Sustainability: Thinking Beyond Borders Part Four
The immigration debate in the US has no relevance to the environmental issues that we are facing today. However, hate groups like Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) and Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) would like U.S. citizens to believe otherwise.
The anti-immigrant movement’s argument that immigrants are to blame for U.S. ecological degradation is deeply flawed. It has so many holes that it is transparent to anyone who thinks critically about the accusations they present. This is a strategic attack on immigrants, and cannot result in any productive environmental solutions. It only breeds more anti-immigrant hatred and leads Americans astray from real environmental progress. Read more
What’s the Biggest Threat to Small Town America? The Government
When the Postville, Iowa meatpacking plant, AgriProcessors, was raided last Spring by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), the effects were devastating to the small town community. Like many small towns across America’s heartland, Postville had struggled for years to maintain a viable economy, as well as with the increasing cultural differences within their community as hundreds of Latinos moved in to fill hard labor jobs at the plant.
With hundreds of Postville’s community members rounded up and either detained or deported, Postville’s future looks bleak. The people left behind must contend with empty apartments, restaurants, and stores, and the reality that their little town was dependant on immigrants. Read more
Olympic Coverage Marred by Media Bias
A few days ago an Associated Press article caught my attention. It told the inspiring story of Henry Cejudo and his road to Olympic Gold. It’s a powerful story - determined young man rises from poverty, fights the odds, and becomes the best. Unfortunately the read more
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