(im)migration

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Secrecy Lifted from Border Agency’s Use of Force

 

“The federal agency that guards the nation’s ports and borders released a report Friday criticizing its use of force by its officers and also made public an updated rulebook on when and how to use force.


The release of the more than 1-year old critical review done by the Police Executive Research Forum and commissioned by the agency comes after escalating pressure on Customs and Border Protection over dozens of use of force incidents that have not led to consequences or punishment for officers and agents involved in them.


R. Gil Kerlikowske, commissioner for Customs and Border Protection, CBP, which oversees the Border Patrol and U.S. Customs, said the revised policy handbook on use of force incorporates most recommendations from the PERF review and the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees CBP.”

See on www.nbcnews.com

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Settlement of Asians in the Deep South (1763 – 1882)

See on Scoop.it – Community Village World History

 

Governor Powell Clayton of Arkansas observed:

 

Undoubtedly the underlying motive for this effort to bring in Chinese laborers was to punish the negro for having abandoned the control of his old master, and to regulate the conditions of employment and the scale of wages to be paid him.”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

U.S. business leaders always want the lowest cost labor.

 

When U.S. unions demanded a living wage with reasonable benefits, instead of complying, businesses moved their manufacturing out of the U.S.

 

Money and manufacturing easily cross borders. However, (im)migration laws make it difficult for people to cross borders.

See on abagond.wordpress.com

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Most dangerous body of water in the U.S.

See on Scoop.it – Community Village Daily

 

The most dangerous body of water in the U.S. is a deep canal on the Mexican border with California where over 550 people, mostly immigrants, have drowned. Scott Pelley reports.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

75% of these deaths could be prevented. Check the video at about 9:00 minutes.

This news story would be better if they dropped the word ‘illegal’.

This is the first I’ve heard about these death canals. They seem like they are designed to kill people. 

See on www.cbsnews.com

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U.S. Border Patrol’s Response To Violence In Question

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If an agent kills a Mexican across the border, what happens? Some argue not enough. It’s hard to sue in these cases, and reports show the Border Patrol is rarely holding its own people accountable.

See on www.npr.org

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To Save Mom, Daughter Goes On Hunger Strike Outside The White House

Cynthia Diaz is one of three immigration activists on a hunger strike outside the White House demanding the U.S. to release their family members from immigration detention

See on video.latino.foxnews.com

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Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex

 

“There are many so-called “allies” in the migrant rights struggle who support “comprehensive immigration reform” which furthers militarization of Indigenous lands.”

 

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See on www.indigenousaction.org

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As border security expands, complaints of abuse rise among Americans

A series of lawsuits filed in recent months in federal courts along the U.S. border with Mexico highlight what advocates say is a growing list of complaints against two U.S. agencies that have expanded rapidly amid the clamor to secure the nation’s borders.

See on www.mcclatchydc.com