Currently, we are not asking for any policy commitments from Sen. Brown. We are only asking for a simple meeting. We want Sen. Brown to hear the stories of immigrant youth who have been affected by the broken federal … [Read more...]
Let America Be America Again – Support Herta
I first heard about Herta through the folks at dreamactivist.org, whom I have been working and spending a lot of time with, lately. In typical dreamactivist.org fashion, if you get involved they'll find a way to use you anyway they … [Read more...]
Obama and NCLR: F@$! You Brown Boy… F@$! La Raza
I debated whether or not to cover Obama's speech. A put up a full copy of his remarks here. Eventually I decided that with hundreds of press people here, and more "influential" bloggers than myself covering this, that it would … [Read more...]
Immigrant
IMMIGRANT How many years did you hold back...memory ...accepting the strange, pretending... New York was home. Dimming memories of dissolving faces ...pain can erase the inner photo album, leave .......faint sun prints, fading.... Would … [Read more...]
The Correct Term is Migrant
When describing the 12 million people that have illegally immigrated into the U.S. the best term to use is the word "migrant". Although I wouldn't be surprised if people opposed this, this shouldn't be a controversial … [Read more...]
Update on the New Bedford “ICE” raid
Judge Stearns ruled adversely on a jurisdictional issue, and the status of the immigrants involved in that case is ?stay pending appeal?. See http://www.gbls.org/... As a result, the immigrants subject to that class have not … [Read more...]
Pro-choice? It’s about access.
Seems we should know about what our "pro-choice" state is doing about the young woman who used an ulcer med, Cytotect, to induce a miscarriage last week. For an eloquent commentary on the situation, check out feministing's … [Read more...]