Category Archives: Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc

Seven Thoughts About The Gang Of Eight’s Immigration Bill

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Ampersand

The bipartisan “Gang of Eight” – that is, eight Senators – has released a 19-page summary of their proposed immigration reform. If you’re not up to reading a 19 page summary, you can read Rebecca Leber’s much shorter summary of … Continue reading →

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“Undocumented Immigrants” versus “Illegals”: A conversation about power and respect

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Ampersand

A very short play (or maybe a future comic strip, if I think of a punchline): SHERMY: Now, what William here proposes we increase widget production. BILLY: Actually, it’s “Billy,” if you don’t mind. SHERMY: I think I like “William” … Continue reading →

Killing People For Infractions of Minor Laws: Prohibition and Immigration

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Ampersand

From an article about the government’s program of deliberate poisoning during Prohibition: Frustrated that people continued to consume so much alcohol even after it was banned, federal officials had decided to try a different kind of enforcement. They ordered the … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Immigration and Jobs

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Ampersand

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How Immigration Laws Break Up Tens Of Thousands Of Families

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ampersand

Colorlines reports on the surprising court victory of undocumented immigrant and father Filipe Montes: Felipe Montes, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, moved to Sparta, N.C., in 2003 to work on Christmas tree farms. He married a local woman, Marie Montes, … Continue reading →

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Obama Admin’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” Program Begins

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Ampersand

From the Washington Post: The Obama administration kicked off one of the most sweeping changes in immigration policy in decades Wednesday, accepting applications from young illegal immigrants for the temporary right to live and work openly in the United States … Continue reading →

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Why Immigration Hasn’t Hurt Native Wages In California

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Ampersand

The Economist’s Wil Wilkinson reports on new research from California (the state with the most immigrants). If it were impossible to tell immigrants and native workers apart — had they no differences that matter to the job market — an … Continue reading →

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Sign the petition to stop Leslie Hernandez’s deportation

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Ampersand

A bit of signal-boosting: If you’re willing, this certainly seems worth taking a couple of moments to sign. Might help, certainly won’t hurt. From DREAMactivist.org: To Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, John Morton and Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano: … Continue reading →

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Reagan and Bush Sr. Debate Immigration

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Ampersand

Alex Knapp writes: I’m not sure what astounds me more. The compassion and pragmatism in Reagan and Bush’s positions on illegal immigration, or the fact that they’re not speaking in talking points. Conor Friedersdorf writes: Of course, the fact that … Continue reading →

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