Teton County Sheriff’s office responds to tort claim in dog shooting case – Idaho Statesman

I didn’t post this soon enough, but here is the Teton county’s response to the dog shot by one of their officers:
Teton County Sheriff’s office responds to tort claim in dog shooting case – Idaho Statesman
Edition Date: 11/28/07
The Teton County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement Monday in response to the shooting of a pet dog [...]

Report: Legal, illegal immigrant numbers at record highs – Bonita News.com

I have not read this report yet, but will do so soon and report directly from the source. The Center for Immigration Studies is by no means a pro-immigration group. They actually advocate for restricting immigration which is important to note when reading their report. We all know that mainstream news is [...]

Immigrant Advocates Coach on Avoiding Arrest

Immigrant Advocates Coach on Avoiding Arrest – NPR
by Jennifer Ludden
In the past two years, the immigration agency has dramatically stepped up arrests of illegal immigrants in workplaces and in their homes.
In response, immigrant rights advocates have been holding “know your rights” seminars that coach people on how to avoid arrest.
I’d imagine stories like this infuriate [...]

Tom Tancredo – Guest Worker Programs

Tancredo’s response here illustrates that there is indeed an anti-immigration movement in this country. He states “both legal and illegal.” The question started out about guest workers, but I’m not sure what his answer to that exact question would be as quest workers have been a part of this country almost since its [...]

Out-Tancredoing Tancredo at GOP’s Anti-Immigrant Debate – from The Nation

Though it’s not surprise that this continues to be a hot-button item for these candidates they may want to spend a little more time figuring out how to get us out of the Iraq war. What’s promising to me is that this year’s voters made it clear that immigration is not the biggest worry [...]

An immigrant’s hard but unsurprising choice

An immigrant’s hard but unsurprising choice – Arizona Republic – Full Story
Nov. 28, 2007 12:00 AM
It was around dusk on Thanksgiving Day when a lone man, trudging through the rugged Arizona desert, reached a crossroads.
Help a child or help himself.
The decision he made that night says a lot about Jesus Manuel Cordova and where [...]

LETTER: Common term “immigrant” blurs the issue

Here is another example of the linguistic and unfair characterizations put upon undocumented workers in this country. Further to this this letter to the editor claims there is not “anti-immigration movement” in this country. I think this person should do a little more research because there is indeed an anti-immigration movement. When a group claiming [...]

Migrant aids boy after crash – Unfair Comparisons Demonize Immigrants

The following story, and related letter to the editor, illustrate some of the linguistic issues and unfair associations in the current immigration debate. Before this story even mentions the man’s name they call the hero an “illegal immigrant.” Later though, at the end, it states that stories like this should remind us not to simply [...]

Illegal immigrants not U.S. health care burden: study – Reuters

Illegal immigrants not U.S. health care burden: study – Full Story from Reuters
Mon Nov 26, 4:14 PM ETCHICAGO (Reuters) – Illegal Latino immigrants do not cause a drag on the U.S. health care system as some critics have contended and in fact get less care than Latinos in the country legally, researchers said on Monday.
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Angel In Queens – Selfless Man Feeds Those In Need

This is a good example of the type of people we should be supporting and the way we should behave toward one another. While some would rather stick cameras in these immigrants faces others like Jorge Muñoz feel that feeding them is a more rewarding and compassionate interaction.
Video from The New York Times – [...]