Nathan Weber for New York Times New York Times: CHICAGO — Tens of thousands of young illegal immigrants waited excitedly in lines as long as a mile and thronged to information sessions across the country on Wednesday, the first day that a federal immigration agency began accepting applications for deportation…
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From Mother Jones: By several measures, the court headed by Chief Justice John Roberts is the most conservative since the early 1970s, when Richard Nixon named Warren Burger to replace the famously liberal Earl Warren. Not only is its most conservative member (Clarence Thomas) nearly as conservative as the Burger…
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Some interesting hegemonic taxonomy coming from the recent Pew study on Asian Americans, which reinforces some old racial stereotypes that create ethnic heroes and villains. Excellent piece from Colorlines: “Our community is one of stark contrasts, with significant disparities within and between various subgroups. The ‘Asian Pacific American’ umbrella includes…
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Video of President Obama’s remarks on Friday about the immigration policy announcement concerning prosecutorial discretion for the DREAMers. The President several times emphasized in his remarks that this “is the right thing to do for the American people.” (4)
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From Colorlines: Nearly 60 farmworkers from a rural Washington state community just outside of Seattle said they were stranded with no way to get home last week after refusing to work for less than minimum wage. The workers were bused to a Stemilt Grower’s Apple Orchard, where they were told…
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On September 14th immigrant advocates around the country are coordinating a national day of action against the proposed E-Verify bill in congress. E-Verify is a sinister combination of Arizona’s immigration policy with Wisconsin’s approach to labor. Under this legislation, unscrupulous bosses would have one more tool for busting unions and…
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Barely out of college, working my first post-college gig at WNBC-TV as a web developer, I was twenty-two years old when the attacks on 9/11 happened. Notwithstanding the overwhelming intelligence available to prevent these well-plotted attacks, the 9/11 plot went on as scheduled, precipitating the lost decade. The attacks precipitated…
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According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Latinos comprise the new majority of those sentenced to federal prison during the first three quarters of 2011. Felony immigration crimes accounted for most of the increase. Latinos comprise about 16 percent of the U.S. population. From Immigration Prof Blog: [A] new government report…
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