Several members of the Illinois General Assembly have filed bills that attack immigrant workers, homeowners, and families. These bills purport to protect American citizens, when all they do is hurt families, drive up business costs, depress housing markets, and turn government agencies and many private organizations into immigration cops.
Media Matters Action Network undertook this study in order to document the rhetoric surrounding immigration that is heard on cable news. When it comes to this issue, cable news overflows not just with vitriol, but also with a series of myths that feed viewers' resentment and fears, seemingly geared toward creating anti-immigrant hysteria.
CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has been a high-profile voice in the immigration debate, using his show to rail against the country's "broken borders" virtually every evening on Lou Dobbs Tonight.
The Ku Klux Klan, which just a few years ago seemed static or even moribund compared to other white supremacist groups such as neo-Nazis, has experienced a surprising and troubling resurgence due to the successful exploitation of hot-but¬ton issues, including immigration, gay marriage and urban crime. The Klan has, in particular, exploited fears of an immigration explosion, and the debate over immigration has, in turn, helped to fuel an increase in Klan activity, with new groups sprouting in parts of the country that have not seen much activity.
The United States Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Home Builders and the National Roofing Contractors Association requested a report to establish the basis for assessing the economi
If you believe Bill Chase, a member of the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors from Stevensburg, Virginia, the Latino immigrants who have moved to the county in recent years aren't as willing to l