Category: Immigration

Human Displacement: They Had to Leave Home Not Because They Wanted.

October 21, 2018

By Lupita Franco. (Culture) – Photographer Fazal Sheikh has for years been telling the stories of humans being displaced.  A few instances… he followed the lives of Africans displaced by civil wars and famine in the early 1990s, accompanying them and documenting their journeys for about two years. Between 1992 and 1994 the American-born photojournalist interacted … More Human Displacement: They Had to Leave Home Not Because They Wanted.

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Life and Other Ramblings on the 4th of July.

July 4, 2016

By Lupita Peimbert (Holidays) — As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, July 4, 1776, we acknowledge our life and the culture we have co-created. It is the 4th of July, Independence Day, 240 years later. How each person lives his or her life, and the things we collectively … More Life and Other Ramblings on the 4th of July.

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A nightmare of sexual violence for farm-working, immigrant women.

January 21, 2016

By Jose R. Padilla and David Bacon (Life). Protect Female Workers. Oakland, California. Across the country, some 400,000 mostly immigrant women work in agriculture, toiling in fields, nurseries and packing plants. Such work is backbreaking and lowpaying. But for many of these women, it is also a nightmare of sexual violence. In a 2010 study from the University … More A nightmare of sexual violence for farm-working, immigrant women.

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Nations Want to Do More For, and About Refugees and Migrants.

December 18, 2015

[LP] On the occasion of International Refugees and Migrants Day, December 18, 2015, world leaders are expressing their intentions to support and protect the rights of refugees and migrants. Here is what Undersecretary Carlos Pérez Verdia is saying about this important date:  Mexico’s leadership on new migration challenges Mexico will commemorate International Migrants Day with … More Nations Want to Do More For, and About Refugees and Migrants.

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La lucha de trabajadores migrantes. Siguen fuertes aunque marginados.

October 12, 2015

Este es otro de los reportajes del fotoperiodista David Bacon; empieza así: “Cuando miles de trabajadores agrícolas indígenas se fueron a huelga en el Valle de San Quintín en Baja California el 16 de marzo, sus voces no sólo las escucharon en las calles de los poblados rurales a lo largo de esta península en … More La lucha de trabajadores migrantes. Siguen fuertes aunque marginados.

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Good News: 500 Thousand Driver’s Licenses Issued to Deserving Immigrants in California. That is Justice. Well Done CA Legislators!

September 25, 2015

It is never one person alone who determines a new course for improving the life of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, but it often takes one person in a position of power to move things forward. From California Governor Jerry Brown, to many compassionate legislators -current like Assemblymember Luis Alejo, and former like, pardon redundancy, … More Good News: 500 Thousand Driver’s Licenses Issued to Deserving Immigrants in California. That is Justice. Well Done CA Legislators!

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Donald Trump: Who needs Constitution if you have money?

August 26, 2015

By John Diaz. Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle. Almost as telling and ludicrous as Donald Trump’s proposal to end the American principle of citizenship by birthright is his means to achieve it. He would not bother with a constitutional amendment to change the 14th Amendment, where the concept is firmly grounded. Too difficult, too messy, … More Donald Trump: Who needs Constitution if you have money?

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Jus Soli, and the complexities of immigration.

August 26, 2015

The United States follows a birthright known as Jus Soli. The Latin term is for “right of the soil.” It is the right that gives a person unconditional citizenship in the country where that person was born. Most of The Americas follow this birthright. With all the fuss around immigration, and people who are playing … More Jus Soli, and the complexities of immigration.

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Parte 1: El Debate Migratorio Empieza a Girar

July 7, 2015

(San Francisco) – Un hombre en San Francisco se declara “No-Culpable,” hoy en Corte, después de haber sido acusado de asesinato a mano armada, de una mujer de 32 años que caminaba en San Francisco junto a su padre. Su nombre es Francisco Sánchez; es indocumentado y tiene varias condenas por uso de heroína, además … More Parte 1: El Debate Migratorio Empieza a Girar

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Part 2: How the Case is Reported on the News

July 7, 2015

Part 2. Network news all over the US are reporting on the case of undocumented immigrant Francisco Sanchez, accused of shooting a 32-year-old woman who was walking with her father in San Francisco. How the case is reported, and what “little” details and words added or omitted, is what shapes a story and sparks a … More Part 2: How the Case is Reported on the News

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Part 1: Immigration Debate Building Up

July 7, 2015

PART 1: (San Francisco) – A man in San Francisco pleads not-guilty today; he is undocumented, his name is Francisco Sanchez, and he has several drug convictions; heroine in particular.  He has been deported several times. And he was accused of murder –but he pleaded no guilty in court today, as shown on ABC’s KGO-Channel 7. … More Part 1: Immigration Debate Building Up

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Sin Visa – Would You Do It?

May 7, 2015

No papers. Sans Papiers. Sin Papeles. The story of many people: living in another country without a visa. But when their skin is brown, it is more noticeable. Immigrants without authorization become third class citizens in that country to which they have arrived.  “Immigrant,” becomes a synonymous for poor, uneducated, less-than, undesirable, and even stupid. … More Sin Visa – Would You Do It?

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