Ending the Punative Approach | Lou Dobbs Minimizes Hate Crimes

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Immigration Reform After Bush: Let's Put an End to Punitive Policies By Roberto Lovato, New America Media Recent talk about immigration issues coming from Washington inspires some hope, some fear and reveals the need for clarity on the issue. Read more »   Maricopa County, AS, sheriff Joe Arpaio has been a lightning rod in the immigration debate. Now, a conservative group, the GoldWater Institute, has released a report slamming Arpaio for essentially shirking his duties. According to the Arizona Capitol Times, the report finds ... "Judged by its own statistics, MCSO appears to be falling seriously short of fulfilling its core law enforcement duties. "The study finds MCSO record keeping inadequate and inaccurate. For example, each year when the Sheriff's Office provides crime clearance statistics to the county, the figures are accompanied by the disclaimer that the data 's not considered accurate.' "The paper also examines the 166-percent increase in homicide rates between 2004 and 2007, the same period that MCSO began diverting resources to other priorities, such as trips by high-level employees to Honduras for ambiguous law enforcement activities." Heckuva job, Joe. -Joshua Holland Editor, Immigration special coverage     Immigration Pathway Still Looks Uphill By Kirk Nielsen, Miller-McCune.com Even with Democrats controlling Congress, immigration reform faces tough going. Read more »   Who Is to Blame for Marcelo Lucero's Murder? By Marcelo Ballvé, New America Media Elected officials in Suffolk County have created a xenophobic climate that breeds hate crimes. Read more »   Why Is Lou Dobbs Minimizing the Impact of Hate Crimes? By Heidi Beirich, Hate Watch Dobbs got nervous after a news conference on link between the rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric and hate crimes against Latinos. Read more »   There Needs to Be Change Immigrants and Labor Can Believe In By David Bacon, The Nation A new administration that has raised such high expectations should look for new ideas, not recycle the bad ones of the last few years. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     SPLC Wins Fight Against Kentucky Klansmen Who Attacked Teen By Staff, Truth in Immigration Like the Southern Poverty Law Center, we hope this verdict will spell the end of the Imperial Klans of America. Read more »   Meet the Latino in Charge of Outlining Obama's Immigration Policy By Diego Graglia, Feet in 2 Worlds The President-Elect looks to fix the immigration system. Read more »   Obama Should Not Ignore Immigration Policy While Focusing on the Economy By Cristina Jimenez, DMI Blog Immigrant entrepreneurs are an essential source of job creation. Read more »

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