Posts Tagged: immigration
The Rumpus Interview with Kitzia Esteva
A champion for immigrant rights, Kitzia Esteva talks about the fear and empowerment she embraced while on the UndocuBus, her work as a community organizer, and what Obama’s immigration policies mean to her.
...more“This is a police state. This is Arizona…”
“This is a police state. This is Arizona, and worse, this is my country. I must remember this moment. I must not forget even if I want, even if, when I’m back home in bed, the whole scene seems impossible.”
— From Day 5 of Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo’s trip to the Arizona-Mexico border.
...moreOn Perfect Immigrants and Imperfect Stories
Over at The Atlantic, Julianne Hing writes about some tragic immigration stories, from the Border Patrol officer who was charged with giving shelter to an undocumented immigrant (his father) to a kid from Oregon who didn’t even know he was undocumented until ICE agents arrested him.
...moreThe Way We Live Now
Two recent books by Asian American writers confront stereotypes while exploring the rich interiority of the characters’ lives.
...moreThe Madonnas of Echo Park
“The border disappears, and in a finger snap we are running to cook your food, to clean your houses, to cut your grass…”
...more“Papers, Please.” Arizona News Links #4
Rep. Duncan D. Hunter of California–a guy who owes his career to his father and the population of the Congressional district who continually re-elected him–thinks that being born in the US shouldn’t be all it takes to become a citizen.
...moreOver at the Splinter Generation
“It starts to put the world in perspective. You start meeting real people. You meet moms, and you meet children, and you meet dads, and uncles, and grandpas, and you know, the people that I consider to be heroes. I mean these people are basically saying, “I refuse to raise my children in poverty, or I refuse to live in a situation where I can’t get a job that is dignified.
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