Dream Act

Amid recent attempts to repeal the DREAM Act in Texas, eleven state senators are calling for the preservation of the legislation that offers in-state tuition to students who have lived in Texas for over three years regardless of immigration status. The law has been a popular target for repeal among Republicans.

Woven into our national conversation on immigration reform are divisive arguments pitting immigrants against U.S. workers — including workers of color. These arguments aren't just unfounded — they run counter to the goal of helping all workers organize against wage suppression and exploitation. As union members and immigrants' rights activists, we think it's time to re-frame the discussion.

"Many of our families have waited years, and in some cases decades, for the green card they need to keep their families together. Couples forced into exile will be coming home soon. Americans separated from their spouses are now able to prepare for their reunion."

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is endorsing a pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants, a significant move for a favorite of tea party Republicans who are sometimes hostile to such an approach.

Mitt Romney refuses to accept responsibility for his election loss.

As an immigrant to this nation myself, I was very inspired to meet UC Davis Law Professor, Holly Cooper, a committed advocate for detained immigrants. Her work takes on the manifestations of our nation's anti-immigrant fever which often negates the universal right to dignity that every human being...

For all the impact conservative talk radio seems to have on the Colorado GOP, you rarely hear about it in the legacy media.
So I was glad to see the Colorado Springs Gazette, in an editorial published today by Wayne Laugesen, cite talk radio, specifically, as a player in the formulation and dessemination of Republican opinion in our state.

Republican Quico "I Hate Cops and Firefighters" Canseco took a break from voting against first responders to refuse to say if he su