No Borders and Binaries

“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 the madmen, the criminal, the patient, the proletariat–the national internment [...]

This is my very first attempt at doing an immigration news round-up of sorts. It’s inspired by the rocking Citizen Orange/American Humanity (woo!) but instead of linking pro-migrant blogs together, I will be digging for immigration news and opinions not reported widely, sometimes more global in perspective (who doesn’t tire of American politics?) and posting [...]

60 minutes report
Part 1

Part 2

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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It’s about time I went to L/N Academic looking for law reviews on the DREAM Act. Most of them were pro-DREAM, obviously, like I mentioned previously, academics are more likely to be benevolent and understanding towards DREAM.
You can find these on your library Lexis-Nexis database.

Winter, 2008, 61 SMU L. Rev. 99, 14475 words, ARTICLE: Lawmakers [...]

Most people seem supportive of the concept of ‘earned citizenship’ - meaning that we must fulfill a set amount of requirements to obtain a green card and an American passport.
The DREAM Act has several teleological components that we must meet in order to qualify for legal residence. These are:

we must have come here before we [...]