DAVID BACON, Illegal People: HOW GLOBALIZATION CREATES MIGRATION AND CRIMINALIZES IMMIGRANTS

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Their description: “For two decades David Bacon has documented the connections between labor, migration, and the global economy. In Illegal People he explains why our national policy produces even more displacement, migration, immigration raids, and an increasingly divided and polarized society. Arguing for a sea change in how we think, debate, and legislate about and […]

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AVIVA CHOMSKY, “They Take Our Jobs!”: AND 20 OTHER MYTHS ABOUT IMMIGRATION

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Their description: “Claims that immigrants take Americans’ jobs, are a drain on the American economy, contribute to poverty and inequality, destroy the social fabric, challenge American identity, and contribute to a host of social ills by their very existence are openly discussed and debated at all levels of society. Chomsky dismantles twenty of the most […]

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The Strange Death Of José De Jesús, Part 1

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My thoughts: This podcast underscores the tragedy of our immigration system, while showcasing the passion and skill behind powerful investigative journalism. Their description: “A man dies in a U.S. immigration detention center, under unusual circumstances. He is found unresponsive in his cell, with a sock stuffed down his throat. His death is ruled a suicide, […]

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To Honor Vanessa Guillén, These Two Latina Veterans Are Telling Women Not To Enlist

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My thoughts: This is such a horrific injustice it’s very difficult to learn about. Their description: “Latina Veterans Lucy del Gaudio and Pam Campos-Palma are spearheading a campaign demanding justice after the disappearance and killing of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén. Their service experience includes misogyny, discrimination and sexual violence that many women, especially women of […]

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