Blame the Brown People

Culture, Racism, some History

• Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice - Yahoo! News (1/26/2012)  
• Culture Poisons Brain With Racism, Study Finds| LiveScience (10/2/2011) 
• It’s No Joke to Self-Deceivers - Ideas Market - (5/21/2012) WSJ - http://goo.gl/4YzEy - 
• "People who, in tests of implicit associations, for example, showed a preference for white people over black people, laughed more heartily at racially charged jokes."
• Alto Arizona! - History of Racist U.S. Laws - http://bit.ly/RHcN83
• The Echochamber amplifies and reproduces nativist attitudes: http://bit.ly/PU3KdZ

Fantasy Obama/Obama Paranoia

• Right-Wing Activists: 'Obama is working with Islamists to bring down Christianity, the West and America' | rightwingwatch.org (8/7/2012) - http://goo.gl/5zqG1
• Juan Williams (!) - Racial code words obscure real issues - TheHill.com (1/31/12) 
• Report: Unprecedented Number Of Death Threats Against Obama -- And Secret Service Overwhelmed | TPM LiveWire (10/18/2009) 

(MORE AFTER FLIP)

• At Florida Town Hall, Rick Santorum Cowardly Panders To Woman Who Alleges Obama Is ‘An Avowed Muslim’ | Islamophobia Today eNewspaper via ThinkProgress (1/24/2012)
• White Women’s Rage: 5 Thoughts on Why Jan Brewer Should Keep Her Fingers to Herself « The Crunk Feminist Collective  (1/2012)
• Must watch, Bill Maher video, 2/3 of the way thru (from 1/2012):

• "But run down the list of complaints about fantasy Obama. He wants to raise your taxes, even though he’s lowered them. Confiscate your guns, even though he’s never mentioned it, and read terrorists their rights, yeah, like he did Tuesday in Somalia. And look what Gingrich said about him this month. (Video of Gingrich claiming Obama is against work). Yes, Obama is anti-work. You remember the bill he championed, The Grab A Corona And Call In Sick Act.
• You see, the difference is the Republicans hatred of Obama is based on a paranoid feeling about what he might do. What’s he’s thinking. What he secretly wants to change. Anger with Bush was based on what he actually did. What Bush was thinking didn’t matter, because he wasn’t."
• Governor Jan Brewer’s Lie Proved False By GOP Arizona Mayor On Tarmac | The New Civil Rights Movement (1/26/2012) 

it's not like they're hiding it. (3/2012)

Hate Groups/Home Grown Terrorism

• Reports: Sikh Temple Shooter Was A White Supremacist, Part Of Growing Trend Of Anti-Sikh Violence | ThinkProgress (8/6/2012) http://goo.gl/8fjqs
• Anti-Gov Terrorism: Arrests in Plot to Kill Troopers and a Judge (3/2011) (and they are not brown) 
• Report: Number of Active Hate Groups on the Rise topping over 1,000 for 1st time since the Southern Poverty Law Center began tracking them in the 1980s. (3/2011)
• Obama's Safety: Hate Groups Thrive Amidst Town Hall Health Care Debates - ABC News 8/2009)
• Confederate Flag Activist [And Americans for Prosperity Fan] Behind Georgia Terror Plot | Mother Jones  (Nov 2011)

Islamophobia

• Giant Painting in Boston Spurs Racist Comments on Fox 25′s Facebook Thread [Update] | BostInno - (Aug 2012) http://goo.gl/uOFLK
• At Florida Town Hall, Rick Santorum Cowardly Panders To Woman Who Alleges Obama Is ‘An Avowed Muslim’ | Islamophobia Today eNewspaper via ThinkProgress (1/24/2012) 
• Peter King Congressional Hearings (3/2011)
• Charge: FBI illegally surveilled Muslims in So Cal (2/2011) (ACLU and CAIR)

Latinos and Other "Illegals"

