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Immigration Detention: The Golden Goose for Private Prisons
Massive growth in US immigration detention may be terrific for business, but it's not good immigration policy.
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Anti-Immigrant Bill Coming Down To The Wire
The Georgia State Legislature will reconvene on Monday, April 11 for its final 3 days. During this time, HB 87 – the anti-immigrant Arizona copycat – will be voted on.…
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Migrants’ Rights: A Visual and Verbal Journey
Every year, tens of thousands of women, men and children travel without legal permission through Mexico to reach the United States. Some disappear on the journey without trace, kidnapped and…
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We Will Not Be Silent: Governor Deal, Veto HB 87!
Yesterday, March 3rd, the Georgia House voted 116-56 to pass HB 87, the anti-immigrant Arizona copycat law. The vote was down party lines, with only one Republican casting a “no”…
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Immigrants Are Welcome Here, Arizona Copycat Bills are Not!
Arizona 1070 copycat immigration bills are spreading across the US. On Monday, Georgia state Republicans introduced bills enabling law enforcement to detain anyone they think may not be a US…
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Immigrants Are Welcome Here, Arizona Copycat Bills are Not!
Arizona 1070 copycat immigration bills are spreading across the US. On Monday, Georgia state Republicans introduced bills enabling law enforcement to detain anyone they think may not be a US…
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Immigration: A Human Rights Issue, Not a Political Issue
By Aida V. Nieto, Bill Archer Fellow for Amnesty International USA On November 5th, the United States appeared before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to review its human…
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Amnesty International & Gael García Bernal Release Immigration Films
Amnesty International and Gael García Bernal launch films on migrants in Mexico.
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Prison Lobby's Ties to Arizona Anti-Immigration Law
NPR revealed that Arizona's draconian immigration law, SB1090, was written in collusion with for-profit prisons and their lobbyists. The massive growth in immigration detention may be terrific for business, but…
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Tell Your Senators to Support the DREAM Act!
This Tuesday Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he would include the DREAM Act in a defense authorization bill. The DREAM Act will help thousands of committed students and…