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CommentaryImmigrants Face Discrimination, Abusive Fair Housing Policy In Nebraska
Brentin Mock | Mon, May 5, 2008 | Tags: legislation, laws, taxpayers, protests, hispanic, illegal immigrants, nebraska, fair housing, jon bruning, landlord, discrimination, immigration, brentin mock | 1
Immigration and its alleged illegal status is posing legal challenges for states and cities all over the country. For Nebraska, a state experiencing just a moderate level of Hispanic immigration inflow, Attorney General Jon Bruning has drawn the line on who he’ll protect and who he won’t. For him, immigrants simply aren’t financially worth protecting.
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CommentaryHousing Segregation is the Topic of Fair Housing Panel in Montgomery
Brentin Mock | Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | Tags: | 0
For Central Alabama Fair Housing Center’s (CAFHC) panel discussion on housing segregation, they produced the correct lineup: Rev. Thomas Jordan, a progeny of Montgomery’s civil rights era, and pastor of the Lilly Baptist Church that hosted the event; Brad Moody, an Auburn University professor who specializes in southern politics; David Barley, a local realtor; city councilwoman Martha Roby – a rare city delegate who didn’t seem confused about who benefited from city growth projects and who didn’t – and the grand architect himself, Ken Groves, head of the city’s Department of Planning and Development. The question was simple: Is residential segregation having a negative impact on Montgomery?
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