“This humanitarian emergency requires, as a first urgent measure, these children be welcomed and protected,” Pope Francis said.
Source: thinkprogress.org
(im)migration
Jose Antonio Vargas, symbol of immigration debate, freed after detention
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas was detained at a Texas airport, a spokesman says.
Source: www.cnn.com
Inside the Immigration ‘Icebox’ – COLORLINES
An unaccompanied child migrant from Honduras speaks out about ‘freezing’ in a holding cell.
Source: colorlines.com
Teen describes brutal journey into U.S. – CNN.com Video
A 17-year-old Honduran girl migrates to U.S. alone, facing threats from deadly gangs. CNN’s Alina Machado reports.
Source: www.cnn.com
UN Pushes For Fleeing Central Americans To Be Treated As Refugees | VIDEO
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — United Nations officials are pushing for many of the Central Americans fleeing to the U.S. to be treated as refugees displaced by armed conflict, a designation meant to increase pressure on the United States and Mexico…
The easiest way to have good records of who is entering and exiting the United States is to have easy ways of legal immigration. – Chris Wilson, Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center @Chris_E_Wilson
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Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Obama to take executive action on immigration
President Barack Obama plans to take executive actions on immigration reform.
Source: www.cnn.com
Woot! That’s my president!
Children from Central America – Origins of Crisis
Over the last year, an unprecedented number of unaccompanied immigrant children, mostly from Central America, have attempted to cross the border into the United States. Antonio Gonzalez, president of the William C. Velasquez Institute,explains the roots of the migration surge and the politics behind it.
Source: www.tavissmileyradio.com
An in depth explanation of the origins of the crisis that has lead children to flee to the U.S.
Eleven minutes of audio.
One point Gonzalez had wrong is that the crisis started back in 2009, years longer than the one year that he suggested.
Why 90,000 Children Flooding Our Border Is Not an Immigration Story
Virtual cities of children are fleeing their homes. This is a lot bigger than U.S. border control, a United Nations protection officer explains.
Source: www.nationaljournal.com
The Deportation Of Immigrant Veterans: A Tale Of Exile
Riverside Immigration Lawyer Outlines Why Immigrant Veterans Deserve A Special Waiver, Based On Their Military Service, To Prevent Permanent Exile.
Source: www.bataraimmigrationlaw.com
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Georgia Immigrant Detainees ‘Riot’ Over Maggot-Filled Food – COLORLINES
More than two dozen detainees at a notorious immigration detention center in Georgia staged a hunger strike and protest last week over inedible food, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) reported. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) called the protest at Stewart Detention Center a “riot” that required that detainees be “segregated for disciplinary purposes,” according to the AJC. The ACLU and Georgia Detention Watch filed a complaint raising alarm about a hunger strike that detainees began on or around June 12, during which hundreds of detainees threw their food away. Detainees have complained that their food is often filled with maggots, or that the same water used to boil eggs is reused to brew coffee. Detainees who work in food preparation have also complained of a roach infestation in the facility’s kitchen. Detainees were frequently served rotten food. Click through to read more. Source: colorlines.com Serving rotten food is another way to dehumanize. The U.S. needs to be better than this.