Fear and Loathing in Prime Time: Immigration Myths and Cable News (May, 2008). Media Matters Action Network, a partner project of the non-profit organization Media Matters for America. For a Spanish version of this report, please click here.
Extremists Hijack Immigration Debate: Increased Reports of Hate Crimes and Discrimination (March, 2008). Information and examples on how the immigration debate has spurred discrimination, hate, and violence.
Observations of United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Migrants (March, 2008). Special Rapporteur Jorge Bustamante's report to the U.N. Human Rights Council on the status of migrant rights in the U.S. To read this report, please refer to page 44 in this PDF document.
Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March, 2008). United Nations' response to the U.S. on its efforts to eliminate racial discrimination.
Immigrants Targeted: Extremist Rhetoric Moves into the Mainstream (October, 2007). Anti Defamation League. In this report, part of a series of reports on immigration and extremism, ADL exposes those individuals and groups who are playing a key a role in mainstreaming extremist rhetoric in the immigration debate in various aspects of American life.
Klu Klux Klan Rebounds with New Focus on Immigration (February, 2007). Anti-Defamation League. The League, which monitors the activities of racist hate groups and reports its findings to law enforcement and policymakers, has documented a noticeable spike in activity by Klan chapters across the country. The KKK believes that the U.S. is "drowning" in a tide of non-white immigration, controlled and orchestrated by Jews, and is vigorously trying to bring this message to Americans concerned or fearful about immigration. The full ADL report includes a slide show of recent Klan meetings and rallies and a state-by-state listing of active Klan chapters, or "Klaverns," across the country.
Immigrants: The Last Time America Sent Her Own Packing (September, 2006). Steve Boisson. Fueled by the Great Depression, anti-immigrant sentiment led to the repatriation of American citizens to Mexico.
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzalez Outlines Reforms for Immigration Courts and Board of Immigration Appeals (August 9, 2006). Department of Justice. Annual evaluations, an immigration law exam, and additional resources will be a part of system improvements and the increased scrutiny of immigration judges, several who have been criticized for inappropriate treatment of asylum seekers.
2006 National Survey of Latinos: The Immigration Debate (July 13, 2006). Roberto Suro and Gabriel Secobar of the Pew Hispanic Research Center. Latinos polled report experiencing more discrimination and feeling more unified and politically energized as a result of the immigration debate and related rallies and marches.