Category Archives: Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc

12 White Jurors Agree: Kicking A Mexican To Death Isn't Murder

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Ampersand

“He’s dead because he’s Mexican. This is jury nullification….” Meanwhile, check out the reaction of the woman interviewed about one minute into this piece: Ornicus writes: Considering some of the details of the killing, it’s also inordinately clear this was … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 23 Comments

Here Comes Another Post About Mexico

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Auguste is right — this really might be the dumbest cartoon ever in the history of the entire universe. And this is not just the universe where Chris Muir lives, but the one Bruce Tinsley lives in, too! I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Health Care and Related Issues, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Latin America | 33 Comments

H1N1

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Okay, there’s no need to panic, but the H1N1 outbreak in Mexico may well be cause for concern. But hopefully not too much of one: So swine flu has come out of nowhere. It has unfortunately killed some people, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, In the news, Latin America | 15 Comments

Highly Skilled US Immigrants are Emigrating: What's the deal?

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Rachel S.

I think it’s fair to say that immigrants have long been positive contributors to the US economy.  In recent years, highly skilled immigrants have filled high demand jobs in science, technology, and  health care related fields.  Many of these immigrants … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 49 Comments

The Tomato You Eat This Winter, May Have Been Picked By Slave Labor

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Ampersand

From an article in Gourmet magazine: Lucas’s “room” turned out to be the back of a box truck in the junk-strewn yard, shared with two or three other workers. It lacked running water and a toilet, so occupants urinated and … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 12 Comments

Gillibrand prepares a major flip-flop on immigration

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Ampersand

Earlier, I was complaining that New York’s new Senator-select, Kristin Gillibrand, has a right-wing track record on immigration issues. Now that she’s serving the entire state, however, she’s learned the error of her ways with impressive rapidity: And so often … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 8 Comments

NY Gov Selects Kirsten Gillibrand For Senate, Throwing Latin@s, Queers, and Progressives Under The Bus

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Ampersand

So Clinton’s replacement in the Senate will be Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, a conservative Democrat who has often voted with Republicans on immigration issues and LGBT issues. From Wayne Barrett in The Village Voice: Gillibrand has described her own voting record … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 22 Comments

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 →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Colonialism, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, International issues, Media criticism | 19 Comments

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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