Immigration related blogwatch
The first link isn’t really about immigration, but it does have something to say about how we treat foreign tourists: the sad story of what happened to a Japanese tourist who was Taking pictures from a train.
The Economist blog on Iraq and America’s Arabs.
A recipe for forming a Middle East identity. I don’t know, though; falafel and hummus are part of my own culinary heritage, but I don’t see Greek-Americans rushing to join a Middle East identity, or anyone else caring to slot us there.
LAPD defends Muslim mapping effort.
“On Being a Muslim Woman Writer in the West”
International adoption controversy, door one: Don’t Shut the International Adoption Door. International adoption controversy, door two: Anger at Chad “abduction” fiasco may shut door on African adoptions.
Greece, Turkey tackle illegal immigrant issue.
Myanmar: Thailand Sending Burmese Migrants Back.
Pair accused of robbing illegal immigrants (disguised as sheriff’s deputies).
Searching to save one of their own.
Volunteers, some who also had crossed illegally from Mexico years ago, set out to find a migrant who vanished during the Harris fire in San Diego.
A fine line for Democrats on border issues.
In Congress, a group of conservative Democrats, led by freshman Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina, introduced legislation last week calling for more Border Patrol agents, heightened surveillance and additional requirements that employers verify the legal status of workers.
The proposal does not include measures to create a path to citizenship for millions of illegal workers, measures that recently had been supported by Democrats nationally.
With polls showing broad discontent with the government’s handling of immigration, some Democrats argue that the party can toughen its image without moving too far away from its traditionally pro-immigration leanings — for example, by supporting heightened security at the Mexico border, opposing benefits for illegal immigrants, and pushing for harsher penalties against businesses that hire illegal workers.
Apprehensions of border-crossers drop.
Justice in the U.S.: 13 year old rape/kidnapp survivor and family deported.
Little Rock 9 : Jena 6 :: Undocumented Immigrants : Criminal Aliens.