Nation, State, & Citizenship

6 Feb 2013 Trey Gowdy and “Amnesty” Leonard Zeskind 28 Jan 2013 Update: Bill Attacking Birthright Citizenship Adds Co-Sponsors Just as it appears momentum towards comprehensive immigration reform is building in the Senate, efforts to eviscerate the Fourteenth Amendment's… Devin Burghart 10 Jan 2013 Birthright Citizenship Again Under Attack in Congress Birthright citizenship—a cornerstone of the 14th Amendment that grants citizenship to everyone born on American soil—is again being challenged in… Devin Burghart 3 Dec 2012 Nativist Bloc in Congress Mostly Intact After Election (Map) The anti-immigrant House Immigration Reform Caucus (HIRC) remained largely intact after the 2012 election, with the notable exception of its… Devin Burghart 15 Nov 2012 Election 2012: Results of Ballot Measures Important to Human Rights The November 6 election was an historic day for LGBT rights. In Maine, Maryland, and Washington voters approved marriage equality… Devin Burghart 28 Aug 2012 FAIR’s Donor Base Continues To Shrivel The membership base of the oldest and arguably most influential nativist group in the country, the Federation for American Immigration… Devin Burghart 20 Aug 2012 A Look Back and a Look Forward for Immigrant Rights Advocates in Kansas Kansas passed an instate tuition policy that provided higher educational opportunities for immigrant students in 2004. Many people outside the… Melinda Lewis 10 Feb 2012 A History of Problems with Racism and English-Only Groups Even before the recent controversy about the CPAC and the white nationalist directing the English-Only outfit ProEnglish, organizations pushing English-Only… Devin Burghart 22 Sep 2011 Nativists Shift Target to Documented Immigrants NumbersUSA announced that they will air television ads during the next GOP presidential candidate debate that advocate further restrictions on… Devin Burghart 11 Sep 2011 New Nativist Ad Airs During GOP Debate Does it signal a shift in focus?  Devin Burghart