• On Immigration, Congress Should Quit Whining And Look In The Mirror | The New Republic (7/19/2012) http://goo.gl/tE1QM
• (on complaints of immigration gridlock etc)
• Open letter to Romney from Hispanic leaders (1/26/2012) 
• Gingrich and Romney Want to Say Adios to Bilingual Ballots | Mother Jones (1/30/2012) 
• "Self-Deportation": It's a Real Thing, and It Isn't Pretty | Mother Jones (1/23/2012)
• What Is "Self-Deportation"? | Mother Jones (1/23/2012) 
• self-deportation is the intended effect of laws and requirements (such as those passed in AZ and Alabama) that would make it so difficult for undocumented immigrants to work, rent, or go to school that they will simply "choose" to leave. Anti-immigration adovocates like this for several reasons: It has a free-market/free will gloss to it. It purports to save money on deportation costs. And, most importantly, because it relies on states enforcing immigration via passing draconian laws rather than federal law enforcement/border efforts. It's a conservative trifecta!
• Minorities: A growing force in US politics - Inside Story: US 2012 - Al Jazeera English (1/19/2012) 
• Romney may rue immigration comments come general election time - Univision News Tumblr (Jan. 2012) 
• Shattered Families report: thousands of US-citizen kids in foster care, as parents face deportation.  http://arc.org/shatteredfamilies
• SPLC: 10 Myths About Immigration: Myths about immigration and immigrants are common. Here are a few of the most frequently heard misconceptions along with information to help you and your students separate fact from fear. (Spr 2011) 
• "Deport 'em All (But not my Gardner)" 3/2011, Ameirca's Voice
• The "Dramatic Browning of America" (Census)--analysis of GOP "worst nightmare" by Kos (2/2011)
• The cost of mass deportation (2005)--and Rep Tancredo (R) saying it's not a feasible option
• (The Right has  its own numbers/analysis)/2005
• 2010: The Right points to: "Thousands of dropped deportations" in AZ to criticize Obama--even tho his ICE numbers are higher than Bush.
• FASCINATING. G.W.Bush critiques the nativism, xenophobia of current climate. !! Feb 2011
• An Unlikely Ally in Fighting Anti-Immigrant Laws - Repubican Mayor Opposes GA Anti-Immigrant Law (2/29/2012) - ACLU 
• In MA: "In state tuition"--some facts: 
• MA would gain million$ if undocumented immigrants... (MA Taxpayers Foundation, 2006)
• PDF: "Massachusetts Public College Would Gain Millions of Dollars from Undocumented Immigrants" - Massachusetts Tax Payer Foundation (1/5/2006) masstaxpayers.org  
• AZ Woman Imprisoned -- After Producing Her Birth Certificate | Crooks and Liars (8/11/2012) http://bit.ly/MOaSYH
• Dumbest Mayor Ever?  (1/25/2012) When East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo (R) was askedwhat he would do for the Latino community in the aftermath of four police officers being charged with violating the civil rights of Latino residents--he said that he might go home and eat tacos.

Undocumented workers, taxes and benefits

• Untapped Opportunities and Wasted Talent: The HSI Conundrum: infographic about the wasted talent of highly skilled immigrants http://goo.gl/rbNqU (8/2012)
• More illegal immigrants are rushing to file taxes - The Boston Globe (Feb 28 2008)
• Illegals filing taxes more than ever - Business - Personal finance - Tax Tactics - msnbc.com (4/2007)
• SPLC: 10 Myths About Immigration: Myths about immigration and immigrants are common. (they pay taxes)
• Q&A: Illegal Immigrants And Public Benefits In Mass. | WBUR (6/21/2010)
• Study estimates that illegal immigrants paid $11.2B in taxes last year, unlike GE, which paid zero - New York Daily News (4/20/2011)
• Undocumented Workers Contribute Plenty  (4/2006) Derrick Jackson / Common Dreams Via Boston Globe
• Illegal immigrants paying taxes? http://bit.ly/t3Buuf (4/26/2010) Palm Beach Post News
• O'Reilly, Dobbs wrong that undocumented immigrants don't pay taxes | Media Matters for America  (March 2010)
• Undocumented Immigrants Paid $11.2 Billion In Taxes While GE Paid Nothing | ThinkProgress  (Apr 23, 2011)
• Many illegal immigrants pay up at tax time - USATODAY.com  (4/12/2008)
• Pol gets action! Gets Patrick to admit high cost of illegals’ health care- BostonHerald.com  (10/29/2011)

