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IMMIGRATION WATCH
IMMIGRATION WATCH
Southern Poverty Law Center e-newsletter monitoring
extremism and the anti-immigration movement
For the week of October 11, 2005
- [CO] Minuteman minstrel puts out call
[NY] Immigration becomes issue in suburbs
[CT] Dispute over 'MexDonald's' study supersized - [CO] Colorado lawmakers join armed patrols
- [AZ] Hispanics and immigrants clash
- [TX] Day laborer controversy hits Home Depot
- [CO] Minuteman minstrel puts out call
- Westword / October 6, 2005
An Italian immigrant hoping to bring music to the anti-immigration movement puts out a call for bands -- and no "Hollywood left chicken wings" or "backstabber Frenchies" need apply.
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[NY] Immigration becomes issue in suburbs
The New York Times / October 6, 2005
Politicians in small towns take on illegal immigration as more and more
immigrants find their way to outlying areas.
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[CT] Dispute over 'MexDonald's' study supersized
Hartford Courant / October 6, 2005
Prominent anti-immigration activists have disassociated themselves from a
Connecticut group they say has racism on the menu.
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[CO] Colorado lawmakers join armed patrols
Rocky Mountain News / October 8, 2005
Three elected officials from Colorado teamed up with border militias in what
resembled a "vigilante fantasy camp" on the Arizona border.
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[AZ] Hispanics and immigrants clash
The Arizona Republic / October 7, 2005
Newly arrived migrants are encountering resentment from established
Hispanics that at times borders on racism.
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[TX] Day laborer controversy hits Home Depot
The New York Times / October 10, 2005
Home Depot joins the immigration debate as critics claim that by allowing
workers to congregate in parking lots, the chain is "aiding and abetting"
illegal immigration.
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LEARN MORE
Want to learn more about the anti-immigration movement? Read these articles
from the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report:
*** Blood on the Border ***
A survey of anti-immigration activity and groups.
http://newsletter.splcenter.org/cgibin4/DM/y/arB30FNuiR0L1h0DcOd0ET">splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=230
*** The Puppeteer ***
An investigative profile of America's most important anti-immigration
activist, John Tanton..
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=93
*** Open Season ***
A feature on vigilantes in Arizona.
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=19
*** The Battle of Georgiafornia ***
A feature on the hate crime backlash against Hispanic immigrants in Georgia.
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=505
*** Arizona Showdown ***
A feature on the Minuteman Project in Arizona.
splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=557
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