racial profiling

“Targeting Needles or Adding More Hay?” Briefing and Hearings on Profiling and Airport Security

A flurry of congressional hearings has been scheduled in the House and Senate this week in response to the Christmas Day bombing attempt aboard a flight beyond for Detroit.

Senator Feingold Questions Secretary Napolitano on Racial Profiling

Secretary Napolitano hardly budged from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) talking points when questioned in an oversight hearing on the Department by Senate Judiciary Committee members. Senator Feingold raised his concerns about the lack of appropriate standards for searching U.S. citizens at the border and loopholes in DHS policies and guidance that allow for individuals' electronic devices to be searched absent probable cause.

Illegal Immigration and Serious Crime Should Not Be Conflated

New York Times Editorial - Immigrants, Criminalized - November 27, 2009 - Editorial emphasizes that it is "important for the [Obama] administration to avoid conflating illegal immigration and serious crime.