June 18, 2009
Immigrant Plaintiff's Past Becomes PR Nightmare for ACLU
What was supposed to be a sympathetic plaintiff chosen by the ACLU in a lawsuit seeking custody hearings for more than 1,000 legal immigrants, turned out to be a PR fiasco for the group when the plaintiff's past rose its ugly head. Read the details about this case from the New York Times.
Denver Democrats Using Immigration Debate for Political Gain
The Democratic Party of Denver this week called on Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform (mass amnesty if you may) that offers a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. But former Congressman Tom Tancredo, an outspoken critic of illegal immigration, says the Democratic Party of Denver is using the resolution as a form of political posturing, and besides there already exists a path to citizenship for immigrants - coming in through legal channels. Read today's story in the Denver Daily News.