ICE announced today that agents arrested 1,378 people in a“gang roundup” between March and early May. Some of those detained claim they have no gang affiliation. These stories appear more often these days. Do you worry that U.S. Citizens will become desensitized to immigrant detention stories? Read more
Your organization Define American is bringing a film festival to North Carolina, a state that has seen a huge increase in the immigrant population since 1990. The governor has instructed police to not accept foreign IDs, which oftentimes are the only IDs undocumented immigrants carry and elected officials have also… Read more
Following the WND accusation the story includes context and data that discredits the assertion: Read more
So, Det-devil-ails, Read more
Take a look at the link I sent. I interviewed the professor who used the term first in an academic journal and she told me the reason Latinx is gaining popularity is because you can’t easily pronounce Latin@ or Latino/a—and also, the two terms still focus on just two genders. Read more
Seriously. Let’s be best friends. [email protected] Read more
So good! Put that in a Google Doc and share it with me! Read more
Dr. Diaz noted this in her work. Read more
Latinx (pronounced “La-teen-ex”) is gaining popularity in the United States among academics and activists, and in some newsrooms. Read more
Not sure if this was sarcasm but yes, there are a lot of folks who love their People Magazine, US Weekly and TMZ. People Magazine has an average circulation of 3,418,555 in paid subscriptions and single copy sales. National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, and Time Magazine all have smaller circulations. Read more
ugh. this should have been my opening line in this story. Read more
I guess that’s one way to get comprehensive immigration reform. Read more
It’s a fascinating industry. In many parts of the country dairy farms that hire immigrants actually pay more than the ones who only hire U.S. born workers, according to the Texas A&M study mentioned in the story. Totally goes against the argument that immigrants bring down wages. Read more
Right, permanent residents who are charged with crimes can be deported. And “although rare, it is possible for a naturalized U.S. citizen to have his or her citizenship stripped through a process called ‘denaturalization.’” Read more
Undocumented immigrants are not eligible to enlist. However, any permanent resident can join the military the same way a citizen would apply. Read more
Yeah, these guys were essentially doubly punished. Read more
Good username. Read more
PS: He is on fire. He’s going to work everyday while he’s undergoing cancer treatment. Read more
To clarify, these three individuals were not undocumented. They were legal permanent residents. Read more