A heartwarming victory is only marred by the situation itself: one of the wealthiest counties in the U.S.

This is a phenomenal video of the immigrant rights community in southern Arizona & their battle last summer against Governor Jan Brewer's draconian legislation regime....

Another report from police chiefs denigrating the ACCESS programs' inevitable results of destroying all the trust which they have spent years building with the immigrant community & driving that population underground into a world of fourth-class citizenship!

It's comforting to know that at least some Republicans are standing up to the newly-established orthodoxy, as Daniels here shows by calling for a "truce" in the culture wars so that government can deal with the financial crises we are all facing....

Paul Barrow points out that "the real focus" of DHS "is not on prevention but on management of disasters" which "have created immense political backlash." But the real backlash will come when we attempt to use the new software & there's noone to show us how!

An overview of the trial of Shawna Forde in Tucson tells us little we don't already know.... I kept missing the fact that she was a beautician....

A fascinating overview of the issues surrounding the expansion of immigrant detention in Essex County, New Jersey, & around the country....

Rick Scott says that he's going to focus on jobs, education, and the rule of law; but Gary Borders is running Lake County like his own personal mafia! And the governor is instead involved in promoting an Arizona SB1070-copycat bill - I guess that's his definition of rule of law!

Apparently, Tony Leys of the Des Moines Register has finally discovered this incredible documentary by Luis Argueta of the ICE raids at Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa & the impact which it had on that midwestern town & the families involved.

Once again, the data shows that 287(g) programs are violating people's civil rights, fighting efforts at accountability & oversight, & choosing to ignore the directive to focus on dangerous criminals rather than increasing their numbers by picking on the easiest targets in the im …

You don't need to read the 46-page Missouri Supreme Court decision to determine that this Guatemalan mother's due process & maternal rights were infringed upon: it's common sense!

The Center for American Progress' latest study outlines the local measures, the legal battles, & the costs of the growing backlash against Hispanic immigrants, one "driven by fear, economic uncertainty, and cultural differences" in certain small towns of New Jersey, Nebraska, Pen …

A rundown on the follow-ups to the Mississippi move this week....

Here come the states!

"Count to ten; & take a deep breath!"

A second time around, this expose on the culture of corruption & secrecy that allows Border Patrol officials literally get away with murder was even more rewarding & meaningful: it is an absolute must-read, regardless of your political persuasion.

A fairly decent rundown on the 287g controversy in Tennessee: a must-read if you care about the ensuing civil rights struggle in this country! When was the last time you were indefinitely detained because of the color of your skin?

The understatement of the year went completely unnoticed: Obama set a new record for deportation, even bending the rules & breaking the law to do so!

Apparently, House Republicans are not reading the same briefs on the topic as we are....

The charge that Arizona had to pass an anti-immigration bill because the federal government isn't enforcing the border proves patently ridiculous once you go down there and take a look.

A sex offender who was convicted or committed a crime before June 4, 2003, will not have any restrictions on where they live,work, or volunteer.

However, law enforcement is formally tasked with enforcing the laws that legislators sign. Consequently, if the law of the land is racist, it becomes the job of law enforcement to enforce racism.

Instead, there's a central bloc of states that seem to be acting in the absence of a demonstrable demographic problem.