Let's just call this a new shot across the bow that's going to make last year's exposure look like child's play.
In order to understand the mentality of the anti-immigrant establishment, you need to learn about the source of the hatred.
That's where my GREAT friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) come into play.
The greatest watchdog group against hate-groups in the country released this insightful video (with the help of The National Council of La Raza's (NCLR) We Can Stop the Hate campaign) that exposes the link between anti-immigrant groups and white supremacists organizations.
What if all the leading anti-immigration groups were founded by the same man, funded by the same organization, and [had] ties to White supremacy?" So begins Heidi Beirich's narrative in "Behind the Veil"-a new video being released today that details the common origins of many of the country's leading anti-immigration groups and their ties to White supremacists. In the video, Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)-the nation's premier monitor of hate groups-discusses SPLC's research on organizations such as the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), NumbersUSA, and the Social Contract Press.
Did you learn something? Don't worry, there is more to digest before we really get into things...
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
