August 2012
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Policy Update- Deferred Action
On Friday August 3rd, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), provided a few more important details about the highly anticipated and much discussed deferred action initiative originally announced by the Obama Administration back on June 15. The new information explains how the deferred action process (a form of administrative relief from deportation) will work for those who qualify, namely...
DeafMuslimPunx: the Gurdwara (Sikh Temple)... →
deafmuslimpunx:
Oh look, the U.S military knew about it and they ignored the warnings.
Wade Michael Page, who officials say shot and killed six people in a shooting at a Sikh temple Sunday in Wisconsin, was a decorated Army veteran psychological warfare specialist and white supremacist who has been…
Politics talking
nomethodjustmadness:
with my immigrant mother, in my woefully busted-up Korean, is one of the funnest things ever.
Immigration Discretion Should Officially Include... →
onrightsideofhistory:
WASHINGTON —- More than 80 House Democrats called Wednesday for the government to officially state that same-sex relationships would be considered in immigration decisions, a year after the Obama administration announced it would begin allowing some undocumented immigrants to stay if they had significant family ties to the United States.
A Copy Of Tucson's Banned Book List | NewsTaco →
typeless:
Attention news media & other pundits: (1) To speak of Sikhs as “unfair targets” of hate crimes implies there is such a thing as a “fair” target of hate crimes, and (2) to speak of Sikhs as “mistaken as Muslims” in hate crimes implies that the error is in mis-identification not hate.
GoLocalProv: Rhode Island’s Best Mexican Food →
welcomingrhodeisland:
Immigrants from Mexico contribute in many ways to Rhode Island. Check out this article from GoLocalProv about some great Mexican food places!
Buen Provecho!
Detainees at Broward Detention Center on hunger... →
lahoops:
Rumors coming in today from Broward Detention Center despite Viridiana and Marco being kicked out, apparently all 500 men have joined the hunger strike. They are all on lock down with no one going down to the “dining hall.” The detainees are fighting back will stand with them and sign/share the petition? http://action.dreamactivist.org/btc
We will not stop until all low priority...
Wisconsin Shooting: Several People Killed After... →
typeless:
Horrible. Y’all are in my prayers and thoughts
CNN coverage is laughable. CNN: “Sikh people are not Muslim, but Hindu. They can be easily mistaken for Muslim or Taliban.” WTHaramoobobi. Really? Ever heard of religious literacy class? But at this moment, drawing needless distinctions between Sikhs & Muslims is unnecessary. Xenophobes don’t care anyways. According to Sikh...
Private Prison Companies Make Big Money Off... →
All-American.
lafilleperisque:
I may not have blonde hair or blue eyes. My skin is tan, and my parents are immigrants. We come from a country of strict dictatorial rule across the ocean, but I think that makes me more American, don’t you?
شَاذٌّ: Minorities of the Modern Middle East... →
hummussexual:
Dear Colleagues,
We’re calling for proposals for:
Minorities of the Modern Middle East Portland State University (April 26-27, 2013)
The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at Portland State University announces an intensive interdisciplinary two-day workshop on “Minorities of the Modern…
