Feature Stories
- Irish Green and Black America: Race on the Edge of Civil War
- January 27, 2012
- The Immigrants' Civil War.
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- Send a Taco to the Connecticut Mayor Who Brushed Off Discrimination Against Latinos [UPDATED]
- January 26, 2012
- Text "TACO" to 69866.
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- Tough Immigration Laws: Tough on Children
- January 23, 2012
- By Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children's Defense Fund.
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- Meet Carrié Solages, Nassau’s First Haitian-American Elected Official [SLIDESHOW]
- January 23, 2012
- From LIW Executive Director Maryann Sinclair Slutsky.
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- English-Only? It Wasn’t Always That Way
- January 23, 2012
- Until the 1920s, a large number of immigrants spoke languages other than English.
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More Features: 
- Lincoln, the Know Nothings, and Immigrant America
- Was Abraham Lincoln a Know Nothing?
- January 19, 2012
- No Room for Racist Rhetoric in Political Campaigns
- From Erase Racism.
- January 18, 2012
- Latino and African American Families Fight Foreclosure in Central Islip [VIDEO]
- Protestors call out big banks.
- January 17, 2012
- The Lasting Impact of the Know Nothings on Immigrant America
- Discrimination distances Irish and German newcomers in The Immigrants' Civil War.
- January 13, 2012
- Learn More About Family Unity Waivers
- From Reform Immigration for America.
- January 11, 2012
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- 500 Tacos Delivered—Now Let’s Hold the Mayor and Police Accountable
- From Reform Immigration for America.
- January 27, 2012
Recent Blog Posts:
- Connecticut Mayor Gets a Taco Delivery and an Invitation to a Community Dinner
- Reform Immigration for America spearheaded the campaign.
- January 26, 2012
- DuWayne Gregory: It’s Time To Raise the Minimum Wage
- By DuWayne Gregory, the majority leader of the Suffolk County Legislature.
- January 26, 2012
- Connecticut Cops Arrested for Harassing Latino Residents? Mayor Thinks It’s a Joke [VIDEO]
- The response from East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo.
- January 25, 2012
- Connecticut Cops Indicted For Harassing Latinos
- Four arrests, more may follow.
- January 24, 2012
- Poll: Immigration Not a Pressing Issue for Most Voters
- Economic issues take the forefront.
- January 24, 2012
- Immigrant Rights as Civil Rights: Shifting the Discussion, February 8
- Free and open to the public at Hofstra University.
- January 23, 2012
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