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Who Gets Away With Hate Crimes?
Keep tabs on this one. George Zimmerman stalked Trayvon Martin, confronted him, called him a “f**king coon,” and shot him. And he’s still a free man. In his own words, “these a$$holes always get away.”
Dharun Ravi: Punished for Being An Immigrant
Congratulations gay people. We’ve arrived. If someone bullies or intimidates us and we take our lives as a result of their douche-bagery, we can rest assured that they will be convicted of bias-intimdiation and possibly, sentenced harshly. And in Read More …
Out of the Shadows
I don’t usually post about civil disobedience actions on this blog but these pictures of young immigrant women blew me away. And judging by the amount of likes and reblogs these are getting on Tumblr (more than 1600 in a day) they are blowing Read More …
Regulating Bodies at the 2012 Queer and Trans* Conference
“Regulating Bodies: Queerness, Immigration, and the State” A lecture by Prerna Lal March 24, 1:30-3pm, Science Center 199 Swarthmore College, PA Immigration controls and restrictions are primarily an attempt to regulate sexuality through the marking of certain bodies as undeserving Read More …
ICE to Create New Risk Assessment for Undocumented Immigrants
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has informed us that it will soon release nationwide standards that classifies undocumented immigrants according to risk. Word is that it would help in the grant of prosecutorial discretion. Thus far, ICE has closed Read More …