Category Archives: Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc

Supreme Court To Hear Discrimination Against Fathers Case

(Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog, TADA and Alas.) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Flores-Villar v. United States on November 10th. The case involves Ruben Flores-Villar, whose father — but not mother — is an American. Ruben was … Continue reading

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Feminism, sexism, etc, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Men and masculinity, Sexism hurts men, Supreme Court Issues | 20 Comments

Fix The Economy: Open The Borders

[Crossposted on “TADA” and on “Alas“] Felix Salmon writes: Never mind the stimulus vs austerity debate: here’s something that both sides should be able to get behind. It’s a simple legislative fix which increases tax revenues without raising taxes; which … Continue reading

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Economics and the like, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 38 Comments

The Real Assault On Families

(Crossposted on Alas and on TADA. Comments defending NOM or arguing against marriage equality for same-sex couples should be taken to TADA.)

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Same-Sex Marriage | 2 Comments

The Daily Show On The Anti-14th Amendment Conservatives (aka, the "Anchor Baby" issue)

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 3 Comments

Don't Be a Commie!

Clarissa writes: So I’m filling out a permanent residency questionnaire, and after the expected questions of whether I plan to practice polygamy or engage in acts of terrorism I encounter the following question: “Have you EVER been a member of, … Continue reading

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 14 Comments

Cartoon: Who To Blame?

Click on the image to see it bigger. Script: PANELS 1 & 2. The Federal Reserve, depicted as a professorial-looking man (bow tie, pipe), cheerily talking to a balding, working-class looking dude in an undershirt. Working class dude is listening … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 12 Comments

The Politics of Language

When I was getting my master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), we learned about a study–I wish I could remember the details, but it’s been more than 20 years, and I have forgotten–which measured the … Continue reading

Posted in Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Language Politics | 11 Comments

After 14 Years, Abused Woman Finally Granted Asylum

Rody Alvarado, whose case was blogged about on Alas multiple times a few years ago (such as here and here), has finally been granted asylum in the US. In order to demonstrate a valid asylum claim, an asylum seeker must … Continue reading

Posted in Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, In the news, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 2 Comments

Hatred

On July 1, over at Minnesota righty superblog True North (“Pointing Minnesota in the Right Direction”), Kevin Ecker decided to use his time to highlight an anti-immigration rally in Austin, Minnesota: Political activism at it’s [sic] best is honest grassroots … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 58 Comments

Health Care Reform Won't Include Undocumented Immigrants. But It Should.

Andrew Romano at Newsweek: From a purely economic standpoint, insuring illegal immigrants makes a lot of sense—and not just for them, but for everyone. Consider a few statistics. According to a July article in the American Journal of Public Health, … Continue reading

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 16 Comments