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Arizona Law Makes Crime Worse
The Washington Post reports: "Arizona's new crackdown on illegal immigration will increase crime in U.S. cities, not reduce it, by driving a wedge between police and immigrant communities, police chiefs from several of the state's and the nation's largest cities said Tuesday." Police chiefs are meeting in DC today to talk to AG Eric Holder. "This is not a law that increases public safety. This is a bill that makes it much harder for us to do our jobs," Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said. "Crime will go up if this becomes law in Arizona or in any other state." [Washington Post]
Posted 2:05 PM | Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 | Permalink
Standing Behind Racial Profiling?
A new CBS/New York Times poll found that the majority of Americans back the Arizona immigration bill, despite beliefs that it will result in racial profiling. Fifty-one percent of those surveyed say the controversial law is "just right," while nine percent say it should go even further. The poll also found that Americans living in the South and Midwest are more likely than those in the East or West to support the measure. Thirty-six percent of Americans still say the law goes too far. [CBS News]
Posted 9:02 AM | Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 | Permalink
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Going Too Far
The immigration debate continues to heat up, and yesterday, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) made an interesting statement about deporting American citizens. That's right, Rep. Hunter wants to deport the natural-born American citizens that are the children of illegal immigrants. "You can look and say, 'You're a mean guy. That's a mean thing to do. That's not a humanitarian thing to do.' We simply cannot afford what we're doing right now. We just can't afford it anymore." You stay classy, Rep. Hunter. [Talking Points Memo]
Posted 2:19 PM | Thursday, April 29th, 2010 | Permalink
We Need Reform
The new immigration law in Arizona has everyone fired up, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. At a speech delivered last night, Bloomberg warned that the U.S. "is committing national suicide" by not cashing in on implementing comprehensive immigration reform. Bloomberg went on to say that because federal lawmakers have failed to tackle the issue, lawmakers in states like Arizona have taken matters into their own hands. Bloomberg has been a supporter of immigration reform, saying "current law deters international companies from sending employees through border hassles to work in the U.S. and freezes out the highly skilled immigrants America needs."[NY Daily News]
Posted 10:00 AM | Thursday, April 29th, 2010 | Permalink
Shift In Attitudes
A new USC/LA Times poll found an important shift in public opinion toward the undocumented in California. According to the poll, Californian voters are much more conflicted about whether or not taxpayer-supported social services should be offered to the undocumented. More than 47 percent of registered voters opposed proposals to deny social services to the undocumented, while 45 percent supported the idea. [NewsBlaze]
Posted 12:44 PM | Monday, April 5th, 2010 | Permalink
Population Peak In California
California's foreign-born population has peaked and in some large areas has even slightly declined, with that trend expected to continue, after decades on the rise. New immigrant arrivals has caused the peaking of the foreign-born population to happen earlier than expected. Overall, the state's foreign-born population went from 26.2% to 26.8% during this period. "The simplest way of describing the dramatic transition," USC demographer Dowell Myers said in his report, "is that none of the Southern California counties had a homegrown majority in 1980." [LA Times]
Posted 10:55 AM | Thursday, April 1st, 2010 | Permalink
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Census Woes
Some Hispanics are finding a question on the U.S. Census that asks you to mark their race a bit troubling, according to The Arizona Republic. The choices that are given on the form: White, Black, American Indian, Alaska native, various Asian descents, Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders and "some other race." The census does count Hispanics, but it's in another question which asks if the residents is "of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin." The reasoning: Federal officials consider being Hispanic an ethnicity rather than a race. "Obviously, I'm not White," Jessica Valenzuela, a 37-year-old schoolteacher from Avondale, Arizona. "I would consider myself Hispanic or Mexican-American, but definitely not White. The form doesn't really leave you with another option, though." [USAT]
Posted 12:29 PM | Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 | Permalink
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