You are currently browsing the Immigration Blog weblog archives for the day June 17, 2009.
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « May | Jul » | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
- Immigration Reform (1)
- Uncategorized (1028)
- January 24, 2012: US PASSPORT CARD ONLINE APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE
- January 24, 2012: VISA BULLETIN FOR FEBRUARY 2012
- December 30, 2011: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
- December 30, 2011: HISPANICS SUPPORT OBAMA OVER GOP CANDIDATES DESPITE DISAPPROVING OF HIS DEPORTATION POLICY
- December 30, 2011: ICE ESTABLISHES HOTLINE FOR DETAINEES
- December 15, 2011: SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM NABS US CITIZENS
- December 15, 2011: VISA BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2012
- November 30, 2011: WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT? WILL ROMNEY'S "FLIP" ON IMMIGRATION CAUSE HIM TO FLOP IN THE PRIMARIES OR GENERAL ELECTION?
- November 24, 2011: USCIS REACHES FY-2012 H-1B CAP
- November 22, 2011: H-1B CAP COUNT (11/18/2011)...ALL I WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS WAS AN H-1B
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
Archive for June 17, 2009
IMMIGRATION DEBATE LINKED TO INCREASE IN HATE CRIMES
June 17, 2009 by Bradley Maged.
According to an article on washingtonpost.com: “U.S. civil rights leaders said yesterday that an increase in hate crimes committed in recent years against Hispanics and people perceived to be immigrants ‘correlates closely’ to the nation’s increasingly contentious debate over immigration.”
Those who oppose immigration get their traction by appealing to emotion. Hate is a very strong emotion. From time to time, mentally unstable individuals will commit crimes motivated by hatred and in their minds may even justify such acts by dehumanizing the victims. Anti-immigration organizations and some radio and cable television commentators use labels such as “criminal aliens” and the all-to-familiar term ”illegals” to describe the undocumented. Some unbalanced anti-immigrants may equate all Hispanics (regardless of their immigration status) with “illegals” leading to an increase in violent crimes against this group.
Strong hate crime legislation would be a step in the right direction. Enforcement, prosecution and sentencing under such laws would probably have the greatest deterrence effect.
Posted in Uncategorized | Print | No Comments »