May 2012
I try to mess with my mom but it always backfires
- Pri: Ma, my friend wants to go to a strip club for her birthday, can I go?
- Mom: Tell her 'no, not unless my mom goes first, ok'?
- Pri: ... Wait, what?
- Mom: I want to go, I never been there, and then you can go later if I like it. New experience with almost naked people.
- Pri: ... What?
- Mom: I want to experience life you know, maybe I will find it at strip club.
- Pri: ...*feels weird*
omg I just had to explain to my immigrant mom that Carly Rae Jepson doesn’t literally mean to call her “Maybe”, as in she wants to go by the name Maybe, but that instead she wants the boy to perhaps call her later.
My moms face while I explained this to her
April 2012
LUC's CEL Hotlist: Volunteer Donations Coordinator →
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Internship Description: Volunteer Donations Coordinator
Summary: World Relief - Chicago assists with the resettlement of refugees by providing cultural adjustment and employment services, English Language Training, legal services, and programs for children. Because refugees come with very…
“Accepting and welcoming immigrants has been at the core of our strength. I don’t know when immigrants became the enemy.”
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-former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice
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April 30, 2012
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Supreme Court Stance On Arizona Immigration Law Could Spur Similar Measures
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Some quotes from state legislators about get-tough immigration laws
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Discretion program a mixed bag for immigrants
ASSOCIATED PRESS: NM gov.’s grandfather was US citizen
REUTERS: Top court to follow up on immigration lawyer case
WALL STREET JOURNAL (Riley Post): The Guest-Worker Approach
WALL STREET JOURNAL (Favate Post): US Border Patrol Sued over Traffic Stops
NEW YORK TIMES: Fewer Illegal Immigrants Stopped for Traffic Violations Will Face Deportation
NEW YORK TIMES: Base Serves as Home for Children Caught at Border
NEW YORK TIMES: Crucial to Romney, Florida’s Latino Voters Are Wary of Him, Too
WASHINGTON POST (Editorial): The receding tide of illegal immigrants from Mexico
HOUSTON CHRONICLE (Editorial): Take a breath, and look again at immigration reform
BLOOMBERG (Eastman Op-Ed): Arizona Leads U.S. in Real Immigration Reform
BLOOMBERG: Immigration Stalls as Opportunities Wane on U.S.-Mexican Border
BOSTON HERALD (Rasmussen Op-Ed): A nation of immigrants — and of laws
CBS NEWS: Hispanic leaders divided on President Obama
CBS NEWS: L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa: Rubio’s Dream Act would create “second class status”
DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Escobar Post): The Mitt and Marco Show
HUFFINGTON POST: Haley Barbour Finds Marco Rubio’s Alternative DREAM Act ‘Clearly Attractive’
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO: Rubio’s ‘Dream Act Light’ Jumbles Immigration Issue
ROLL CALL: Rubio, Durbin Open to Tackling Immigration
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Supporters rally for Arizona’s defiant Sheriff Joe Arpaio
DENVER POST: Republicans seek lift from key voting bloc: Latinos
DESERT SUN (Editorial): Immigration sea change
FORBES (Kain Post): Why Arizona’s Controversial Immigration Law Is Bad For Business
FOX NEWS LATINO (Rivera Column): SB1070 Popular with High Court, and Court of Public Opinion
GADSDEN TIMES: Alabama may have to address immigration law again
MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER: Did HB 56 affect unemployment rate drop?
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Fate of Brooklyn mom is on ICE as feds move to close 16,000 immigration cases
If these walls could talk →
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At the Minnesota History Center, there is an exhibit called Open House: If These Walls Could Talk. It follows the history of one St. Paul house across 50 families and 118 years. It includes the first families to own the home who were German, Italian, African American and Hmong. The exhibit has various interactive components including a bed you sit on that breaks, dinner plates with screens, and more. It is definitely worth checking out!
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Voices Beyond Borders: "I was looking for a better life, like anybody else." →
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Mohamed Bayomi, 49, owns a cafe in Astoria, Queens. He moved to New York in 1989 in search of a better life, and managed a sandwich shop for 20 years before opening Bagel Nosh in November of 2010.
Courtney: Why did you move to New York?
Mohamed: “I was working in Egypt, and…
A truly heartbreaking story, only to be criticized by rude comments →
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My school collaborated with the local paper to feature the lives of immigrants who live in Port Richmond, where our school has a community service partnership.
One article, written by a friend of mine, is about the life of a gay immigrant, who has dealt with many hardships due to his sexual orientation and immigrant status. The comments that people have posted in response to the article have been terrible. I posted one myself (user ABrown) and I myself received negative comments in return. I am not upset by the comments, just by the way society acts sometimes. Opinions?
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