Since 2005, the Texas Progressive Alliance has named a “Texan of the Year” to give recognition to one worthy Texan who has made a significant contribution to the world of politics or the progressive cause.
For our Third Annual Texan of the Year Awards, the Texas Progressive Alliance elected to not only name a Texan of [...]
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We have a cause to celebrate, the so-called Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill has been defeated. In an uncanny alliance, between grassroots efforts from conservatives and true progressives (immigration movement), the bill was defeated on a 45-50 vote; however, I highly doubt the conservatives will ever acknowledge it was both camps who defeated the bill.
“If so, [...]
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Hope everybody had a good holiday.
It seems like many people were talking about the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee’s plan to introduce a bill to reinstate the draft last week. On CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel had told Bob Schieffer, he is serious about calling for the [...]
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I apologize for not posting for the past few days. I was away from my computer for a family emergency. The situation is a bit to complex to explain. Not that I don’t want to share, but I am trying comprehend the situation myself. All I can say, things are ok for now.
Soon after the [...]
Posted in Americas, Canada, Immigration, Immigration Debate, La Migra, Mexico, NAFTA, Nativism, North American Union Conspiracy, Política Estados Unidos, Xenophobia | Tags: | 5 Comments »
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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.
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