As HB 87 scared away the immigrants who worked its fields, officials in Irwin County, Georgia, scrambled to fill the local detention center, the area’s biggest employer.
With draconian laws like Georgia’s HB 87 hitting women especially hard, women’s groups are taking up the fight for immigrants’ rights.
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287(g), the Department of Homeland Security program that empowers local police, like notorious Sheriff Joe Arpaio, to detain undocumented immigrants, is under scrutiny.
In its zeal, the federal immigration agency has been deporting US citizens.
A recent police raid on a small-city factory showcases the Bush Administration's frightening war on illegal immigration.
The ICE chief's comments about immigration and unions raise troubling questions. Congress should seek answers.


