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Prison companies' profit motive sheds new light on Arizona's immigration law

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 15:18

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Join Angelina Jolie in her plea for World Refugee Day

Fri, 06/18/2010 - 12:55
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Amid Oil Spill Crisis, U.S. Authorities Search for Undocumented Immigrant Clean Up Workers

Fri, 06/04/2010 - 11:11

From the Restore Fairness blog.

Talk about misplaced priorities. In the midst of a national crisis over the gargantuan BP oil spill that is destroying the water, marine eco-systems, and coastal livelihoods along the Gulf Coast, Federal immigration officials have decided to focus their resources on checking the immigration status of the people that BP has finally employed to begin cleaning up the massive destruction that the oil is causing along the coast.


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The Latino version of Brown vs. Board of Education

Tue, 04/06/2010 - 15:22

From the Restore Fairness blog.

It was like discovering gold.

When she was in college, Sandra Mendez discovered something about her past that changed the way she looked at her parents forever. An American of Mexican-Puerto Rican descent, Sandra grew up unaware that her brave immigrant parents had been responsible for paving the path to racial desegregation in schools.


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Taking the first steps towards immigration reform that will stand up for American values

Wed, 10/14/2009 - 13:52

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Dear Pixar, Thanks for an Asian American hero!

Mon, 06/15/2009 - 23:00
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(picture credit: Michael Tran, FilmMagic)

As a long time feminist, I was totally feelin' Linda Holmes' plea to Pixar for a female heroine that wasn't a princess, entitled Dear Pixar, From all the Girls with Band-Aids on their Knees.  True that it would be really great for girls to be able to go to a Pixar or Disney flick and relate to the main character as a girl.


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