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Citizen Orange is Up!

2007-10-14T04:43:14-04:00

I think Nezua might still help me with a few more things, but for the most part Citizen Orange is up. I'm going to be moving day to day operations over there. Check out my first post, and make sure you sign up for the feed or subscribe using your email. Also let me know if I forgot to add you to my blogroll, and don't forget to link your own blogs to Citizen Orange.

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My New Blog! Citizen Orange

2007-10-11T02:56:24-04:00

A lot of big things have been happening recently, and thus my absence from blogging. I'll be able to expose more over the next week or so, but the amazing Nezua through his Xolagrafik Designs has been working on a new blog for me. I thought I'd be able to get up and run with it, but it's taking me a little bit longer to get the hang of Movable Type than I thought it would. Either way you can see the intro page at www.citizenorange.com, and eventually you'll be able to access the blog at...

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"Stop the Raids": A Convergence of Truths in New Bedford

2007-10-05T03:37:51-04:00

(Picture from the White House website) (Picture from the Washington Post) Every time I think of the infamous raid in New Bedford, Massachusetts, I can't help but think of these two photos and the impact they had on me when I first laid them side-by-side. These pictures, taken around the same time, express more truths than I ever could in words. Above is a picture of a Guatemalan girl used by the U.S. government. Below is a picture of a Guatemalan girl who was the victim of the U.S....

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The Story of Pedro Zapeta: How the U.S. Government Stole a Happy Home from Guatemala

2007-10-01T03:41:45-04:00

(Picture from CNN) My sister was the first to email me with this CNN story, but since then I have been emailed by several people that are completely enraged by the story of Pedro Zapeta. Janna sent me one of the most heartfelt messages. Her latest post on Zapeta is titled "I no longer feel good about this country". Latina Lista sums up the situation very well in this post. Even my friend at Chromed Curses has come out against this one. These are just a few of the commentaries on a story...

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Democrats in Favor of Sanctuary Cities

2007-09-27T01:24:57-04:00

(Picture from MSNBC) I didn't even know the Democrats had a debate last night, but it's worth covering because it looks like every single one of the candidates came out in support of sanctuary cities. It's good that the Democrats are finally taking a stand on this issue. In the flawed U.S. two-party system your now either pro-migrant (Democrats) or anti-migrant (Republicans except for John McCain), when Democrats initially seemed as if they wanted to skirt the issue. You can watch what...

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Nez and Man Eegee at Para Justicia Y Libertad

2007-09-26T06:14:32-04:00

Check out some of the great guest posting being done by Nezua and Man Eegee over at Para Justicia Y Libertad while XP takes a little time off.

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Anti-Migrant Hate Update

2007-09-26T10:49:41-04:00

I get these from a Nativism Watch email list put out by the Center for New Community and from the Southern Poverty Law Center's blog, Hatewatch. Hatewatch reports that a white supremacist is exploiting the situation in Jena, Louisianna. According to McClatchy, n Raleigh, North Carolina, Latinos say they are increasingly the targets of hostility The Associated Press reports a Chicago woman is claiming paramedics denied her son care because of anti-migrant sentiment. The North County Times...

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The Panic: On the Brazilians Who Died in Government Custody

2007-09-25T03:43:47-04:00

(Picture from Register Hardware) This excerpt is from an email sent by Roy Beck to supporters of his anti-migrant organization, Numbers USA.The panic has spread to your town or city – all across America.It is most important that all of us contribute to that panic and ensure that it continues. For it is that kind of panic that will eventually lead to millions of illegal foreign workers and dependents going back to their home countries. (emphasis mine)Even though it has well-documented ties to...

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A Victory in New York: Safer Roads and Migrant Freedom

2007-09-25T01:43:29-04:00

In one of the biggest victories for the pro-migrant movement, yet, New York State, home to more than half a million migrants, will now provide drivers' licenses irrespective of people's status. Nina Bernstein of the New York Times reports. New York Governor Eliot Spitzer had this to say in a press release: I applaud the DMV and Commissioner Swarts for making this commonsense change that deals practically with the reality that hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants live among us and...

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Luxury Cruise Ship Sends Back Desperate Balseros

2007-09-25T12:50:59-04:00

You hear these stories all the time, but there's something that strikes me about a luxury cruise ship crushing the dreams of poor Cuban balseros. The Miami Herald reports.

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1 million Zimbabwean Migrants In South Africa

2007-09-25T12:44:14-04:00

And that's supposedly less than the 2 or 3 million that were originally estimated, according to the BBC. This number really put things into perspective for me since there are 1 million Guatemalans currently in the U.S.

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I'm no apologist

2007-09-25T12:42:35-04:00

but my blogging has really be suffering lately. I've been working on several projects in an attempt to make the pro-migrant movement stronger particularly online. I don't usually apologize for my blogging but even the posts I have put up have been pretty low quality. October is looking like it will be much better, but in the meantime, bear with me.

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Weekend

2007-09-22T11:10:42-04:00

I don't blog during the weekend, so, as always, if you don't want to keep checking back sign up for the feed, the podcast, or email alerts.

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Instead of Acting, Young People Blog

2007-09-21T03:46:57-04:00

Colbert put up this segment on the tasering of the UF, that is so true. While a fellow student was getting taser more people took out their cell phone cameras than tried to help him. I'm not sure how I feel about this.

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U.S. Migrant Fleeing to Canada

2007-09-21T03:42:49-04:00

When is the U.S. going to realize that it's actions have global ramifications? Now migrants are fleeing from the terror that prevails in the U.S. to Canada, according to the New York Times.

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U.S. and Guatemala Jointly Battle Crime

2007-09-21T03:34:24-04:00

The Miami Herald is reporting on a small but encouraging effort to tackle the root causes of migration. It's going to take a lot more than a couple million dollars to combat billions of dollars at stake with gangs and the drug trade.

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Siena Miller Touched by a Blind Guatemalan Man

2007-09-21T03:32:35-04:00

The Latin Americanist has a great story up about how British actress Siena Miller was touched by a blind Guatemalan man after he handed her this poem, Desiderata, by Max Erhmann. Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they...

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Current TV on the Train of Death or "La Bestia"

2007-09-21T03:21:31-04:00

Current TV has an excellent program on the Train of Death that I speak about so much. Check it out.

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Guatemalan Knowledge from Lynn, MA.

2007-09-21T03:20:02-04:00

In one of the most prominent developments of the pro-migrant blogosphere, Firedoglake picked up on a AFL-CIO blog diary from a local Massachusetts organizer, Jeff Crosby. I can't tell you how happy I am about this post it does everything that I could ever ask of a pro-migrant organizers. It's even more special to me because this organizer is from Massachusetts and he's made excellent connections to my home, Guatemala. Definitely read the whole thing, but here's a passage. So fear reigns over...

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Global Migration News Update

2007-09-21T03:02:35-04:00

Migrants are discriminated against all over the world The BBC is reporting that former World Bank president, James Wolfensohn, said rich nations are "ignoring" the power shift towards the majority world. The Christian Science Monitor is reporting on some good news coming from Burma as monks join in the fight to tackle the roots of Burmese migration.

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