He’s been hard at work since the first week in January as the newest US Senator from Indiana. I sat down over the weekend with Senator Joe Donnelly and talked about a wide range of issues.  The Senator told about his trip to Afghanistan to visit our troops and the concern he has about the […]

At a Tucson, Ariz., anti-illegal immigrant rally, a group of self-righteous protesters were literally put on mute after a Native American decided to drop some…

An increase in the deportation of undocumented immigrants has left more than 5,000 children in fosters homes, a new Applied Research Center report finds. According to the report, almost one in four people deported is the parent of a United States citizen child. See also: Man Avoids Jail By Faking Illegal Immigrant Status See also: […]

The Obama Administration filed suit on Monday against the state of Alabama’s enforcement of its newly passed immigration law. The suit challenges H.B. 56, a law set to take effect in September that enforces some of the toughest immigration efforts in the nation. If put into effect, H.B. 56 would enforce the detention of undocumented […]

A Republican Congressman from Alabama is making it clear that he has no compassion for undocumented immigrants. Rep. Mo Brooks is seen in a video, which was posted to YouTube, making inflammatory remarks about undocumented immigrants. “As your congressman on the House floor, I will do anything short of shooting them,” Brooks said to reporters […]

It’s a known fact that the right wing astronomically opposes any and all illegal immigrants on U.S. soil. Many are enraged by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s memo to field agents and office directors, advising them to focus on deporting only “dangerous” illegal immigrants. Many conservatives are accusing the government of not enforcing the […]

Dream Act supporters are asking President Obama to stop using the act in his campaign and fundraising messages unless he is prepared to flex his executive muscles to suspend the deportation of DREAM Act-eligible students. Although the president has continually pledge his support, United We DREAM, a group of  young immigration advocates, gathered outside Obama’s […]

Legendary rock guitarist took his political views and injected them in the middle of a baseball game this past weekend. Carlos Santana, who was invited to the Atlanta Braves home game this weekend to receive a “Beacon of Change” award at an MLB Civil Rights Game ceremony, called the state’s new anti-immigration law “Un-American.” “I […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 42 Minutes. Audio Courtesy of University of Indianapolis. Indianapolis’ Mayors since UniGov appeared Friday in a first time ever joint forum at the University of Indianapolis. Richard Lugar, Bill Hudnut, Steve Goldsmith, Bart Peterson and current Mayor Greg Ballard discussed Indianapolis’ successes and goals to be achieved. In Part 2 […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 48 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. A diverse panel of Hoosiers, including Hispanic leaders and legislators, came to Afternoons with Amos to discuss the emotional issue of immigration and relations between the Hispanic and African-American communities.  In Part 1 of the interview hear Amos with panelists businessman Charlie Garcia, former […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 36 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. A diverse panel of Hoosiers, including Hispanic leaders and legislators, came to Afternoons with Amos to discuss the emotional issue of immigration and relations between the Hispanic and African-American communities.  In Part 2 of the interview hear Amos with panelists businessman Charlie Garcia, former […]

Tennessee State Rep. Curry Todd took his dissatisfaction with the birthright citizenship clause in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to a strange level this week, when he suggested that pregnant immigrants will “multiply” like “rats” if they are not asked about their citizenship status.