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ImmigrationImpact.com: Citizen Children Neglected and Deserted in Wake of Immigration Raids

Leaders from both sides of the aisle agree that it's time to reform our immigration laws so that they take the best interests of children into account. Immigrant families and workers are under siege and we need to reform the system so that all needed workers can work here legally and U.S. families can stay strong, healthy, and united.  Read the full post at ImmigrationImpact.com. (March 26, 2009)

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ImmigrationImpact.com: Guilty Until Proven Innocent in Immigration Detention

Not only are immigrants in detention "dying for decent [medical] care," a recent report by Amnesty International blasts the federal government for violating their human rights by allowing tens of thousands of people — including U.S. citizens — to "languish" in custody for months to years without receiving hearings to determine whether their detention is warranted. Read the full post at ImmigrationImpact.com. (March 25, 2009)

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ImmigrationImpact.com: A Comprehensive Solution to Order on the Border

As the national spotlight turns toward U.S. border activity, local border town police face a difficult challenge in balancing their role as both police officers and immigration officers within a broken immigration system. In a recent Washington Post editorial, Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris asserts that focusing his attention on real criminals rather than economic migrants has not only lowered the city's crime rate, it has also enabled police to maintain a closer relationship with the communities they serve. Read the full post at ImmigrationImpact.com. (March 24, 2009)

ImmigrationImpact.com: CIS Provides Easy Answers and Half-Baked Solutions

In a guest blog post by the UFCW's Amber Sparks, the UFCW asserts "...A new report by the Center for Immigration Studies is a perfect illustration of the misinterpretation and manipulation of data to reach a totally biased and flawed conclusion-and clearly demonstrates a complete lack of understanding about the history of the meatpacking industry." Read the full post at ImmigrationImpact.com. (March 19, 2009)

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ImmigrationImpact.com: "New American" Idols

Last fall, IPC produced a report, "The New American Electorate: The Growing Political Power of Immigrants and Their Children" discussing how immigrants and their native-born children, born after 1965, were closely connected to the issue of immigration and that it would prove to be an important factor in their voting decisions. Fast forward to now and it becomes clear that “New American” power extends beyond the voting booth and into the living rooms of more than 20 million viewers each week through the wildly popular reality television show, American Idol. ImmigrationImpact.com. (March 13, 2009)

ImmigrationImpact.com: Secure Communities and 287g: A Tale of Two Counties

Due to its growing immigrant population and local responses to demographic changes, Northern Virginia has become a hot spot in the national immigration debate. A growing participation in the Secure Communities Program suggests that Virginia isn’t going to cool down until immigration enforcement is back in the federal government’s hands. While Prince William County is known nationwide for its attempts to crack down on undocumented immigration — Fairfax County, on the other hand, has always been associated with a welcoming attitude toward its immigrant population. ImmigrationImpact.com. (March 12, 2009)

ImmigrationImpact.com: A Real Taste of American Justice for Sheriff Arpaio

Even immigration hardliners have to shake their heads at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose anti-immigrant publicity stunts have angered countless across the nation. The Arizona Sheriff's latest immigrant exploit, which reads like something out of a super villain's Do It Yourself manual, involved rounding up immigrant detainees, shackling them and forcing them to march to a segregated tent city surrounded by an electric fence-something even Lex Luthor might think twice about. But enough is enough. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an investigation of Sheriff Arpaio's Department over "allegations of discriminatory practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures." ImmigrationImpact.com. (March 11, 2009)