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Racial Profiling: Face the Truth
Unlike the woman in the DSK story, most immigrant women are afraid to report sexual assault
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Thu, 2011-06-16 11:46Wisconsin Repeals Anti-Racial Profiling Law
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Fri, 2011-06-10 16:43
By Keith Rushing
The Wisconsin legislature decided to go backwards in time this week by repealing a law that required the police to record the race, age, gender and zip code of anyone they stop.
Evidence of racial profiling and Department of Justice reports led the previous legislature to require this reporting requirement in an effort to examine the extent of racial profiling in the state. The law went into effect in January.
Alabama Legalizes Racial Profiling and Outdoes Arizonaâs SB1070
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Fri, 2011-06-10 16:34
By Keith Rushing
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed an anti-immigration bill, HB56, into law Thursday that is said to be the harshest, most mean-spirited state initiative of its kind in the nation.
NY and Massachusetts suspend SComm; Alabama passes harsh anti-immigrant bill
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Wed, 2011-06-08 17:17In a bold move, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 1 announced that the state will suspend its participation in the “Secure Communities” Program (SComm) until further review.
Georgia Is Not a âShow Me Your Papersâ State
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Tue, 2011-06-07 16:57Guest blogger: Azadeh N. Shahshahani, National Security/Immigrants’ Rights Project Director, ACLU Foundation of Georgia.
Co-authored with Omar Jadwat, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project. Cross-posted from Huffington Post.
Do we want a future where our religious faith makes us a target?
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Wed, 2011-06-01 11:51New reports document discriminatory government treatment of Muslims in America
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Thu, 2011-05-26 12:20BREAKING: DHS announces investigation of the misnamed âSecure Communitiesâ program
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Fri, 2011-05-20 18:50In a move that has been widely welcomed by advocates for fair immigration policies, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General announced this week that they plan to carry out an investigation of ICE’s Secure Communities program.
Native American identity & rights â past, present and 2049
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Wed, 2011-05-18 11:29“Nothing is as sweet as self-determination.” – Zia, a character in Breakthrough‘s America 2049.
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