IMMIGRATION

Anders Behring Breivik

Analysis: Norway Massacre Exposes Incendiary Immigration Issue

Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik said he killed 93 people to spark a "revolution" against the multiculturalism he believed was sapping Europe's heritage, and experts say a frank debate about immigration may be the best way to prevent similar explosions of violence.
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At Issue: U.S. Immigration Policy

Alabama Immigration Law: Why All the Challenges?

The backlash against Alabama's tough new immigration law intensified on Friday as several civil rights groups sued to try and overturn legislation, calling it the most extreme in the nation. Are they correct?
Amy Gottlieb is the director of the Immigrants Rights program at American Friends Service Committee

Opposing Sides Of Immigration Debate Hold Dueling Protests In New York

Leaders from both sides of the immigration debate traded barbs over a controversial bill that would allow immigration judges to have the authority to determine if the illegal immigrant parents of children who, having been born in the United States, are American citizens should be ordered removed or deported from the U.S.
Enoch Powell

Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” Speech (FULL-TEXT)

Here is the full-text of Enoch Powell’s famous (some would say infamous) “Rivers of Blood” speech on immigration. It was delivered to a Conservative Association meeting in Birmingham, England on April 20 1968. The speech led to Powell being sacked by Prime Minister Edward Heath and might be considered the pivotal moment of Powell’s long political career.
Bentley

Alabama Immigration Law Goes Into Effect

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed a severe immigration enforcement law this morning, drawing threats of legal challenges from civil liberties advocates in the latest iteration of a battle that has played out in state capitols and courtrooms across the country.
Enoch Powell

A Remembrance and Appraisal of Enoch Powell

Enoch Powell was one of the most fascinating, influential and controversial British politician of the 20th century. Largely unknown to Americans, Powell became a symbol of the anti-immigration movement that swelled during in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s.
Deval/Obama

Immigrant Enforcement Program Faces Backlash From Obama Allies

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick yesterday became the third Democratic governor in a little more than a month to reject Secure Communities, an immigration enforcement program that has become a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's immigration policy.
A UK Border Agency worker poses with a passport during a demonstration of the new facial recognition gates at Gatwick Airport near London

MPs say UK Border Agency granted amnesty to Asylum Seekers

A report published on Thursday claims that what equals to an amnesty has been granted to more than 160,000 asylum seekers over the past five years by a UK Border Agency.The Commons home affairs select committee report says it is indefensible that officials have been unable to trace a further 74,500 asylum seekers, among a total of 450,000 unresolved legacy cases, and say the UKBA simply had no idea what where were the applicants.The agency has been working through...

Obama's Immigration Push Triggers Skepticism of 2012 Election Ploy

President Barack Obama's push for comprehensive changes to the nation's immigration laws that would allow more than 11 million people in the country illegally to remain in the country was met with skepticism by Arizona's governor, who said it would be a shame if it was a ploy to get votes in the 2012 presidential election.

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