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Crimmigration Under Obama: Pushing Back Against the "Enforcement-only" Immigration Regime
Submitted by Southern Shift on Tue, 2010-07-27 06:25 Authored by Netroots 2010http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8484773
Immigration enforcement under the Obama administration has continued almost unchanged from the “enforcement-only” regime perfected by the Bush administration, applying criminal enforcement tactics to the civil immigration system.
Undocumented Students aka the Trail of Dream Marchers Confront Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Submitted by Southern Shift on Thu, 2010-06-03 09:58 Authored by Davey DThe other day while doing our daily Hard Knock Radio show we were blessed to have Felipe Matos, Carlos Roa and Juan Rodriguez from the Trail of Dreams come to the studio to talk about their historic meeting with Sheriff Joe Arpaio over immigration. Also in the studio was former Minister of Culture of the Black Panther party Emory Douglass.. Wow what a moment.. Intergenerational, cultural and just seeing freedom fighters old and new break bread...
Houston City Council Put 287(g) Back on the Table, but at What Cost?
Submitted by Southern Shift on Wed, 2009-10-28 16:09 Authored by Davey DToday (Oct 28th 2009) Houston City Council will sit and consider a controversial bill that will deputize Houston police officers to essentially act as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents. The program is known as 287(g). This measure has come under fire for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it was rejected a while back and both current Mayor Bill White and Houston’s police chief Harold L. Hurtt came out against it. They understand, as do so many community members, that having the police act as ICE agents can lead to an increase in unneccessary tension between police and the community.
