Guest Column
Immigration: Facts, Myths and Public Policy, Vol. I
Added on 2005-09-29
Written by GALEO, ADL, Hispanic Studies C
Report Link:
Vol1.pdf
- Volume I:
Anti-Immigration Groups in Georgia:
The Current Context in 2005
The phrases “immigration reform” and “immigration control,” though seemingly neutral, have taken on connotations based on their use in the current political context. U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo’s (R-Colorado) Immigration Reform Caucus, for example, is focused more on limiting immigration and decrying its effect on American society than on the stated definition of its reform platform, namely to: “Review current immigration policy, propose new immigration policies and provide a forum in Congress for addressing the positive and negative consequences of our immigration policies.”
This first paper lays the groundwork of the debate by identifying the significant organizations and individuals who have made immigration control a major policy issue. It is intended to document some of the debate and disinformation being circulated rather than presenting an analysis on the phenomenon. The organizations highlighted run the gamut from moderate to extreme, but share a pattern of positions and arguments against immigration. -
Immigration: Facts, Myths and Public Policy, Vol. II - 2005-09-29
PDF Link: Vol2.pdf - Volume II: Latinos, Immigration, and Public Education in Georgia: A Current Profile Anti-immigrant rhetoric in the United States has historically focused on the perils of educating the children of immigrants. The rhetoric has been particularly spiteful toward particular racial and ethnic groups, and has included Hispanics among its targets....
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