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We Will Be Watching: Victory for the DREAM Act

September 21, 2010 By kyledeb 10 Comments

If you haven't heard about the DREAM Act yet I wouldn't be surprised.  The media has largely been focused on the train wreck that is Christine O'Donnell's campaign.  But the mainstream media is missing out on one of the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: business, christine-odonnell, dadt, democrat, dream-act, education, facebook, guatemala, harry-reid, illegal, immigrant, immigration, lady-gaga, lgbt, migrant, migrant-youth, migration, military, millenial, national-defense-authorization-act, polling, republican, spanish, twitter, undocumented, youth

Moving Towards a New Migrant Manifesto

February 27, 2008 By kyledeb Leave a Comment

The blogosphere can have a role in this change as well. There is a wealth of blogs out there dealing with immigration and Latino issues on a regular basis, and many of them feature not just important perspectives that need to be part of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2006-marches, comprehensive-immigration-reform, david-neiwart, firedoglake, guatemala, immigration, immigrationprof-blog, latina-lista, malcolm-x, matt-ortega, migra-matters, migrant, the-silence-of-our-friends, the-unapologetic-mexican, u.s.

Low Turnout Farce: Alvaro Colom Takes the Presidency

November 6, 2007 By kyledeb Leave a Comment

(See Citizen Orange for more detailed picture) The picture above shows that Colom won the vote in every single rural, poor, and indigenous department in Guatemala.  While there were problems with the election I can safely say that I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alvaro-colom, cambridge, elections, global-voices, guatemala, msnbc, otto-perez, renata-avila

Beyond the Words

October 15, 2007 By kyledeb Leave a Comment

According to this entry, Feliciano Pop is sculptor and former mayor from the beautiful town in the highlands of Guatemala, San Pedro.  I loved the premise of Nic Askew's video: that we can understand someone without necessarily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alejandro-giammattei, garifuna, guatemala, indigenous-people, livingston, monday9am.tv, nic-askew

Preying on Migrant Fear: Impersonating an ICE Agent

September 11, 2007 By kyledeb 7 Comments

Prosecutors say the most egregious incident occurred June 29, when Mathison detained four Latino men sitting along Chestnut Street in Chelsea. After forcing them into a nearby building, Mathison allegedly demanded that they give him money … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, boston-globe, boston-herald, cambodia, chelsea, eric-mathison, guatemala, immigration, massachusetts, migrant, new-york, u.s.-department-of-justice, vivir-latino

The Truth About the Boston MS-13 Raids

September 7, 2007 By kyledeb 4 Comments

The supposed purpose of ICE's "Operation 13", as the raids were dubbed, was to target members of MS-13, a violent Salvadoran gang.  This operation was concieved, no doubt, in response to the politicized killings in New Jersey, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, boston-globe, colombia, el-salvador, guatemala, honduras, ice, immigration, massachusetts, ms-13, new-jersey, news, nicaragua

What it Means to be an “Illegal Alien”

August 17, 2007 By kyledeb 52 Comments

There won't be sources or statistics in this post.  I'm going to write this from what I have learned after living 18 years in Guatemala, and covering this for over a year and a half online.  If you need sources or statistics on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: central-america, guatemala, immigration, mexico, migrants, sex-trafficking, the-american-dream

Migrants Live the American Nightmare

August 14, 2007 By kyledeb 6 Comments

Both U.S. Progressives and Conservatives are guilty of neglecting Emigration States.  Very few act in the true interests of Mexicans, Guatemalans, Salvadorans, Hondurans, etc.  Progressives will often pick up a sexy issue, like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bbc, deportation, elzn, gangs, guatemala, immigration, latinos, mara-18, mara-salvatrucha, maras, mexico, ministry-for-external-relations, news, oaxaca, prensa-libre

‘Saving’ Lost Children

August 13, 2007 By kyledeb Leave a Comment

Cross posted on Immigration Orange(BBC picture of Guatemalan indigenous women and children randomly paired with adoption articles)Guatemala made the international press, today, and as usual the reporting has done more to misinform than to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: al-jazeera, associated-press, bbc, guatemala, guatemalan-adoptions, immigration, latinos, reuters

Citizens for Boycotting Chiquita

August 11, 2007 By kyledeb 7 Comments

(Picture above modified from a Time Magazine cover to mock Arbenz's depiction as a Communist)Now that the media has picked up on this story and emphasized it for the debacle that it is, it is time for citizens to get involved. It is time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: action, action:-chiquita, bitter-fruit, campaign-for-international-justice, chiquita, chiquita-brands-international, chiquita-secrets-revealed, cincinnatti-enquirer, citizens-for-boycotting-chiquita, guatemala, inc., jacobo-arbenz, los-angeles-times, ufco, united-fruit-company, wall-street-journal, washington-post

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wmasstransport WMTAN @wmasstransport ·
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We had a great time advocating for the RTA Advancement Bill alongside the RTA Coalition! #westernmass #RTA #WMTAN #mapoli

The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts @FoodBankWMA

Food Bank staff had a great time visiting the State House to advocate for the Regional Transit Authority Advancement (RTA) Bill to help link Massachusetts residents to basic resources and opportunities.
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Check out the #FORWARDAct press conference we covered in June here with @MassEOHED: https://youtu.be/OEvzZ3fV9IA

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Across the state, we’re discussing why the time is now to pass the #FORWARDAct, which utilizes federal ARPA dollars and state resources to invest in #Massachusetts communities. Stop #3 was #Plymouth ⁠– see what this legislation would mean for the town ⬇️

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lowellcouncilor Darius Mitchell_ Massachusetts Governor 2022 🇺🇸 @lowellcouncilor ·
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AMERICA 🇺🇸! WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE!

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In this interview with @ptuthill of @WAMCRadio, @MSzafranski413 of @wmasspi puts Team Ellen in the top three leading the crowded field of 7 candidates for this years #Ward5 special election. #mapoli

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Signed Chelmsford's Anti-Racism Pledge. We must oppose racism at all levels, every day, every way, every single time. As Governor's Councilor, I will make sure all nominees are anti-racist before I vote yes. #mapoli #racism https://www.townofchelmsford.us/FormCenter/Town-Clerk-15/ANTIRACISM-PLEDGE-157

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Hoping those working on estate tax fully understand the impact on MA #smallbiz & recognize our extreme outlier status. Out of the handful of state w/an estate tax, MA has the lowest exemption at $1M. #mapoli #mabiz https://bit.ly/3nFJvuc

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