Tag Archives: immigration reform

The Imperial Wizard of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan calls for the murder of undocumented children entering the United States

By Mark | August 4, 2014

Continuing our conversation of last week concerning the immigration crisis building on our southern border, I wanted to share a clip from our friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center. It seems as though at least one faction of the Ku Klux Klan is calling for the murder of undocumented children crossing into the United […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Jazeera, anti-immigration, illegal immigration, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Robert Jones, Southern Poverty Law Center, threat of violence, Vassar, xenophobia | 3 Comments

Immigration crisis on the Mexican border brings out the worst in Michiganders

By Mark | July 10, 2014

Since October, more than 57,000 children have crossed over our border with Mexico, requesting asylum. These children, it would seem, are being sent north by their families not only to escape poverty, but the gangs and organized crime syndicates that are increasingly a part of life in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. And, now, thanks […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-immigration, Gadsden flag, illegal immigration, immigration, Kerry Bentivolio, Obama, Pioneer Work and Learn Center, Red Dawn, Rick Perry, Tamyra Murray, Vassar, Wolverine Human Services | 48 Comments

The successful campaign to stop the ICE deportation of Ann Arbor’s Jose Luis Sanchez-Ronquillo

By Mark | February 7, 2014

A few days ago, I met up with fellow Ypsilantian Martha Valadez, to discuss the case of Jose Luis Sanchez-Ronquillo, an undocumented 16-year resident of Ann Arbor who had been ordered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to report to the Mexican border for deportation. Since that meeting, ICE has granted Sanchez-Ronquillo a one-year […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized | Also tagged #stopjosesdeportation, AFL-CIO, Alliance for Immigrants Rights, Anaheim, Bach Elementary, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, deportation, Disneyland, DREAM Act, El Hielo, ethnic studies, executive orders, green card, ICE, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration interview, INS, Jan Brewer, Joe Arpaio, Jose Franco, Jose Luis, Jose Luis Sanchez-Ronquillo, La Santa Cecilia, Martha Valadez, Mexico, Michigan United, Obama, One Michigan, prosecutorial discretion, racial profiling, racism, talk to the hand, undocumented workers, Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights, WICIR, Ypsi immigration interview, z-snap | 15 Comments

The biggest post-election losers… Or, six old white men that need to be set adrift on ice floes

By Mark | November 14, 2012

Bobby Jindal, the Republican Governor of Louisiana, when asked a few days ago to reflect on the election, said, “We cannot be, we must not be, the party that simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys.” Sure, he’s probably lying, but I still think it’s safe to say that this comment, […]