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Fri16May2008

Local Covereage of Postville, Iowa ICE Raid Surprisingly Fair

They didn't call them illegals. They mention the separation of families right from the get. Color me surprised by the local television coverage of the ICE raid in Iowa. Of course the woman who said that ICE raids was something... Read more »

Friday, May 16 2008 | 14:24 H

Trying To Escape a Hurricane? Make Sure You Bring Your Papers

If you're in Texas and planning to escape a hurricane, you better bring your residency papers.Hurricane season starts June 1. In the event of a hurricane in the region, emergency officials predict more than 130,000 evacuees will leave the Valley... Read more »

Friday, May 16 2008 | 10:36 H

Wed14May2008

Largest ICE Raid in Iowa Rounds Immigrants Up Like Cattle

It began on Monday, although many saw it coming before.Workers and immigration advocates in Iowa began girding for an immigration raid last week after learning that federal authorities had leased Waterloo’s Cattle Congress fairgrounds. Federal officials declined to explain their... Read more »

Wednesday, May 14 2008 | 13:26 H

Mon12May2008

Mother's Day at the Border

Flowers, chocolates, cards, perfume. These are the most common mother's day gifts. Along the U.S. Mexico border, all some mothers and daughters wanted was to hug each other.You can walk to the U.S. border, Francelia Menchaca's immigration lawyer advised her,... Read more »

Monday, May 12 2008 | 09:57 H

Fri09May2008

NYT Puts the Responsibility on the Community for Keeping Tabs on Immigrant Detainees' Deaths.

The New York Times recently ran a story about how it tried and was trying to find out information about immigrant deaths in detention. The document that follows, "Detainee Deaths 2004-November 2007," is the government's fullest account to date of... Read more »

Friday, May 09 2008 | 13:16 H

Thu08May2008

This Just Makes No Kind of Sense : Catching the Undocumented Leaving the U.S.?

Is the anti-immigrant movement so desperate to up it's numbers of undocumented that they have resorted to catching undocumented immigrants when they are leaving the U.S. into Mexico? Seems so. SAN DIEGO -- U.S. border authorities no longer apprehend illegal... Read more »

Thursday, May 08 2008 | 15:44 H

Action Alert : Write and Call to Protest Recent ICE Raids

Yesterday I wrote about how ICE has upped it's antics by terrorizing schoolchildren and their parents in the Bay Area. Please call and write to protest these actions. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office 630 Sansome Street between Washington and... Read more »

Thursday, May 08 2008 | 11:26 H

Wed07May2008

ICE Ups Their Scare Tactics by Targetting Elementary Schools

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, has upped it's scare tactics and now is resorting to terrorizing families by waiting outside elementary schools. Yesterday afternoon ICE agents parked outside Stonehurst Elementary School in Oakland, California. The agents did... Read more »

Wednesday, May 07 2008 | 09:44 H

Fri02May2008

May Day At Union Square Video Crowd Clip

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Friday, May 02 2008 | 08:37 H

Thu01May2008

Looking Back at May Day Pro-Immigrant Events

My May Day pro-immigrant activism day began at the AMC theater, just a few blocks from Union Square Park, where I would be rallying later. I saw a special screening of Brian Ging's film Beyond Borders, hosted by the Tribeca... Read more »

Thursday, May 01 2008 | 21:45 H

Need a Reason to March Today? Robert Lovato Has 5

Robert Lovato of Of America gives us 5 compelling reasons to march today. ... Read more »

Thursday, May 01 2008 | 11:00 H

Video Trailer for NYC May Day Actions

Via / Daily Gotham... Read more »

Thursday, May 01 2008 | 10:30 H

Call to Action and Points of unity for May Day immigrant Rights Marches

I had posted these already and explained some of my concerns, but so that people are clear on what today is about before they go to the marches read on. May Day 2008 Call to Action! On May Day 2008,... Read more »

Thursday, May 01 2008 | 10:05 H

May Day Pro - Immigrant Rallies Across the Country Today

Blogging may be less than usual today because Mala has her marching shoes on. I'm heading to a Beyond Borders screening, then on to Union Square for the NYC May Day Pro-immigration March. If you want to follow what I'm... Read more »

Thursday, May 01 2008 | 08:00 H

Wed30Apr2008

Making or Breaking the Wall

A recently launched website that claims to "represent both sides of the issue equally and will reflect public opinion of the border wall with a virtual representation" scares me. the website allows people to "buy a brick" on a border... Read more »

Wednesday, April 30 2008 | 14:35 H

Mon28Apr2008

So You Thought Prince William's County Anti-Immigrant Stance Was a Good Idea Huh?

Some of our readers praised local anti-immigrant measures, like the one Prince William County, Virgina passed, but to used a cliched phrase, what happens when those chickens come home to roost. More specifically, what happens when the impact of these... Read more »

Monday, April 28 2008 | 13:36 H

Thu24Apr2008

Film : Beyond Borders

Before the May 1st march for immigrants in NYC, the film Beyond Borders is showing. the Tribeca Film Institute will hold an exclusive one-day screening of the new feature documentary Beyond Borders - The Debate Over Human Migration on... Read more »

Thursday, April 24 2008 | 12:27 H

Wed23Apr2008

Points of Unity for May Day Marches

The National Immigrant Solidarity Network has put out its Points of Unity for the May Day marches. They are as follows:1. No to anti-immigrant legislation, and the criminalization of the immigrant communities. 2. No to militarization of the border. 3.... Read more »

Wednesday, April 23 2008 | 12:41 H

Is Immigrant Justice American?

While the facts about immigrant detention are important to note, I take issue with the idea that justice and human rights is an "American" value. First, as I have noted before, it bothers me how the word "American" has... Read more »

Wednesday, April 23 2008 | 10:41 H

Tue22Apr2008

Doesn't the U.S. Need More Aerospace Engineers?

Or maybe not really so the country can spare a young man like this because his name is Juan. Via / The Mex Files... Read more »

Tuesday, April 22 2008 | 08:00 H

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