JT Ready’s killing spree in Gilbert this week shocked many but surprised few. His violent rhetoric and actions as well as membership in groups with a history of violence led many to believe that Ready was a dangerous person. While … Continued
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‘We deserve to be able to live, to love, to walk freely’
The following article is one of a series of accounts from students who recently returned from Arizona. They were part of a delegation that spent a week touring the state amid the enactment of controversial law SB 1070. The Center … Continued
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Harsh Anti-Immigrant Climate Destroys Native Communities
We’ve all heard about SB1070 and the hardships it has brought on the Latino population in Arizona. Little is known however about the effects of this bill on other communities of color, especially the indigenous tribes of Arizona. They are … Continued
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Even Bigots Have Sympathizers
No matter how much controversy rains down on anti-immigrant groups like the Federation for American Immigration (founded by white nationalist John Tanton), some politicians and media pundits persistently give them the benefit of the doubt. Why? Because a lot of … Continued
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Armed Neo-Nazis Hunt Immigrants in Arizona Desert
The climate of fear in Arizona’s desert has just reached new levels. Stephen Lemons’ piece in yesterday’s Phoenix New Times clearly illustrates this as he documents his trip with J.T. Ready -a neo-Nazi and border vigilante. As previously reported by … Continued
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Cross-Post: The Rio Rico Shootings, J.T. Ready, and Neo-Nazis in the Desert
Stephen Lemons of Feathered Bastard, provides more details on the recent desert shootings, including information on neo-Nazis who are “patrolling” Pinal County. This is the county where two men were murdered by unknown assailants the day after the anti-immigrant rally … Continued
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Indigenous Peoples Take a Stand Against Senate Bill 1070
86 years after the Indian Citizenship Act, indigenous communities are challenging the notion of what it is to be a U.S. citizen. In June of 1924 the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act. Controversial for its time, the Act … Continued
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ICEing the White House
Let’s face it. With the expansion of the 287(g) program, the new employer audit initiative, the growth of the Border Patrol, and the relentless, unconscionable construction of the border fence, the Obama Administration has completely succumbed to the ICE (and … Continued
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Is Water a Privilege?
No, it’s not. Water is a basic human right. But some people in this country seem to think (or pretend to think) otherwise. I’ll start with an incident I heard about last week. A volunteer with No More Deaths, an … Continued
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Migrant Children in Greece:Unintended Victims of the “War on Terror”
Collateral Damage is one of those terms that we learn to use when talking about wars, but we seldom, if ever, stop to think what it entails. It’s a nice word that helps obscure the true nature of wars, and … Continued