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IndiaCurrents: Undocumented, Unafraid and Unapologetic
Click here for the March 2012 issue of India Currents I did this story to reach out to a group that is pretty invisible when it comes to debates about immigration reform and immigrant rights. It’s a big deal for Read More …
Of Border Gays and Trans Migrants: Where Next?
Jose Antonio Vargas is perhaps the best known border gay. But there is much larger community of border gays and trans* migrants who don’t necessarily bask in the mainstream limelight. Queer immigrants have been around for quite a while and Read More …
Remember When People of Color Used To Speak for Themselves?
It’s alright. I don’t either. Only it isn’t alright. I’m tired of heterosexual, cisgender white men taking front and center stage on everything from reproductive rights to marriage equality to immigration reform. What makes them more qualified to talk about Read More …
Ninth Circuit Asks Government to Consider Prosecutorial Discretion
There seems to be yet another turning point for the much-touted “prosecutorial discretion” policy. In published decisions on Monday, the Ninth Circuit pointedly prodded the DOJ to consider prosecutorial discretion for five immigration cases on its docket. These are: Rodriguez Read More …
Work Authorization Woos
I’m in the market for a job again for Spring and Summer and constantly running into a problem faced by high-profile Dreamers: the assumption that everyone who is undocumented lacks work authorization. This comes up during job interviews and it Read More …