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Anti-Immigrant Hysterics' Swine Flu Blame-Game Generates Blowback

Jay Severin, a radical right-wing talk show radio host from Boston, has been indefinitely kicked off the air after making some brazen comments, including calling Mexicans "primitives" and "women with mustaches and VD" who "leech" off the United States. Read more at ImmigrationImpact.com. (May 1, 2009)

Olbermann Blames "Republican Echo Chamber" for "Making Scapegoats Out of Mexicans"

This week, Keith Olbermann went after right-wing pundits who are scapegoating immigrants for the swine flu epidemic. During his MSNBC show, Olbermann condemned comments made by Michelle Malkin, Glenn Beck, Michael Savage, and others. Read more at ImmigrationImpact.com. (May 1, 2009)

All Signs Point Toward Immigration Reform

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Nativists Blame Immigrants for Swine Flu-and Everything Else

Nativist commentators and activists have wasted no time in pinning the blame for the current outbreak of swine flu in the United States on the same target they usually choose when assigning responsibility for any social, economic, political, or natural disaster: immigrants-especially undocumented immigrants. Read more at ImmigrationImpact.com. (April 29, 2009)

Obama Moving "Full Steam Ahead" On Immigration Reform

At a news conference commemorating his 100th day in office, President Obama indicated that his administration is planning on moving "full steam ahead on all fronts" on immigration reform. Obama told Telemundo reporter, Lori Montenegro, that he hopes to convene working groups to start building a framework for how immigration legislation might be shaped. Read more at ImmigrationImpact.com. (April 29, 2009)

Immigration Reform as Stimulus to U.S. Economy

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ran an editorial on Monday, "We Need an Immigration Stimulus," in which former WSJ publisher and Dow Jones VP, L. Gordon Crovitz, makes the case that protectionism doesn't bolster U.S. economic growth and that, in our current economic downturn, immigration reform and economic growth are closely tied. Read more at ImmigrationImpact.com. (April 28, 2009)

Economic Benefits of Immigration a Safe Bet

Conservative guru Richard Nadler is willing to put money on the fact that in less than one year's time, new members of Congress will be sporting an immigrant-friendly platform, beating out candidates who promote restrictionist policies. Nadler is also willing to bet that states with the highest percentage of undocumented immigrants will recover from the economic recession more quickly than other states with smaller immigrant populations. Read more at ImmigrationImpact.com. (April 27, 2009)