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Racial Profiling: Face the Truth

Urgent: HB 56 Sign-On Letter to Naplitano, Sign by Nov. 4

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Sign your organization on to this letter asking DHS not to condone collaborate with Alabama law enforcement operating under HB 56.

 

Hysterical and spot on! Colbert says “I told you so” and highlights the value of migrant workers

Hysterical and spot on. Colbert tells Alabama “I Told You So,” and rips immigration law HB56 to shreds, highlighting the value of migrant workers-
According to government statistics, three-quarters of all crop workers working in American agriculture were born outside the United States, and at least 50% of the crop workers have not been authorized to work legally in the United States.

Twitter Chat About Securing Our Rights

Please join Rights Working Group’s Twitter Chat-- Nov. 1 at 3 pm ET/noon PT—to talk about securing our rights in this information-sharing era. Chat hashtag #SecureRights 

Why?

We Must Secure Our Rights In This Era of Info Sharing

 

We live in a world where being without a cell phone, not having access to the Internet, email and social media seems unimaginable – both for work and play. But there’s a far less talked about darker side to the use of this technology, a world where information that we share over the web is being gathered by law enforcement agencies like the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the CIA and local and state police.

Another Holiday in Exile


Guest blogger: Nicole Salgado

New Report Shows Secure Communities Leads to Racial Profiling

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A new report reveals a number of concerning findings about the impact that the Secure Communities (S-Comm) program has on racial profiling and the loss of due process. The Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy recently released a report entitled “Secure Communities by the Numbers: An Analysis of Demographics and Due Process.” Below are some of the key findings.

Racial Profiling: Latinos and Men Targeted through S-Comm

FBI's Expanded Use of Racial Profiling Exposed

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By Keith Rushing

The ACLU has launched a “Mapping the FBI” project designed to expose the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s racial profiling practices throughout the United Sates.

“The [FBI] is collecting racial and ethnic information and “mapping” American communities around the country based on crude stereotypes about which groups commit different types of crimes,” the ACLU wrote in its description of the new initiative.

ERPA and HB56: National Legislation Can Address Racial Profiling Caused by Arizona Copycats

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HB 56, Alabama’s anti-immigrant racial profiling law, reminds us of Alabama’s history of racism and segregation.

ICE 2011 Deportation Data Reveals Misplaced Priorities; Indicates a Continuation of Human and Civil Rights Violations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Rushing, Rights Working Group, 202.591.3305, 202.557.4291
krushing@rightsworkinggroup.org