Born with an American Heart
What does it mean to be American? To be American means to have a common bond, a mutual respect for our nation, to value freedom and liberty, to have a […]
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Building a Pathway to College
It’s common knowledge now, most everyone stresses the importance of obtaining higher education. However, when the mandatory K-12 system is broken or fragmented among low-income public schools to begin with, […]
A Look at Second-Generation Immigrants
In the current immigration reform discourse, it’s easy to focus on first generation immigrants. Yet, it’s essential to also take into account of the fact that many of those immigrants […]
Immigrant Integration
Looking into a typical school cafeteria, after a few moments of observation, one can begin to see the differentiation that occurs naturally in this environment. That’s not to say that […]
Living in the Shadows
Currently, there are about eleven million undocumented immigrants living in the economic, social and political shadows of the United States. Indeed, in President Barack Obama’s speech, he recognized that those […]
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about […]
Fast Fwd: Progress in Interfaith, Generational Shift, and the MPAC Convention at All Saints Church
When I first approached All Saints Church on Saturday, I encountered a small protest of hateful people holding signs that said “Homo Sex is a Sin”, “Say no to Gods”, […]
Ending NAFTA: One Answer to Reducing the Flow of Illegal Immigration
NAFTA kills. It kills jobs, it kills growth, and it kills the livelihood of workers. However, none of this is a concern for the United States, who for over 18 […]
Immigrants as the Solution—Addressing the IT shortage in the United States.
When activists, and politicians speak about immigration reform, we often envisage the keywords “undocumented immigrants”, or “amnesty”, “deportation”, and “borders” as if the only immigration problem needed to be addressed […]
How do other countries deal with immigration?
Growing up with foreign-born parents, I grew accustomed to watching news from international networks, like the British Broadcasting Center (BBC) and Al Jazeera. To this day I continue to get […]
Immigration Talk 