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Posts tagged migrants
The Archipelago of Detention
April 9, 2009
No crime means no police. What makes the presence and control of the police tolerable for the population, if not fear of the criminal? This institution of the police, which is so recent and so oppressive, is only justified by that fear. If we accept... [+]
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09Apr
No Borders - Open Borders Network -...
October 18, 2008
Compiled a list of No Borders / Open Borders advocacy around the world, ranging from the intellectuals to actual organizations and action groups. The no borders denotes freedom of migration and alternatives to detention/deportation NOT open borders for capital. Just a start. Feel free to add. Check... [+]
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18Oct
Study: Global Migration Boosts...
September 18, 2008
A new study by the Center for International Migration and Integration (CIMI), a department of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) finds that the migration of people from their birthplace to an alternative country is greater than ever before and helps build up a... [+]
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18Sep
Foucault on Geography and Population
August 31, 2008
“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
Lost in Translation - Migrant...
August 25, 2008
I came across this blog through a Google Alert yesterday and it holds a lot of potential. Basically, the ‘owner’ is gearing up to get migrant students from his school to blog about their experiences, to tell their stories and helped by a grant from... [+]
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25Aug
Immigrants Coming Up Big at the...
August 14, 2008
This was published in the Toronto Sun, August 8. Article: Open-door policy at work; Immigrants have history of excelling for Canada at the Olympics Lennox Lewis, who left England for Kitchener at age 12. A decade later, he stepped on to the podium in Seoul to accept gold.... [+]
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14Aug
UN report on human rights of...
March 9, 2008
I do not remember the last time the United States got a pat on the back or an award for upholding human rights. Please remind me, was I in this world? If so, how young? Anyway, this time the issue of human rights of migrants... [+]
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09Mar