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What's the Border Fence Good for? Subsidizing Mexican Scrap Metal Entrepreneurs By Yasha Levine, eXiled Online It was obvious from the very beginning that Bush's push for a border fence was nothing more than a political show to boost Republicans' creds with their base. Read more » Fewer People Crossing, but Deaths on Border Increasing By Spencer Hsu, The Washington Post The debate over border deaths is drawing renewed attention to a long-standing complaint by human rights groups. more » Bait and Switch: ICE Says Program Targets "Dangerous Criminals" but Casts Wide Net By Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact Critics say a key immigration enforcement program is based on widespread ethnic profiling. more » Anti-Immigrant Hardliners Offer Bad Amendments to Health Bill, Get Shot Down By Jackie Mahendra, America's Voice As you'd expect, anti-immigrant organizations are calling on their members to light up the phones. more » Census Boycott Splits Latinos By Marcelo Ballve, New America Media Oddly, supporters of the boycott find themselves on the same side as immigration hard-liners, who also want the undocumented excluded from the 2010 Census. more » PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web Outreach Fail: RNC Spanish-Language Hispanic Heritage Month Release Riddled with Errors By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Oops. more » Report: Good Immigration Policy Helps the Middle Class By Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact Some of us already knew that. more »

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