The Numbers

• Number of Illegal Immigrants Hits 12M (Breitbart, March 2011)

Deportation Figures

• A Look Behind the US Drop in Undocumented Immigration | Truthout (1/18/2012) 
• Obama's deportation #s are record high--even including critiques of accounting methods (WaPo, Dec 2010) (begs question: what was bush doing?)
• Comparing numbers 
• Comparing Bush v Obama's numbers (OBama's ICE numbers show much harder enforcement than Bush) Nov 2010/yahoo analysis
• Even anti-immigrant (pro crackdown) forces acknowledge mass deportation not feasible
• "The fact remains that it would be extremely difficult to deport even a few million illegal aliens by force if it were necessary to do so, and that should be extremely worrisome to anyone who's concerned with our security."

cal Year All 12 months First 9 Months Only How FY 2010 Compares 2005 83,381 61,266 +123% 2006 93,156 69,889 +96% 2007 102,024 76,301 +79% 2008 114,415 85,334 +60% 20091 116,863 86,620 +58% 20092 136,343 99,997 +37% 2010 136,714 Table 2. ICE Removals and Returns* Criminal Aliens Only

Fiscal Year All 12 months First 9 Months Only How FY 2010 Compares 2005 111,685 80,571 +77% 2006 136,641 98,987 +44% 2007 189,036 137,087 +4% 2008 254,806 169,429 -16% 20091 275,529 202,371 -30% 20092 253,491 187,871 -24% 2010 142,321 Table 3. ICE Removals and Returns* Non-Criminal Aliens Only

¹ Based upon alien-by-alien removal records released to TRAC.
² Based on summary figures released by ICE.

from here: http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/234/

On a positive note: FRANK CONVERSATIONS 

• Realizing your privilege can help end discrimination - The Carolinian - Opinions (3/2011)
• Great TED video about talking about race. Least Racist Person | Mocha Momma (11/16/2011) 

Old fashioned American racism

• Making the Election About Race - NYTimes.com - (AUg 2012) http://nyti.ms/RfvURi
• Elon James - Racial Double Standard in Politics? Not Quite (only if you ignore history and context) (8/17/2012) http://wapo.st/Q8LOfs
• Slavery By Another Name (excellent look at our forgotten history) 
• Letters of Note: To My Old Master (1/30/2012) 
• Racist Picture Of Obama [on RNC Facebook site]  Calls Miscegenation A Crime | Foolocracy (Oct. 2009) 
• Tennessee Tea Party 'Demands' That References To Slavery Be Removed From History Textbooks | ThinkProgress (Jan. 23, 2012) 
• STUDY: Black Boys Receive Less Attention, Harsher Punishments, and Lower Grades In School [regardless of socioeconomic status] (Jan 12, 2012) 
• See also: so. blog.: Need Action Now: 3 Strikes Provision is Bad Policy (1/2012) 
• Why Won’t Black People Let Newt Gingrich Help Them? | Mediaite (1/18/2012)
• Let's vote on rights! Chris Christie: Blacks' Voting Rights Should Have Been Decided By Southern White Voters: Gothamist (1/27/2012) 

for the record: 

quick comments I appended to a presente.org petition against s2061: 

"Immigration, both legal and illegal, is extremely complex.  Immigrants, both legal and illegal, interact w/ our economy in POSITIVE ways too. If "SAFETY" is the issue, let's address how to make the problem of unlicensed drivers disappear (create an avenue for licensure). But I fear this is more about lashing out during times of crisis... And we have seen very ugly results when we have done this in the past (consider earlier efforts at demonizing immigrants. It's always racialized... and it's always ugly.)." 2/29/2012 (LeapDayWilliam)