Posts tagged border

'Illegal Immigration Does Not Happen...

By Prerna on April 27, 2009
‘Illegal Immigration Does Not Happen in a Vacuum’ – New York Times

Article here Anti-immigration strategists call for tough enforcement policies, which have only exacerbated the phenomena of mixed-status families as undocumented immigrants stay in this country and raise children here rather than risk leaving and facing a 10-year ban. If not for this ban, I would not... [+]

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27Apr

U.S. Border Wall and Detention...

By Prerna on November 2, 2008
U.S. Border Wall and Detention Policy Listed as International Human Rights Concerns

Courtesy: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States (OAS) Border Wall in Texas, United States Audio Video in original language... [+]

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02Nov

More Border Woes - DHS runs out of...

By Prerna on September 25, 2008
More Border Woes – DHS runs out of $$; Head replaced

Trouble seems to follow the border fence everywhere–they may be hedged together. After waiving environmental protections, trying to build the wall through a school campus, and causing flooding trouble, we hear from the DHS that the proposed border wall is over-budget and that the official... [+]

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25Sep

Border No Boundary for Some Students

By Prerna on September 21, 2008
Border No Boundary for Some Students

Students from a school in the Roma Independent School District cross the Miquel Aleman Bridge from Mexico into the United States. The Monitor photos by Gabe Hernandez A student walks across the Miguel Aleman Bridge from Mexico to the United States with her guardian to attend... [+]

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21Sep

Documentary 'Border' - Masquerading...

By Prerna on September 15, 2008
Documentary ‘Border’ – Masquerading as Neither ‘Left’ nor ‘Right’

From the Press Release (propaganda) of this new pro-restrictionist, pro-Minutemen ‘Documentary’ called ‘Border’: The shocking documentary ‘Border’ shows how a porous border and limited enforcement enables human smugglers and drug traffickers to extort, rape, murder and humiliate those seeking a better life in the United States. Destroying... [+]

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15Sep

Foucault on Geography and Population

By Prerna on August 31, 2008
Foucault on Geography and Population

“One might wonder, as a conceit or a hypothesis, whether geographical knowledge doesn’t carry within itself the circle of the frontier, whether this be a national, departmental or cantonal frontier; and hence, whether one shouldn’t add to the figures of internment you have indicated–that of... [+]

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31Aug

Critique of Borders - Canada no...

By Prerna on August 25, 2008
Critique of Borders – Canada no longer visible from Derby Line, Vermont

Since this site is called ‘No Borders and Binaries,’ lets revisit the philosophy behind that term. The creation of a bordered world is a deliberate attempt to divide, contain and isolate communities, to forget about arbitrary and ‘disorderly’ origins, in order to create a ‘more... [+]

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25Aug

Illegal Immigration Increasing Job...

By Prerna on August 21, 2008
Illegal Immigration Increasing Job Opportunities – Apply Today!

Want a good, steady and stable job with great benefits? Head for the border! Border Patrol agents earn at least $36,000 to start and $70,000 within three years. ON THE WEB Information on becoming a U.S. Border Patrol agent: www.borderpatrol.gov “There’s no chance of layoffs, especially with... [+]

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21Aug