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Documenting the birth of illegal immigration
Someone at BNF felt compelled to tell me that the birth of illegal immigration was the coming of Europeans to the Americas. The comment is theoretically accurate but misses the point of the argument. By the ‘birth of illegal immigration,’ Read More …
Exporting talent overseas – Another DREAM Act student deported
Alternet ran a story (I think quite belatedly) on whether Immigration is going after school children now. It is here (Thanks to Vodka Rani) and the video for the ICE raids in the Bay Area here. Something about this entire Read More …
Juan Crow
The name is clever but really, it is not representative or all-inclusive of undocumented immigrants. Juan Crow in Georgia by Roberto Lovato This article appeared in the May 26, 2008 edition of The Nation. May 8, 2008 From the Read More …
Deporting DREAM Act Students
Aspiring and talented artist, Meynardo Garcia (18), who has lived here since he was 10, is facing deportation to Mexico. Newsie and I both blogged about this today so I would like to focus on the impact of his deportation, Read More …
Are Americans losing jobs to foreign workers?
The House Committee on Education and Labor held hearings this past Tuesday to investigate whether existing federal programs like H-2A, H-2B ensure that American workers are recruited before employers hire from abroad. Of particular concern to us was the testimony Read More …
