Turn the Tide of the Immigration Debate

A fever of anti-immigrant sentiment is sweeping the nation and it is up to us to turn the tide. We all worried that this would happen as soon as Arizona's openly discriminatory and unfair SB1070 immigration bill was signed into law-- a bill which in effect makes racial profiling legal. Now, our worst fears have been confirmed.

In three days, SB1070 will go into effect, but the tragedy does not end there. Nine other U.S. states are considering similar policies. Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Virginia all have anti-immigrant bills up for consideration, and many other states and smaller localities are poised to follow suit.

As soon as one state was able to sign discrimination into law, anti-immigrant forces everywhere were encouraged by this dubious "success." We have to act now to make sure the insanity ends here. Let the world know that immigrants too have human rights and that these rights are non-negotiable. You can take action online here. Take the time. Make the difference.