Anslem Ifill, an immigrant from Trinidad, is Gulf War veteran who severed in the United States Army during the first Gulf War. He is now facing deportation. According to Breakthrough, Ifill, a green card holder, has lived in the United States for 25 years with eight of those years in our military. Anslem, is now [...]
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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. [...]
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In light of last nights State of the Union speech, it is important we bring this subject up again. Last night, Bush stated he will ask “Congress to authorize an increase in the size of our active Army and Marine Corps by 92,000.” This will be done by establish a volunteer Civilian Reserve Corps. What [...]
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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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Funding across the nation for public education, day care, after-school programs, and job training have been severely cut because of Dudya’s thirst for war. Moreover, as all this is happening, Congress continues to throw billions of dollars into the military budget.
But what happens when the US decides to participate in too many international conflicts and [...]
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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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