Tag Archives: immigration

Just Come Out and Say it, Already!

Posted on Saturday, May 11, 2013 by Mike Persley

This week’s amendments to the Senate’s Immigration-reform bill came flying out like fireworks on the Fourth of July. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala) offered up 49 amendments alone, including one that would require immigrants to prove they have held an average … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Politics, Racial Issues, Republicans | Tagged immigration, racial issues, senate republicans

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Tech Firms Lobbying for Insourcing Hurts American Workers

Posted on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Talk of immigration reform is bringing back an issue that I witnessed as a computer programmer in the late nineties during the dot-com bubble and shortly after – the false claim that high tech companies cannot fill available positions with … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Insourcing, Internet Technology, Outsourcing, Politics | Tagged high tech, immigration, insourcing

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Mr. Obama, Tear Down the Private Profit Prisons

Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“…men who so uneasily tolerate superiors patiently suffer a master, and show themselves proud and servile at the same time.” –Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America In 2007, a teenager in a depressed county of Northeastern Pennsylvania, recently bereft of … Continue reading →

Posted in ALECexposed, Arizona Shenanigans, Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Border Security, Campaign Finance Laws, Campaigns, Capitalism, Congress, Corporate donors, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Crime & Punishment, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Education, Employment, Ethics, Financial Collapse, Government, Gun Control, Human Rights, Immigration, Incarceration, Income Inequality, Justice, Labor Unions, Liberals, NRA, Politics, Poverty, Progressives, Racial Issues, September 11, State Legislation, Students, superPACs, Taxes, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street, Wisconsin Recall | Tagged barack obama, campaign finance, campaigns, CCA, citizens united, corporate greed, corrections, crime and punishment, Democrats, detention, drug policy, drugs, economics, GEO Group, healthcare, immigrants, immigration, jail, justice, law and order, laws, minorities, policy, prison, prisoner abuse, private prison industry, republicans, state legislation, students, wall street, war on drugs

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Live-Blogging The Warren/Brown Debate

Posted on Monday, October 1, 2012 by Marc Belisle

Tonight, I’m live-blogging the Massachusetts Senate debate between GOP Senator Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. This is one of the closest-fought races in the country, and a very clear choice. And we’re out of the gate. First question … Continue reading →

Posted in Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Blogs, Campaigns, Capitalism, Congress, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Debt and Budget, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Education, Election, Elizabeth Warren, Income Inequality, Infrastructure, Labor Unions, Labor Unions, Mitt Romney, Oil Companies, Politics, Supreme Court, Tax Cuts, Taxes, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Women's Rights | Tagged defense, economy, elizabeth warren, foreign policy, immigration, Massachusetts, scott brown, Senate debate, taxes, Warren's Native roots

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The Simpsons and Politics

Posted on Friday, September 7, 2012 by Lucas Kawa

As a child of the ‘90s, The Simpsons will always have a place in my youth and heart. As fans might know, Matt Groening and Co. are no strangers to political commentary. Below is an assortment of politically charged Simpsons … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Campaigns, Election, Employment, Gun Control, John McCain, LGBT Rights, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Video Clips of the Week | Tagged barack obama, bill clinton, campaigns, education, election, employment, gun control, immigration, John McCain, LGBT Rights, Matt Groening, mitt romney, paul ryan, The Simpsons, video clips of the week, welfare

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Denounce the Attack on Sikhs

Posted on Monday, August 6, 2012 by Marc Belisle

Precious few commentators and opinion-makers have stepped forward to denounce the attack on the Sikh temple in Wisconsin. After perusing the online opinion pages of the 5 largest cable news channels and the 5 largest newspapers in the country, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Gun Control, Immigration, Terrorism | Tagged Attack on Sikhs, culture, immigration, terrorism, white supremacist

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Supreme Court Guts Arizona’s Anti-Latino Police State Law

Posted on Monday, June 25, 2012 by Marc Belisle

Arizona’s guano-crazy governor Jan Brewer is trying to claim victory in the Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s immigration law. Some of the mainstream media is reporting a false equivalency that both sides won a little. Once enough people have read … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Jan Brewer, Supreme Court | Tagged arizona, immigration, Obama, supreme court

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It’s Not That Romney Lacks Vision; He’s Not Even Looking

Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2012 by mlitman

The term “flip flopper” has been attributed to Mitt Romney since the beginning of his campaign. Here is a reminder of the many flips and flops of Mitt Romney. 1. Constitutional Amendment to Define Life 2. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell 3. Abortion 4. Health … Continue reading →

Posted in AFL-CIO, Barack Obama, Corporate Greed, Economic Policy, Gun Control, Housing Crisis, Immigration, Labor Unions, LGBT Issues, LGBT Rights, Mitt Romney, Poverty, Reproductive Rights, Same-Sex Marriage | Tagged barack obama, corporate greed, economic policy, gay marriage, gun control, housing crisis, immigration, labor unions, lgbt issues, mitt romney, reproductive rights, the poor

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Border Patrol Militia Law Held-Up by Arizona’s GOP House Speaker

Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Well, this is a surprise. Many of you may not have known this, but the wacky state of Arizona was about to pass SB1083, the Arizona Special Missions Unit bill. The bill would provide $1.4 million a year to fund … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Shenanigans, Border Security, Immigration, Republicans, Security, State Legislation | Tagged andy tobin, arizona shenanigans, border control, immigration, republicans, sb 1083, security, special missions unit, state legislation

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Arizona Republican, Neo-Nazi, and Mormon Kills Family and Himself

Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

I’ve commented in this blog before about the state of Arizona – “state” as in the current condition of the state. It’s only competition in the level of “redness” between all right-wing states would be Utah, Idaho and possibly a … Continue reading →