No Borders and Binaries

Anti-immigrant, anti-undocumented student, anti-gay, racism, sexism and other isms — It is a compelling reason to stay holed up in my room all day lost in some simulation game or fantasy, to only ‘come out’ for gym, breakfast, lunch, gym, dinner. Who needs ’social interaction’ when it is full of hatred? What are we teaching [...]

Stuck in the deep recesses of the South and in a horserace to appear tough on immigration, the South Carolina Senate has approved a get-tough on immigration measure that among other things, would bar undocumented students from higher education in the state.
S 392 which may be signed as early as next week reads: 
 
SECTION [...]

The Associated Press and several other news outlets picking up the AP are quoting the Arkansas Governor Beebee for stating that a “legal opinion he signed while he served as the state’s attorney general in 2005 clearly showed giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition likely would violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.”
I [...]

The progressive media is finally paying more attention to the emerging police state in light of immigration crackdowns in Postville, Iowa and the Washington Post report on the (mis)treatment of immigrant detainees. Joshua Holland provides a good summation in his article of the actions carried out by the enforcers of immigration law, actions that were [...]

"..basically the legal system made us illegal…" - Sonia, senior at Loyola Academy.
Students at Loyola Academy have put together this three-part documentary in support of the DREAM Act legislation. 
I was drawn to Sonia's story because it resembled mine in so many ways. She immigrated with her mother to the United States with a proper visa [...]

Dubai: Two women who were standing trial for kissing and cuddling on a public beach have been sentenced to one a month prison term followed by deportation.
The women, a 30-year-old Lebanese visitor and 36-year-old Bulgarian employee, had pleaded not guilty to kissing, cuddling and sleeping on each other like a married couple before the Dubai [...]

60 minutes report
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The Real News

NYTimes - The Death of Boubacar Bah

Sexual Assault at Immigrant Detention Centers

U.S. citizens sue U.S. government for illegal detention

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Seven years ago, Zhenliang Weng escaped China to seek political refuge in the United States and enjoy our freedoms and liberties not granted by the China Communist Party (CCP). Today he faces deportation because he made the mistake of obtaining a fake passport in order to get here. While in the United States, Weng became [...]

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This is a rare rant that provides some insight into my life that I hardly share.
For 7 weeks now, I have struggled with a wrist injury that was taken all too lightly at first. And by that I mean, even with prominent swelling that spelled a broken bone or dislocation, it was deemed alright for [...]