Today he funds or supports 22 American companies, but entrepreneur Manu Kumar was once almost deported. Here’s why he supports March for Innovation.
More people mean more job creators and more employee’s to contribute to the economy.
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Walk the aisles of any neighborhood grocery store today and you’re as likely to find tomatoes picked in Sinaloa, Mexico, as Central California or oranges from Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Bradenton, Fla.
First the U.S. exported manufacturing jobs, now the U.S. is exporting harvesting jobs.
The U.S. is growing more dependant on foreign countries to feed itself.
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The National Congress of American Indians has produced a graphic putting the racially-charged stereotypes of sports organizations into a pretty simple context.
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“The Taínos (tah-EE-noes), commonly called the Arawak Indians, were the main people who lived in the Caribbean when Columbus arrived in 1492. They are the ones he called “Indians”, thinking he was in Asia.”
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“Spanish genocide and disease wiped out 85% of the Tainos. It shocked Europe, even back then. And yet, despite all that – or, rather, because of all that – the Spanish debated whether the Tainos had souls in the Valladolid Debate (1550-1551).”
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A performance packed documentary about Sanchez, poet, activist and seminal figure in the Black Arts Movement. Still going strong at 79.
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Blue Scholars perform “Yuri Kochiyama” live in the KEXP studio. Recorded 6/15/11. Host: Kevin Cole Engineer: Kevin Suggs Cameras: Scott Holpainen, Christophe…
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Explore Think Mexican’s photos on Flickr. Think Mexican has uploaded 49 photos to Flickr.
Does it make a difference in the immigration debate if we view those of Mexican heritage as Native American?
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By Boris Rasin
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What an emotionally grounding feeling to stop a deportation bus!
Last week, the #united4 were released after engaging in civil disobedience outside the ICE detention center in Phoenix, and dozens of dreamers and Original Dreamers were gathered for a prayer vigil. All of a sudden, we saw the bus about to pull 27 families apart and we decided to take action.
Watch it all in this video and share with your friends too!
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Forensics experts in Arizona struggle to identify the bodies of migrants who perished while attempting to cross illicitly from Mexico into the United States.
The narrator makes a good point: We don’t hear politicians talking about the dead bodies along the border.
If they don’t know – shame on them. If they don’t care – double shame on them. Either way we need politicians with a heart – who care about human life, dignity and respect. @getgln
The forensic specialist makes a good point: The border crossers would have gladly paid a fee to the U.S. governement for a legitimate work visa instead of paying a smuggler.
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