This is insidiously sinister—a step towards something akin to apartheid, two-tier citizenship. Not that we don’t already have that, of course, but this is close to legally acknowleding it and legitimizing it. From the New York Times Nov. 3, via… Read moreMedicaid denies infant care based on parents’ immigration status
From LA’s NBC4-TV, Nov. 2: FORT HUACHACA, Ariz. — The federal government has unveiled a new multimillion-dollar gadget to patrol and protect the U.S.-Mexican border. It’s an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV. The high-tech plane, typically used in military combat,… Read moreDrones to patrol Mexican border
In a class-action lawsuit filed on Sept. 25, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project and the Stanford Law School Immigrants’ Rights Clinic charged that ICE routinely holds immigrants longer than six months… Read moreImmigrants’ lawsuit challenges detention
Jennifer L. Pozner writes for Newsday, Oct. 8: The terrorists who aren’t in the news Anti-abortion fanatics spread fear by bombings, murders and assaults, but the media take little notice On Sept. 11, 2006, the fifth anniversary of the terror… Read moreMedia ignore Christian terrorism
Freedom’s on the march. From the Rocky Mountain News, Oct. 3: Arrest over Cheney barb triggers lawsuit A Denver-area man filed a lawsuit today against a member of the Secret Service for causing him to be arrested after he approached… Read moreFree-speech arrest at Cheney appearance sparks lawsuit
On Sept. 21, the House of Representatives voted 328-95 to approve HR 6094–the “Community Protection Act of 2006”–an anti-immigrant bill which would allow indefinite detention, overturning the Supreme Court’s June 2001 Zadvydas v. Davis ruling. The bill would also allow… Read moreHouse passes more anti-immigrant bills
Are domestic Islamophobes starting to emulate the tactics of their counterparts in India? Note that this comes on the heels of the atrocious mosque desecration in Maine. From AP, Sept. 23: Shots were fired at a mosque in Melbourne, Florida… Read moreGunmen open fire on Florida mosque
Tell us again how the anti-Semitic upsurge is all in our imagination. We keep forgetting. From KNBC, Los Angeles, Sept. 22: ENCINO, Calif. — Two flags depicting Nazi swastikas were draped over a freeway overpass in Encino on Friday, on… Read moreSouthern California neo-Nazis wish Jews happy Rosh Hashana
On Sept. 2, about 5,000 immigrant-rights supporters marched through downtown Los Angeles to City Hall as part of a series of events planned through Labor Day weekend. The march was organized by the March 25th Coalition. (CBS2.com, Los Angeles, Sept…. Read moreControversy in new round of immigrant marches; raids continue
Can somebody explain to us why this is legal? US citizens, who have not been charged with any crime, are denied entry into the US. Why should submitting to an FBI interrogation abroad be a prerequisite for being allowed back… Read morePakistani-Americans denied entry back into US
This is how censorship works in the USA: by other names—which, of course, makes it more insidious. An ACLU press release, Aug. 24: Village Cannot Impose Prohibitive Insurance Requirement as Condition of Free Speech, NYCLU Warns NEW YORK — The… Read moreLong Island anti-war group faces censorship
The ongoing indigenous uprising in Ontario perculates up into the New York Times, Aug. 17. The Times gets a B for at least including some historical context, but a failing grade for consistency, having largely ignored this crisis for months,… Read moreNew York Times notes Iroquois land struggle —at last
