July 2012
Would Colorado Shooter Have Been Noticed Earlier... →
murteza:
The answer to this questions seems to be YES. This is important because if we want to keep our country safe, the answer should be no.
In 2009, Najibullah Zazi sent three e-mails from his Aurora apartment to a suspected terrorist in Pakistan asking about the ingredients necessary to bake something for an upcoming marriage. Within hours, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was on to...
When guys at my church complain about the...
the-white-lotus:
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio on trial →
The trial in Melendres v. Arpaio, a class-action civil-rights lawsuit, is scheduled to begin Thursday in Federal District Court in Phoenix. The plaintiffs, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, accuse the sheriff of waging an all-out, unlawful campaign of discrimination and harassment against Latinos and those who look like...
ON A QUEST TO FIND HOME: Imigrants. →
geezzus:
It’s nice to hear stories of Lady Liberty standing tall on her island escorting in people from all over the world. This image of her holding the torch shining light onto the path of those seeking a new begining and how they succeeded in America gives me a sort of patriotic sense. But I remind you…
Emails Show Racist Motivation Behind Arizona... →
The American Civil Liberties Union has released thousands of emails from a former Arizona legislator which they say prove that the controversial Arizona immigration law SB1070 was racially motivated. The slew of emails sent or forwarded from former Senator Russell Pearce (R), architect of the law, promoted discrimination and racial prejudice and lied about immigration issues, ACLU contends.
The...
“Immigrant entrepreneurs have not only helped build the U.S. economy and, by...”
– The entrepreneurs we can’t afford to lose - The Washington Post (via 3r1c)
beautiful disaster.: Why is everyone caught on the... →
thedreamdeferred:
Why is everyone caught on the technicalities of everything? We are ONE human kind. People cannot love one another on the basis of humanity? Is everyone so caught up in the political that they have forgotten to be compassionate. And also did the first Americans who came into this country come in…
Watchilwcom:
A School’s Challenge
Immigrants unite!
iamweaknessiamgreatness:
This girl who I barely talked to who I used to go to school with in the Philippines just came up to me to ask for advice about adjusting to a new place. She immigrated to New York, and is asking me for advice on how she’d cope with everything. It feels great to help someone, extra points cause she’s the one who came up to me and we’re not close XD Anyways, I think if we...
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant →
It was an odd sort of dance: I was trying to stand out in a highly competitive newsroom, yet I was terrified that if I stood out too much, I’d invite unwanted scrutiny. I tried to compartmentalize my fears, distract myself by reporting on the lives of other people, but there was no escaping the central conflict in my life. Maintaining a deception for so long distorts your sense of self. You...
