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Documentary Alert : Bleeding Borders
From what little I have seen of this upcoming documentary, I am truly impressed by the honest research involved that changed the outlook of this work. Steve–the producer–and crew had initially traveled to the U.S. border to embarrass the government Read More …
Detained Immigrants Coerced to Sign Away Rights
Newly available federal data shows a steady increase in the number of immigrants in administrative detention who have signed deportation orders waiving their right to see a judge. The National Immigrant Justice Center, through a Freedom of Information Act request, Read More …
Truths and (then some more truths) – Immigration and Neo-Liberalism
I found this written as a letter to the New York Times. Lets put my intellectual disagreement with grand truths and meta narratives aside for the moment. Truths: (1) The United States cannot support the rest of the world. (2) Read More …
SPEAK out – Immigration Control – Emerging Police State
The progressive media is finally paying more attention to the emerging police state in light of immigration crackdowns in Postville, Iowa and the Washington Post report on the (mis)treatment of immigrant detainees. Joshua Holland provides a good summation in his Read More …
Videos – U.S. Immigrant Detention System Under Scrutiny
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