BORDER ISSUES

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Two Years After the Big Immigrants Rights Marches, Where Do Things Stand?

Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus and Hector E. Sanchez | Posted May 2, 2008 | Politics


Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus and Hector E. Sanchez

On May 1, 2006 millions of immigrants and their supporters took to the streets in 140 cities in 39 states across the United States as part of a wave of mass marches that spring in repudiation of extreme anti-immigrant legislation, passed by Republicans in the House of Representatives. The vast...

Bush, Calderon Plot Economic and Military Integration at NOLA Summit

Roberto Lovato | Posted April 22, 2008 |


Roberto Lovato

At the center of today's "Three Amigos" Summit in New Orleans between George W. Bush and his homologues, Mexico's Felipe Calderon and Stephen Harper of Canada, is the sovereignty-swallowing nexus between trade, migration and military policy.As mentioned in the Times Picayune, Bush and Calderon held bilateral talks today in...

One Raid at a Time: How Immigrant Crackdowns Build the National Security State

Roberto Lovato | Posted March 25, 2008 | Politics


Roberto Lovato

"He [King George] has erected a multitude of new offices and set hither swarms of officers to harass out people and eat out their subsistence." The Declaration of Independence, 1776

I. Building Up the Domestic Security Apparatus

Most explanations of the relentless pursuit of undocumented immigrants since...

Obama, Clinton Dump Border Wall in Debate

Roberto Lovato | Posted February 22, 2008 | Politics


Roberto Lovato

The most interesting thing to come out of the Austin debate?

I thought that the most interesting development was the discussion around the border fence, better known as "El Muro de La Muerte" (The Wall of Death).

Asked about their previous votes for the infamous wall, both Obama and Clinton...

Everyone's an Expert on the Latino Vote, Except Latinos

Roberto Lovato | Posted January 22, 2008 | Politics


Roberto Lovato

The most interesting development out of this weekend's Nevada caucus votes had little to do with Hillary Clinton winning a large percentage of the Latino vote -- that was predictable. More fascinating was the sudden and exponential surge in the number of experts in Latino politics.

It was tragicomic to...


 

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