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The nativist political committee Protect Oregon Driver Licenses was among the reasons Measure 88 went down to defeat in Oregon
Dissecting the Nativist Victory in Oregon Uncategorized
November 13, 2014

Dissecting the Nativist Victory in Oregon

Despite the valiant efforts of unions, immigrant rights and progressive groups, nativists successfully led an effort to repeal hard-fought legislation to provide driver cards to undocumented immigrants in Oregon. IREHR examines the behind-the-scenes political committees, uncovers the network of anti-immigrant and Tea Party groups in the state, and follows the…
2014 Election Entrenches Tea Party Support in the North Carolina General Assembly Uncategorized
November 7, 2014

2014 Election Entrenches Tea Party Support in the North Carolina General Assembly

While much of the national attention focused on Tuesday’s election of former North Carolina Speaker of the House, Thom Tillis, to the United State Senate, scant attention has been paid to the composition of the General Assembly that Tillis used to lead. Post-election, it appears that Tea Party support has…