sen. Hatch Endorses McCain for President 02/22/08
KHQA, IL: Clinton and Obama debate in Texas 02/22/08
WISH, IN: McCain in Indiana to talk agenda, raise money 02/22/08
Journal and Courier, IN: In Indy, McCain addresses immigration, energy and snow 02/22/08
Lancaster Farming, PA: Presidential Candidates Address Dairy Issues 02/22/08
KVEO-TV, TX: Local Reaction to Democratic Debate in Austin 02/22/08
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, CA: 3:38 pm: UPDATE: Slaughterhouse worker arrested Wednesday pleads 02/22/08
Zanesville Times Recorder, OH: Clinton chooses graciousness 02/22/08
KNX1070, CA: Unexpected Graciousness From Clinton 02/22/08
BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT: Analysis: Her back against the wall, Clinton chooses graciousness 02/22/08
Lawrence Journal World, KS: McCain allegations trigger political, journalistic firestorms 02/22/08
Smartmoney.com: Clinton, Obama Clash Over Health Care 02/22/08
CBS2 Chicago, IL: Analysis - Clinton Chooses Graciousness At Debate 02/22/08
OneNewsNow, MS: Judicial Watch files brief in favor of town's immigration ordinances 02/22/08
Las Cruces Sun-News, NM: Clinton, Obama vow to stop immigrant raids, put hold on border 02/22/08
Financial Times, UK: Clinton attacks Obama over 'plagiarism' 02/22/08
SouthCoastToday.com, MA: Poll finds democrats deadlocked in Texas, close in Ohio 02/22/08
AHN: Washington Approves Virtual Fence In Arizona 02/22/08
AHN: Washington Approves Arizona Virtual Fence 02/22/08
Sierra Vista Herald, AZ: Sierra Vista top cop talks crime, challenges 02/22/08
Capitol Hill Blue, VA: Clinton backs off on attacks 02/22/08
Capitol Hill Blue, VA: More good news for Obama in Texas 02/22/08
The Record Gazette, CA: In the end, early primary accomplished a lot 02/22/08
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX: Texas' potential clout brings hope for changes to border fence 02/22/08
BorderFire Report, TX: California ring allegedly outfitted vehicles with hidden 02/22/08
eFluxMedia: John McCain Denies Improper Romantic Link 02/22/08
TheDay, CT: Clinton-Obama Encounter Turns Testy 02/22/08
Beyond the Minutemen
KPHO Phoenix
5i Team Undercover: Beyond the Minutemen
The debate over illegal immigration has divided the state and country.
No matter what your views are, you may be interested in what our 5-i Team found when they went "undercover" and joined some so-called "anti-immigration" vigilante groups.
Here's investigative reporter Morgan Loew.
These groups are popping up right and left, most of them off-shoots of the widely-publicized Minuteman Project.
We wanted to see what the members of these groups are like when they're in their own element - away from reporters and photographers.
So a month and a-half ago.. we packed our hidden cameras.. and "signed up."
These are anti-immigration vigilantes, taking action, mobilizing in theArizona desert, driven by a conviction.
Pineapple 6 says, "These f___ing Mexicans. They will kill you. They don't give a f__k."
That Mexican immigrants are public enemy number one.
Fred Puckett says, "And once you shoot a couple of these son of a b@#$%es, they'll think twice."
We know their story because for a month we went undercover and joined them.
The assignment took us to the desert southwest of Tucson, where members of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps were kicking off a month-long operation near the border. With volunteers that came from all over the country, from North Carolina to California and plenty of places in between.
Two-way nats says, "Keep the individual in sight and we'll stay in contact with you in another minute."
Between sightings of illegal immigrants and conversations with Border Patrol agents, we learned there were problems.
Another vigilante group - expelled from this operation - was operating nearby.
Pineapple 6 says, "They're carrying automatic weapons and they're chasing guys down and tracking them.. then they tie them up."
