Issue Area: Immigration


Extra Articles and Studies
Marketing the Media’s ‘Toughest Sheriff’: Joe Arpaio hyped by cable, exposed by locals (June 2009) By Isabel Macdonald

Arpaio vs. Immigrants: Those most affected left out of debate (June 2009) By Aura Bogado

Hate Speech, Media Activism and the First Amendment: Putting a spotlight on dehumanizing language (May 2009) By Candice O'Grady

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Fareed Zakaria, Spokesperson for the Global Elite: Newsweek pundit presents pro-corporate views as the poor’s perspective (July/August 2008) By Roger Bybee

The Lou Dobbs Primary?: Media, not voters, push immigration issue (Update February 2008) By Isabel Macdonald

Fencing Off the Immigration Debate: Why workers cross the border is off the agenda (September/ October 2007) By Julie Hollar

Ground Zero’s Undocumented Victims (November/December 2006) By Julie Hollar

The False Debate Over 'Broken Borders': When pro-business passes as pro-immigrant (May/June 2006) By Saurav Sarkar

CNN’s Immigration Problem: Is Dobbs the exception—or the rule? (May/June 2006) By Julie Hollar

Dobbs' Choice: CNN host picks immigration as his ax to grind (January/February 2004) By Peter Hart

The Elian Saga: An Oral History (Update June 2000)

Castro Wants the Kid Back: Favorite themes of 'Cuban Boy' coverage (March/April 2000) By Lisa Tozzi

Drafting Students Into the 'War on Immigration': Channel One's Anti-Immigrant Propaganda Has a Captive Audience (January/February 1995) By Kim Deterline

Scapegoating Immigrants: Trade Center Bombing Used as Excuse to Attack Asylum Laws (Update October 1993) By Emily A. Whitfield

New York Times on Immigrants: Give Us Your Healthy, Wealthy and 24-Hour Nannies (April/May 1993) By Veena Cabreros-Sud and Farah Kathwari

Action Alerts and Advisories
The Lou Dobbs Primary?: Immigration more an issue for media than voters (12/7/07)

Dobbs' Dubious Disease Numbers: CNN host stands by faulty leprosy statistics (5/11/07)

CNN's Immigration Problem: Is Dobbs the exception—or the rule? (4/24/06)