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Undocumented Teen Commits Suicide in Jail — Cops must be held accountable
A 17-year-old migrant student of Clear Lake High School who was apprehended by cops after an illegal left turn, committed suicide in jail less than 48 hours later. Excerpts from the Chron.com article follows: Arturo Chavez’s back was flush against Read More …
U.S. Government Wrongfully Detaining Citizens and Tourists
I came across an outrageous article today that reminded me of a caller I spoke to when I staffed the National Lawyers’ Guild 9-11 Hotline. He was a dual-citizen of Bulgaria and the United States who was apprehended by Homeland Read More …
The Invisibles that Made the Beijing Games – Dark Side of the Olympics
I mentioned earlier that the computer-generated 55-second video footage of giant fireworks on film at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was pure simulacrum–with no relation to ‘reality.’ It turns out that there was more “staging” than meets the Read More …
Testimony of Maher Arar – Extraordinary Rendition by U.S. Immigration Officials
This is the PITS. It is a gross violation of human rights, a misguided and miscalculated effort at WHO-KNOWS-WHAT?! Published in the June 17 – Globe and Mail, Canada On my way home to Canada from a family vacation in Read More …
Feminization of Migrant Labor – Situating Migrant Women in a more Global Context
There is no doubt that women bear the brunt of the toughest and lowest-paying jobs (not to mention UNPAID housework). From sewing garments in sweltering factories to changing dirty diapers to wiping counters to doing the dishes to serving as Read More …