The next day, we set out to find the so-called "Rogue Minutemen."
Fred Puckett says, "Hi guys. I'm Fred Puckett.. Minuteman of One."
Puckett calls his group "Minuteman of One."
Puckett says, "We don't have no by-laws.. we don't have nothin'. We go out in two-man teams and we hit them like we did 40-years ago in Vietnam."
Members of Minuteman of One have a controversial M-O. They carry assault rifles when they're out on patrol, they don't hesitate to follow migrants or smugglers and they've been known to "confiscate" food, water and the luggage they come across. [more]
Expert: State Immigrant Laws Might Fail
Guardian Unlimited, UK
By ERIK SCHELZIG
Associated Press Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Legislatures around the country are passing state laws to get tough on illegal immigration, but legal experts say many of those laws will turn out to be unconstitutional.
More than 550 bills relating to illegal immigration were introduced in statehouses this year, and at least 77 were enacted, according to a survey presented last week at the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
However, NCSL analyst Ann Morse told lawmakers at the conference that a 1986 federal law forbids states from enacting stricter criminal or civil penalties for illegal immigration than those adopted by Congress.
'The federal government decided it was too complicated for the states to enact their own competing laws on this,' she said.
So what about the laws passed this year?
'I believe they'll be tested in court,' she said.
State bills aimed at illegal immigration this year have included measures on education, employment, driver's licenses, law enforcement, legal services and trafficking. [more]
NO HUMAN BEING IS ILLEGAL
American Friends Service Committee
AFSC CALLS FOR SUBSTANTIVE IMMIGRATION POLICY SOLUTIONS
Senate Leaders Falter: Immigrants and Border Communities Become National Security Scapegoats
PHILADELPHIA (MAY 24) – Today, under the theme No Human Being is Illegal and in a significant show of local unity and national collaboration, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the National Network for Immigrants and Refugee Rights, and local allies held press conferences throughout the United States calling on our nation's leaders and the Bush administration to devise realistic, constructive and long-term policy solutions to fix what it called, "a broken system of immigration."
In what have been difficult days packed with bipartisan rhetoric, emotionally charged and tough talk, the U.S. Senate has repeatedly failed to produce substantive immigration reform measures. Instead of comprehensive and coherent policies, Senate leaders have charged ahead with short-term, punitive measures or enforcement-only provisions, such as the total militarization of the border and provisions for the construction of miles of multi-layered fences. Some argue for an "apartheid-like" tiered legalization process.
"What is being fashioned in the halls of Congress does not represent what is in the best interest of our nation," notes Esther Nieves, interim director of Project VOICE, the American Friends Service Committee immigrant rights initiative. "The tone and tenure of the debate has focused on pre-election political convenience, one-upmanship and demagoguery. We urge our legislators not to succumb to partisan shortsightedness that ultimately only divides families and destroys communities." [more]
UN officials call for partnership between countries that send and receive migrants
UN News Centre
UNFPA chief Thoraya Obaid
3 April 2006 – With some 200 million people living outside their home countries, more than any time in history, partnerships are needed between countries of origin and destination to maximize benefits and minimize risks in both, a United Nations meeting on population was told today.
"Perhaps more than any other issue, international migration puts into stark relief the enormous social, political, economic and cultural transformations now occurring in a world divided between excess and need," Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), told the UN Commission on Population and Development as it opened a one-week session at UN Headquarters in New York.
Migration is now an integral part of the economies of both developed and developing countries, she said. For industrialized countries, immigration offers a source of labour, easing the pressures brought on by declining population and a dwindling tax base. For developing nations, migration relieves unemployment and population pressure and reduces poverty through remittances sent back home.
However, many problems associated with migration need to be addressed, including disregard for the rights of migrants, their exploitation as workers, the brain drain from developing countries, trafficking in persons, reintegration of returning migrants and unmet needs for family planning that leads to poverty and undue pressure for emigration. [more]
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