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Texas’ Gohmert keeps pushing ‘terror babies’ debate on 14th Amendment

By Elise Foley | 08.13.10 | 12:26 pm

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) reasserted his claim last night that Al Qaeda may be sending women to the U.S. to birth a contingent of future terrorists credentialed with American passports.
Gohmert argued with host Anderson Cooper, who asked him

Bush officials: Altering the 14th Amendment would hurt the GOP

By Elise Foley | 08.10.10 | 12:42 pm

Republicans continue to pile on calls to hold hearings on 14th Amendment — Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle said yesterday she thinks Congress should act to end birthright citizenship, a move Gov. Tim Pawlenty also

GOP.com deletes 14th Amendment as an accomplishment [Updated]

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.09.10 | 1:43 pm

Update: The “accomplishments” page is now online. An RNC official insists they never removed the page; before publishing this post, I tried to access the site, multiple times and on different browsers, and found the page in question missing.…

FBI reveals more details of Minnesota al-Shabab arrests; Pawlenty, Walz weigh in

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.05.10 | 3:48 pm

The Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed more details about today’s arrests of Minnesotans accused of aiding the Somlia-based terrorist organization al-Shabab. In a press release, the agency named two women charged with conspiracy to provide material…

Immigrant advocates take to streets in Target’s hometown

By Jon Collins | 08.05.10 | 2:20 pm

Since news broke that Target gave $150,000 to a group that supports Republican candidate for governor Tom Emmer, who the Minnesota Independent linked to anti-gay groups and legislation, gay rights supporters have threatened boycotts and protests against the company.…

GOP lists 14th amendment as an ‘accomplishment’ on website

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.04.10 | 3:22 pm

Some Republicans, including Sens. Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and others, have been calling for hearings to discuss the possibility of altering the 14th Amendment to the U.S.…

Anti-immigration activist helped Lino Lakes pass English-only ordinance

By Nekessa Opoti | 08.03.10 | 11:28 am

A decision by the Twin Cities suburb of Lino Lakes to make English its official language is under attack for its perceived  hostility towards immigrants to the US. Suspicions of an anti-immigrant agenda seem to be underlined…

Minn. students protest Arizona immigration law as it goes into effect

By Jon Collins | 07.29.10 | 1:51 pm

Echoing the 1960s Freedom Summer civil rights movement, four Minnesotans set off for Arizona this week to join hundreds of other young people working against the state’s new immigration law.

Emmer continues support for Arizona immigration bill

By Patrick Caldwell | 07.29.10 | 9:56 am

GOP-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer released a carefully worded statement Wednesday night disagreeing with the court injunction against the controversial Arizona immigration legislation. 

Immigration enforcement at record high, but harsh rhetoric remains

By Elise Foley | 07.26.10 | 2:49 pm

Conservatives constantly accuse President Barack Obama of being weak on immigration enforcement, but his administration is actually deporting record numbers of undocumented immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimates that its deportations this year will increase by nearly 10…