The prospects for serious immigration reform are better than ever

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Nov 142009
 
The prospects for serious immigration reform are better than ever

It’s been a good week for those of us who have been working hard for immigration reform. Lou Dobb’s, the poster boy for mexenophobia in America, got the boot from CNN, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made a welcome speech at the Center for American Progress yesterday, in which she declared in no uncertain terms that the administration was intent on pursuing comprehensive immigration reform in early 2010. And today, supporters of ALIPAC and Willy Gheen take to the streets in small numbers to protest our efforts. We’ve seen the hateful rhetoric they will be using. Rhetoric which has garnered the attention and approval of such groups as the Neo-Nazi based STORMFRONT, and David Duke, former Grand Dragon of MORE

Actor Chuck Norris supports legalization of the undocumented

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Nov 092009
 
Actor Chuck Norris supports legalization of the undocumented

In an interview with Geraldo Rivera this weekend,  Actor and conservative activist  Chuck Norris conceded that most undocumented immigrants are “good and law abiding” and even proposed a three-step plan for providing them with a path to legalization. Norris went as far to suggest that friend and political idol, Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), might support his proposal. A snippet of the interview: NORRIS: A lot of my [KickStart] students parents were or are illegal immigrants. But they’re making a living here and they’re law-abiding citizens. And my solution to it is give them a work-permit for two years, and for two years — if they maintain their law-abiding status — then give them a permanent worker permit. And in three years MORE