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Immigration Struggles | Part 2 in a Series – An Indigenous Critique and Position Statement | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration
The “Group of Eight” today presented to the Senate the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, which, despite allowing for the legalization of millions of people in the country who can prove they were here before the cut-off date of December 31 2011, contains very rigid requirements that will leave out millions of … Continue reading
Cesar Chavez: The First Border Militia Minuteman » From: Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
*Mexikaresistance.com Editor’s Note: Cesar Chavez never considered himself a Chicano, and he actively worked to deport Mexicans. So why do our people continue to mindlessly worship him as a hero of the Chicano Movement? Also, why do so-called “Latinos” bend over backwards to apologize for his anti-Mexican views and actions? Are we really that desperate … Continue reading
‘Wetbacks’ redux | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration
Representative Don Young (R-Alaska) has never struck me as a particularly smart politician and is prone to committing gaffes and making awkward “Oops” statements. Well, he’s done it again only this time the objects of his derisive rhetoric were not climate scientists, environmentalists, or liberal voters and politicians. The only difference this time was the … Continue reading
The Rhetoric of Entitlement » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
There’s been a lot about affirmative action in the media recently because the Supreme Court is considering a case that challenges the constitutionality of any consideration of race in university admissions decisions. The poster girl for the case is 23-year old Abigail Noel Fisher who charges that she was denied admission to the University of … Continue reading
Report Details FAIR, Other Groups’ Connections to Sterilization Drug | IMAGINE 2050
The Center for New Community, a national civil rights and racial justice organization, recently released The Quinacrine Report: Sterilization, Modern-Day Eugenics, and the Anti-Immigrant Movement. The well-researched document details the connections of top anti-immigrant leaders to the development and funding of Quinacrine, a drug used in coercive sterilization. Originally developed to fight malaria, Quinacrine was … Continue reading
“I hate illegals” | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration
“I hate illegals.” That is what Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) told an 18 year-old undocumented college student who was visiting him during his office hours. Jessica Bravo, a DREAMer from Mexico, had gone to the Representative’s office to share her life experiences with the hope of persuading him to vote for comprehensive immigration reform with … Continue reading
Acuña on the American Dream as Nightmare | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration
Rodolfo F. Acuña | Northridge, CA | February 4, 2013 The National Committee for Protection of Foreign Born Workers was established in 1923 in reaction to the virulent xenophobia of a Republican Congress and President toward immigrant workers. The Committee also organized for the workers’ right to organize and strike. This campaign resulted in the … Continue reading
Does American Exceptionalism Foster American Decline?
Following a trend set in recent years, references to “American exceptionalism” were common in 2012 and may remain a recurrent theme of US politics in the Obama era. Republicans have notably equated the concept with faith in the United States’ superiority. During the presidential race, Mitt Romney argued that “America is not destined to be … Continue reading
Gun culture and the ecology of fear | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration
*Editor’s Note: Remember, those “well regulated Militias” that the patriots are so in love with were used to wage war on brown and black people. Some things never change. Let me start with some of the blind spots: Largely absent in this discussion is the fact that the majority of victims of gun violence are … Continue reading
Border Wars: Drone Deployment Out of Control? | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program of CBP’s Office of Air and Marine isn’t classified like the drone programs of the CIA and the U.S. military in the Middle East and South Asia. Yet information about the federal government’s use of UAVs for homeland security has been scarce. Meanwhile, Congress last year approved the authorization … Continue reading
