Women and children first?
By Grace Chang, Recently in U.S. media and public policy discourses alike, the term “human trafficking” has become synonymous with “trafficking into sex work,” and this in turn has been equated with “sexual slavery” and “prostitution.” Human trafficking, while primarily an issue of coerced labor–and sometimes coerced movement–is rarely seen as a labor issue. [...]
By Sienna Baskin, The U.S. anti-trafficking law was signed by President Clinton in October, 2000, ushering us into an era where this issue has become a hot topic around the world. After 10 years of lawmaking and public debate around the problem of human trafficking, the central conversations on the Hill this past Congressional [...]
Continue reading …Inside a classroom at the Emily Griffith school in downtown Denver, Twenty-Seven year old Daoud Ali Muhammad is trying to improve his English. The class gives Daoud a chance to talk about the challenges he is facing in the US: “Daoud Is your apartment hot or cold?” asks the ESL instructor. “Cold,” said Daoud. “I [...]
Continue reading …The summer of ’10: Federal power, local autonomy, and the struggle over immigration policy
November 3, 2010 No CommentBy Michael J. Wishnie, “The legislature declares that the intent of this act is to make attrition through enforcement the public policy of all state and local government agencies in Arizona. The provisions of this act are intended to work together to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity [...]
Continue reading …Race, nativism, and anti-trafficking efforts: A dangerous and divisive game
October 6, 2010 1 CommentRace has always played a role in labeling some people as worthy and others as undeserving of legal protections and access to justice. This has been the case whether the person in question is an alleged perpetrator of harm or an alleged victim. Collective thinking of this kind ultimately confers or takes away rights based [...]
Continue reading …WE RETURN with a call for action! The DREAM Act is up for a vote. Despite the fact that as usual, politicians play cynical games of expediency with people’s lives, there is cause for enthusiasm and happiness. So get on that phone! Also featuring the vaunted political Beer Test. News With Nezua | One for [...]
Continue reading …Red, Brown, and Blue: How our definition of whiteness has changed with each new wave of immigration
September 20, 2010 1 CommentDestination Casa Blanca‘s host Ray Suarez takes a look at a new history of immigration, and the opposition, in America…. One St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, back when I was working as a television reporter there in the 1980s, I wandered up and down the famous parade route on Dearborn Street and asked people in [...]
Continue reading …By Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco and Carola Suarez-Orozco, Originally posted on Huffington Post The most comprehensive overview of illegal immigration in the United States since the economic crisis began its downward spiral concludes that the flow of unauthorized immigrants into the country has significantly slowed. The annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants was “nearly two-thirds smaller in [...]
Continue reading …By José Luis Vilson This week, NYC public schools start classes, at least for a day until another four-day weekend starts and kids really start coming in to school next Monday. In my classes, I’ve usually had students labeled as ELLs (English Language Learners), and they’re one of the hottest sub-topics in education today. The confluence [...]
Continue reading …HERE’S A FUN ONE that yanks back the curtain and gives you a glimpse of some “making of” moments. From bulbs blowing to flies buzzing to flubbed or forgotten lines, you can see that things don’t run as smooth as the final cut pretends. News With Nezua | Happy Anniversary to Us! from nezua on [...]
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