GOP on the Wrong Track | Abuses of Migrants Common in Mexico

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GOP Going Full-Throttle on the Wrong Track for Latinos By Joshua Hoyt, AlterNet Hispanics voted 67 percent for Barack Obama, playing a key role in flipping Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Florida to the Democratic column. Read more »   AlterNet has launched 100 Words for 100 Days, a new project to publish our readers' visions for Obama's highest priorities. You're invited to contribute. Every day from now until Obama's inauguration we will publish 8 new visionary essays by AlterNet readers in our new 100 Words for 100 Days section on our front page (just scroll down to view the section). We've already gotten started, click here for reader contributions that we have already run on the site.     "Securitizing" Immigration Leads to Flagrant Human Rights Abuses in Mexico, U.S. By Laura Carlsen, Center for International Policy The Mexican government (half-heartedly) complains about the way its emigrants are treated in the U.S., but its own record isn't better. Read more »   Your Weekly Immigration Newsladder By Nezua, Media Consortium Connecting People and Policies--From Mumbai to Arizona Read more »   Chicago Unions Look to Strengthen Ties After Immigration Clash By Tiffany Ten Eyck, Labor Notes Leaders of Chicago labor have been meeting to smooth conflicts over the defense of unionized migrant workers. Read more »   Immigrant Rights Signed Away? By Jennifer Lee Koh, Esq., New America Media Government officials have convinced tens of thousands of immigrants to sign away their rights without consulting with an attorney. Read more »   High-Ranking Homeland Security Official Repeatedly Hired Undocumented Workers By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly The irony is rich. Read more »

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