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True Fiction, Dept. : San Angelo Mayor Quits to be With Gay Alien Lover
(Former) San Angelo Mayor J.W. Lown, in a photo with (and autographed by) U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Photo from jwloan.comSan Angelo Mayor springs a Hell of a surprise on his townBy Richard Connelly / May 21, 2009 See ‘Texas … Continue reading
What’s in a Name? ‘César Chávez Blvd’ and Dallas’ Own Border Fence
Supporters of renaming a Dallas street for César Chávez crowd a City Planning Commission meeting at Dallas City Hall.Dallas: Latino Heroes Need Not Apply right-wing, anti-immigrant forces… dig in their heels and draw their own border fence to block Latino … Continue reading
California’s Harvest of Shame
Documentary featuring Fabian Núñez, past speaker of the California State Assembly. California’s Harvest of Shame from California Assembly Access on Vimeo. This is a short film showing the realities of life in the fields in 2008. It is narrated by … Continue reading
Militarizing the US/Mexico Border Is Not the Solution to the Drug Battles Taking Place There
Operation Jump Start training in Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2007, teaches U.S. Customs and Border Patrol procedures while observing the Arizona-Mexico border for illegal activity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trisha Harris)We shouldn’t militarize the U.S.-Mexico borderBy Yolanda … Continue reading
Resolving the Housing and Immigration Crises – Simultaneously
Two Birds – One StoneBy Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2009 Arguably the two biggest, most urgent and most complicated problems facing the Obama administration are those related to the general meltdown of the financial structure, … Continue reading
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Tagged Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Immigration, Obama Administration
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Experts : Immigration Enforcement is Aggressive, Inefficient
Gregorio Cruz was working at a manufacturing plant in Van Nuys one year ago when federal agents raided the facility. Cruz is now in court claiming that arresting officers did not follow correct procedures. Photo David Crane / Contra Costa … Continue reading
Jonah Raskin : Outsiders in El Norte
Undocumented Mexican immigrant awaits deportation. Photo by Los Angeles Times / Calisphere. This is an except from my new, forthcoming book about farmers, farm workers, the environment, food for the Rag Blog. — Jonah. Field Days:Outsiders in El Norte By … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Books, Immigration, Mexico, Undocumented Aliens
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The First Domestic Workers Congress
Conference panel—photo courtesy of Jill ShenkerDomestic Workers Rising UpBy Elizabeth Martinez / January 2009 When I had a mild stroke two years ago, some assistance was needed at home to clean, prepare dinner, and help me with my exercises. I … Continue reading
Ritmo : Inhumane Texas Detention Center Should be a Crime. Cheney or No Cheney.
Federal detention center in Raymondville, Texas. ‘Willacy County is home to the largest of a new generation of detention camps where thousands of undocumented immigrants live in massive tents with poor food, non-existent health care, facing months if not years … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheney, Criminal Justice, Detention, Immigration, Prison Conditions, Prisons, Private Prisons, Texas
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Liberals Sneaking Into Canada : Border Officials Concerned
Liberal sociology professor sneaking into Canada‘Canadian border farmers say it’s not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night.’Updated October 13, 2008 The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into … Continue reading
The Rio Grande : ‘That Damned Border Fence’
Each mile of fence cost Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument $430,000, said superintendent Kathy Billings. Photo by Rich-Joseph Facun / Arizona Daily Star Faulty design turned border fence into dam, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.‘The project almost ensures problems with … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Wall, Environment, Flooding, Immigration, National Park Services, Texas
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The Age of Global Apartheid, Courtesy Uncle Sam
A Story of U.S. Immigration In An Age of Global ApartheidBy Ben Terrall, August 14, 2008 In his 2001 book, Operation Gatekeeper: The Rise of the ‘Illegal Alien’ and the Remaking of the U.S.-Mexico Boundary (Routledge), Joseph Nevins focused on … Continue reading
