Articles Tagged with: immigration

CONTEST: Fill in the Blank-sy
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CONTEST: Fill in the Blank-sy

We’re enlisting the fine folk from the Remezcla network to fill the concrete void that Banksy’s stolen kite-flying immigrant family has left. We present Fill…

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iStupid: The Smuggle Truck Immigration iPhone App
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iStupid: The Smuggle Truck Immigration iPhone App

How fine is the “interactive satire” line? Tech company Owlchemy Labs is launching iPhone app “Smuggle Truck: Immigration Operation,” featuring immigrant cartoons and pick-up trucks. Um……

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Join Nearby SB 1070 Arizona Protests and Rallies
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Join Nearby SB 1070 Arizona Protests and Rallies

Join the SB 1070 Arizona struggle by protesting in New York, LA, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, and at the heart of it all, Arizona.

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May Day March
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May Day March

We’re all a little PO’ed about Arizona’s new immigration law, aka legalized racial profiling. This May Day, take it to the streets and march against the passage…

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Sin Nombre
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Sin Nombre

Cary Fukanaga’s debut is a beautifully shot, but unromanticized look at immigration, gang violence, and poverty in Central America.

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Sin Nombre
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Sin Nombre

We gushed about the Sundance award-winning film Sin Nombre a few months ago, and now finally the film is about to be released in select…

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Rockin El Dia de Columbus
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Rockin El Dia de Columbus

You have to love The Mission District! I mean, where else can you go out on a Sunday afternoon and run into an amazing Latin…

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Voting Young, Voting Latino
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Voting Young, Voting Latino

Whether Barack Obama or John McCain is inaugurated next year, the future leader will take over a dire situation. Specifically, a country where 6.1 percent…

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Obama and McCain: Where They Stand on Latino Issues
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Obama and McCain: Where They Stand on Latino Issues

By now, we’ve probably all seen Barack Obama’s mariachi video or noticed John McCain’s photo ops with Mexican president Felipe Calderón.
But, of course, we…

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Coke Zero Immigration Ad
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Coke Zero Immigration Ad

Last night on prime time TV I saw this commercial for the first time, apparently it’s only one in a series of conversations between different…

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Paraiso Redux
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Paraiso Redux

A lot of Latin American countries are considered “paradise:” gorgeous beaches, exquisite cuisines, kind people, cheap clothes, sporting events that become passionate social phenomena, historical…

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La Misma Luna
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La Misma Luna

It’s almost impossible not to like La Misma Luna, the heartstring-plucking story of Carlitos, a clever little Mexican boy who crosses the border alone to…

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Immigrant Families Mistreated by ICE – Update
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Immigrant Families Mistreated by ICE – Update

I’ve been blogging (here, here, and here) on the recent revelations of abusive conditions at U.S. immigrant detention centers for families.  In many cases, ICE…

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Breaking News: Immigrants are Friendly
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Breaking News: Immigrants are Friendly

You mean people aren’t coming to the US to rape our women and rob our houses?  WHAT?!?!?!
Sadly, this brand new study that immigrants aren’t…

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Contrabando y Emocion
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Contrabando y Emocion

You know the story. You’ve heard it on the news for years, especially with the recent buzz about the controversial Guía del Migrante Mexicano and…

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