Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jan
20
Today is the beginning of a new era and a day history is made. Today, Barack Hussein Obama will take the oath of office as this country’s first African-American president, elected by a generation that included these kids’ parents. Who could have foretold that in 2009 Obama’s inauguration would be a convergence, coming back-to-back with [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
10
In this country, policies concerning immigration continually confront politicians to make difficult decisions. In a democracy, every public policy requires some accommodations from what experts might conceive as a technocratic ideal to adapt to political pressures. There is no reason to expect that policy toward who is allowed to work in a country would be [...]
Posted in Deportation, Immigration, Nativism, PolÃtica Estados Unidos, Prejudices, Racism, Round-ups, Xenophobia | Tags: | functional 2 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Aug
29
The deportation of immigrant rights activist Elvira Arellano by federal authorities on August 20 has been seen either as a blow or as the reigniting of the immigrant rights movement. I know I have seen my fair share of comments of support on this blog, as well a large number of vile comments about her [...]
Posted in activism, Deportation, Immigration, La Migra, Nativism, PolÃtica Estados Unidos, Raza | Tags: | functional 8 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jul
09
The recent defeat of the immigration bill has a lot xenophobic nativists celebrating. Sadly, the bipartisan immigration bill caused a split among Latino leaders. Some Latino leaders called the legislation a “step backward” because of the provisions that would limit judicial review of legalization cases and make it extremely expensive to become a legal resident. [...]
Posted in Immigration, Immigration Debate, Nativism, PolÃtica Estados Unidos | Tags: | functional 3 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jun
22
When it comes to immigration reform, one of the biggest fear many have is that Congress might pass some type of domestic policy that is intended to hurt not only the best interest of the nation, but the interest of an immigrant – legal and undocumented – who are trying to navigate through this country. [...]
Posted in Dream Act, Green Card Draft, Immigration, Immigration Debate, Military Draft, News/Noticias, PolÃtica Estados Unidos, Raza, War | Tags: | functional 30 Comments »
This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
