A federal judge denied a request to block the “show me your papers” provision in Arizona’s immigration law, bringing officials’ one step closer to enforcing one of the most controversial parts of the 2010 measure. Opponents had argued that new evidence of racial discrimination showed that the judge should block the provision, which allows local […]
York County jailers earn second ‘perfect’ immigration audit
By Teddy Kulmala, The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.) Sept. 05– YORK — Immigration deputies at the York County Sheriff’s Office are being recognized for a top rating in their bi-annual inspection — one of only two law enforcement agencies in the country to achieve such a rating in back-to-back audits. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Mexico Doesn’t Want Illegals In Their Neighborhood
A prime example of hypocrisy from Guadalajara, Mexico: Residents of a Guadalajara neighborhood insist they are not guilty of discrimination or racism by opposing the relocation of a shelter for Central American migrants passing through the city on their way to the United States. At a small demonstration held Sunday [August 23], around 70 neighbors […]
Study backs Trump’s claim that illegals are ‘freeloaders’
In April, a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that about 8.1 of the 11.8 million employed illegal immigrants in the U.S. paid an excess of $11.8 billion in state and municipal taxes in 2012. For advocates of immigration reform, this seemed to disprove Donald Trump’s inflammatory comments that illegal immigrants […]