Tag Archives: Immigrant Rights
Video> Juan Gonzalez”Harvest of Empire” Connection History US Intervention Latin America Immigration Crisis today
Published on Sep 25, 2012 by Sundrumify DemocracyNow.org – At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, the new feature-length documentary, “Harvest of Empire,” examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. Based on the groundbreaking book by award-winning journalist and Democracy Now! […]
NC Sheriff Accused Of Discrimination And Targeting Of Latinos For Deportation
(North Carolina Assistant Attorney General Thomas E.) Perez suggested the actions of Johnson and his deputies were not only illegal, but impeded the ability of the Alamance officers to solve serious crimes by…making Latinos scared to call law enforcement. Distress spreads in Arizona over “Show-your-papers” law Special Project | Immigration Reform: Week of September 23 […]
May Day Minneapolis in Video and Picture
May Day Minneapolis in Video and Picture Here are just a few of the many videos and photos from May Day in Minneapolis. Click here to watch the KSTP video Monday night in preparation for May Day. MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) Channel 5 OccupyMN protestors are expecting more people to turn out in support of the movement […]
Creeping Fascism> Ask the Cop on the Corner, Ask the Cop at Your Front Door
Ask the Cop on the Corner, Ask the Cop at Your Front Door Creeping Fascism by RON JACOBS February 17-19, 2012 Counterpunch The list contines to grow. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The essentially unprovoked police attacks on protesters, bystanders and journalists at Occupy protests around the nation. The continuing murder of […]
Immigration Authorities Locked 13,000 In Limbo
There are alternatives to locking up people who would not otherwise be imprisoned if not for their immigration status, ones that would leave the person with his or her family, and cost taxpayers far less than the estimated $95 to $141 per day spent to detain them. No Conviction, No Freedom Immigrant Detainees Report Nearly […]
Ms. Muñoz, stop the lies
“Lost in Detention” on PBS’s Frontline, a groundbreaking documentary, showed us just how dangerous and violent President Obama’s immigration system really is. Send a message to the White House that we won’t tolerate the lies about how S-COMM affects our community. Felipe Matos, Presente.org Submitted by David Culver Former immigrant rights advocate, Cecilia Muñoz, continues […]
Groundbreaking documentary “Lost in Detention” on PBS October 18
A very powerful documentary will air on PBS next week and we have a sneak peak. On Tuesday, October 18th, award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa presents the groundbreaking documentary Lost in Detention. It’s an exposé that reveals the devastating consequences of the mass incarceration of immigrants, and the harsh toll it takes on families, women and children. Hinojosa sat […]
Shut Down the School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC)!
Shut Down the School of the Americas We won’t stop until the SOA is shut down and the U.S. government has stopped relying on violence – be it military, political, or economic – to enforce its oppressive foreign policy in Latin America and the Carribean. Join us for the 21st anniversary of non-violent protest at […]
Several arrested at immigration enforcement protest in Chicago
Several arrested at immigration enforcement protest Link to video of arrests PHOTO: Several arrests at immigration enforcement protest By Antonio Olivo Chicago Tribune reporter August 17, 2011 During an emotional hearing about a federal immigration enforcement program that has generated controversy nationwide, about 40 protesters, several of the in the country illegally, marched outside a downtown union […]
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