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Watch this hilarious interview between Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report and Arturo Rodriguez, President of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW): The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Arturo Rodriguez www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election Fox News
This "Open for Questions Roundtable," the first of its kind, was held at the White House after President Obama's American University speech on immigration reform held last Thursday. Cecilia Muñoz, Director of White House Intergovernmental Affairs, takes questions from journalists and online participants. Watch the video:
Earlier today, President Obama gave a great speech on the need to pass comprehensive immigration reform before the end of the year. Here's the video:
Check out the video we produced when the "Trail of DREAMS" students arrived in DC: Student activists Felipe Matos, Gaby Pacheco, Carlos Roa and Juan Rodriguez walked 1,500 miles from Miami to Washington, DC to promote passage of the DREAM Act and sensible immigration reform. FIAC - Trail of DREAMs coverage on Vimeo. In this video: Susana Barciela: Policy Director, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (FIAC) Cheryl Little: Executive Director, FIAC Jesus Reyes: College Student Gaby Pacheco: Trail of DREAMS walker and activist In the words of the activists themselves: We are four students
Here's a recent video with President Obama: www.mostwatertraining.com/mac_mac/ Also, according to several different sources, the President will be giving a speech on immigration at American University on Thursday, July 1. Let's keep our fingers crossed in hopes that the President will be take a strong stance on the passage of comprehensive reform this year!
Like the Freedom Riders of the 60's, the young men and women currently engaged in protesting the injustices of a system that denies the rights of 12 million people living and working in communities all over America, could very well be at the vanguard of a new Civil Rights movement in this country. In the current political environment, comprehensive immigration reform will be difficult to achieve and although it's my opinion that we should address it sooner rather than later, the political will may not exist to deal with such a contentious issue anytime soon. Even though I find the current s
Enjoy this video by Clever Dave Films about The Dream Act and Harvard student Eric Balderas:
I was sitting in traffic yesterday (unfortunately, not an exceptional state of affairs in the DC area) and I heard these two very interesting stories from NPR: Despite the recession, Hispanic small businesses in Detroit have grown 34% in the past three years, adding to Detroit's bottom line: Latino Businesses Flourish In Detroit. Read the full transcript. In this interview, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon points out that the recently passed immigration legislation in Arizona could mean the loss of millions of dollars in tourism for the state: Phoenix Mayor Weighs In On State's Immigration Law.
Check out this Remix by DJ Spooky: By the Time I get to Arizona You can read why DJ Spooky decided to do the remix in this short article at Big Think. I found his far-ranging observations interesting and refreshing...including this reference to Greg Grandin's mini-essay on the history of "American Exceptionalism." If you like this piece as much as I do, you can also choose to download it from the DJ Spooky site.
This video footage, taken in front of Arizona Senator John McCain's office in Tucson, is absolutely riveting...and shows that there are small protests and events, related to the issue of immigration, taking place under our very noses. Once again, after Arizona passed new, and very tough, immigration legislation, the issue SEEMS to have gone underground. But this is only due to the media's attention deficit disorder which has now been distracted by the BP oil spill, the Bangkok protests and the near meltdown of the European economy (after Greece almost went belly up). This video, however,