The working class is being oppressed by employers that only want to grow wealth regardless of the sacrifices or conditions for their workers. The primary and only goal for this type of employer is to make more money. Few of … Continued
Immigration
U.S. Spends Money Arming the Border While Drug Traffic Flies Overhead
A sophisticated wall and thousands of soldiers and border patrol agents are wrongly sending the message that militarizing the border between Mexico and the U.S. will make this country safer as a whole. Crime, drug trafficking, and unauthorized immigration are … Continued
Immigration
One More Thorn In The Heart of America
From coast to coast in the United States, thousands of hard working families have marched to raise their voices against Arizona’s recent law S.B. 1070 which represents another thorn in the heart of America. I hope the voices of immigrants … Continued
Politics
The March for America
The big March for America happened on March 21 in Washington D.C. where thousands of people from all around the nation gathered and marched to ask the U.S. government for immigration reform. Working as a volunteer in the days before … Continued
Immigration
Racism Rampant in Food Production
Traveling in western Kansas, where the bad odor from big feed lots and meat processing plants is present in several communities, I held conversations with immigrant workers who mainly work in feed yards, dairy, land fields, restaurants, and processing plants. … Continued
Politics
Imprisoned Freedom
The days pass and pass; it has been more than a year of promises and hopes of freedom for the immigrants in this nation. At this point they have not seen any of the promises fulfilled and hopes are vanishing. … Continued
Immigration
Melancholy for the Holidays
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for a lot of people but also the most nostalgic, melancholic, and difficult for others. With a beer in his hand and a sad expression on his face, Juan, an immigrant … Continued
Immigration
Frustrated Dreams
Sometimes I would like to ask those around me, how important is it to you to have education for all? Or how valuable is it to live in an educated community? I am sure that most people would say, “Yes, … Continued
Midnight Soccer League
Last summer workers at a Mexican restaurant had a desire to encourage better preventative health care. So they decided to alleviate stress through sports. In their small town in Northern Missouri with approximately 18,000 persons living there, in which approximately … Continued