Category Archives: Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc

Vigil/Protest For a CLEAN Carwash

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Julie

EDIT: The address is 1666 North Vermont, not 1666 Sunset. If you’re free on Thursday afternoon from 4 to 5:30 and happen to be in Los Angeles, head on over to the Vermont Handwash at 1666 North Vermont for an … Continue reading →

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The Olympics–a few thoughts on Global Inequality, Gender, Patriotism, and Multiculturalism

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Rachel S.

When I first started teaching I taught a class called “Prejudice and Discrimination,” in order to get my students to examine race, class, gender, and sexuality issues (later I added disability) I gave them an assignment where they had to … Continue reading →

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Cry the Beloved Country, Again…

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Ridwan, a South African blogger, blogs on the recent violence against immigrants in his country:
I know all the rationalizations for why gangs of South Africans are attacking migrants of the streets of our country. I know the deplorable conditions that are hardly hidden by the delusional capitalist flash of the ‘new’ era.
But I am not […] Continue reading →

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It’s All In the Blood??

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Ding, at Bitch Ph.D. blogs in response to a recent article that Kathleen Parker wrote about how recent immigrants might not “understand” American values due to the fact that they haven’t been here that long:
Pat Buchanan wants me to ‘be grateful.’ He wants me to shut up and be grateful I live in a place […] Continue reading →

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Legal Immigrants Being Deported On Slim Pretexts

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Ampersand

More people are becoming aware of the massive injustices increasingly faced by undocumented immigrants. But now it turns out that even legal immigrants are being deported based on next-to-nothing. From Asian-Nation: As the New York Times reports, many legal immigrants … Continue reading →

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The Dream Act — Sign The Petition, Please

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Ampersand

Duke at Migra Matters writes: Each year approximately 2.8 million students graduate from US High Schools. Some will go on to college, join the military, or take other paths in life, hopefully all becoming productive members of society. But for … Continue reading →

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"Illegals" "Illegal Aliens" "Illegal Immigrants" "Undocumented Immigrants"

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Ampersand

I’m hereby banning the use of the word “illegals” to refer to human beings on “Alas,” with exceptions for sarcasm (i.e., someone using the term to mock anti-immigrant attitudes). A database search shows that many posters here have used the … Continue reading →

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Hatin’ on the Debate?

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Nezua blogs about an AP article about the rise of hate groups and anti-immigrant rhetoric:
EXCEPT IT’S NOT much of a “debate” is it? “Debate” is a grand word, one that implies intelligence, reason, insight, equal opportunity to speak and make your points, and an agenda of fairness and truth. I don’t see what is happening […] Continue reading →

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Pedro Guzman sues government

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Kay Olson

From the AP story: A wrongly deported U.S. citizen who was missing for months in Mexico sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday. Pedro Guzman, 30, who is mentally disabled, was deported … Continue reading →

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Immigrants Commit Far Less Crimes Than “Native” Citizens

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Alex Thurston, of the blog The Seminal, blogs about a recent study put out by the Public Policy Institute of California:
This report, which suggests that immigrants (both legal and illegal) commit fewer crimes than native-born American citizens in California, caught my eye today. I’m sure xenophobes will dismiss the results, and offer plenty of anecdotes […] Continue reading →

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