Immigration
Ever since I read Stuart Chase’s “The Tyranny of Words” as an undergraduate I have been obsessed with the meaning of words, although I must admit that S.I. Hayakawa’s
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November 1, 2012 // 0 Comments
It needs to be recognized that the reason comprehensive immigration reform did not come to be in these last four years, especially 2009, is first and foremost due to the fact
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October 30, 2012 // 0 Comments
A movement to oust Joe Arpaio, America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff,” from office continues to gain momentum in Arizona. Actions range from a Latino voter
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October 30, 2012 // 0 Comments
Formed in 1985 the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has long proved a vital organization within the constellation of groups that together comprise the contemporary
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October 23, 2012 // 0 Comments
A lot more thought has to be paid to the question, “why Chicana/o Studies?” CHS are not the whim; they are not a fad. They are part of the historical reasons for the
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October 19, 2012 // 0 Comments
For the organized anti-immigrant movement, the last weekend of September proved pivotal. A group of organizations pooled their efforts to boost turnout at three major events
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October 15, 2012 // 0 Comments
Shall we play? If I say Arizona, how do you respond? What’s the first thing that comes to your
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October 11, 2012 // 0 Comments
Sometimes it takes a small tragedy to call attention to expose a much bigger one. The small tragedy happened when Nicholas Ivie, a US Border Patrol agent, was shot dead on a
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October 9, 2012 // 0 Comments
Indigenous Peoples of El Calaboz Rancheria, whose traditional lands and territories are bifurcated by the Texas-Mexico border and by the U.S.-Mexico border wall, call upon
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October 1, 2012 // 0 Comments
Writing books and writing blogs are similar. They should be truthful. If they were not the author loses credibility and his/her ability to convince suffers. This is how it
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September 28, 2012 // 0 Comments