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22 Senators Call On Obama to Stop the Deportation of Immigrant Youth
It’s nice to finally see some sort of response to the continued detention and deportation of immigrant youth. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) and Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (IL), along with 20 other Senators, signed on to a Read More …
Navigating the Space Between the White Gheys And Queer POC
I picked up on some disdain towards same-sex binational couples work in some queer desi spaces this weekend. I was amused but not surprised by it. I would like to take several steps back and note that I do get Read More …
#SAALT South Asian Summit
This was truly an honor. I would have never expected an award from anything South Asian. Heck, I don’t even identify as South Asian on most days. I don’t get involved in South Asian diaspora politics. However, I do take Read More …
On Dog Bites and Bombs
Recommended reading for the week: This Dog Bites Several years ago, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) dropped a bomb on my family. My mother was declared legal because her mother is a U.S. citizen, my father was Read More …
Should States and Localities Be Able To Opt Out of Secure Communities?
Paging immigration and constitutional law experts. The spread of the non-opt-out federal Secure Communities program raises a compelling constitutional question: Does the federal government have the right to coerce state and local officials to participate in Secure Communities? That’s essentially Read More …