It has arrived!

The book, pictured in the previous post, has arrived at the CCIS offices!  It looks great, and we’re excited to spread the word and the knowledge.  All those interested can search “Mexican Migration and the U.S. Economic Crisis” in Amazon (or click the link in the post below) to purchase our book!

Our Book, available for Purchase

The fruits of our labors, Mexican Migration and the U.S. Crisis, is almost available.  Click here to pre-order on Amazon.  All contributors to the book will receive copies in the mail as soon as they arrive.

The Year is Over

The project is complete and the book will be published soon!

Congratulations on a year well done.  This blog will remain intact for a few more months, before it is taken offline.  In the meantime, enjoy what’s here!

E-Activism

For those interested in the rights of immigrant workers in the United States, here’s an online action being circulated by two groups active in the field – the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), and United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS). NDLON and USAS are part of a coalition advocating the end of the 287g program, a type of interior enforcement that some of our collleagues are studying this year. 287g agreements, which delegate some federal immigration authority to local enforcement personnel, have come under fire from advocates who view them as justifications for racial profiling that unfairly target immigrants with no criminal background. Here’s an AP article about the recent congressional hearing on 287g, and two reports on the impact of 287g nationally and in the state of North Carolina.

Daily Show: Hilarious Piece on the Minute-Men

Check out this segment on the Minutemen in March 30′s Daily Show:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=220614

Happy Spring Break!

I hope everyone’s finals (and papers, whatever grad students) went well.  Relax over break, you’re gonna need the energy for spring quarter!!!

-jonathan

Whither interior enforcement?

From the Chicago Tribune:

This week, President Barack Obama told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that he hopes to sign legislation before the end of the year and plans to introduce a new strategy for “comprehensive Immigration reform” during the next few weeks, those in attendance said.

But in a nod to the issue’s persistent volatility, the president stopped short of saying he would order a moratorium on enforcement measures that have separated thousands of families in recent years, U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) said during a news conference Friday.

Mexico no longer part of North America

Here’s another article on the decline in remittances being sent to the region.

Turning their experiences into performance

Former migrants are simulating the border-crossing experience for tourists in Mexico

Detention

An article on the costs and legal standards of immigrant detention. Note the usual “sending a message” rationale expressed by the spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform.