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 […]
Monthly Archives: December 2012
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”, […]
Using Research to Improve Immigrant Integration
The United States embodies a history of anti-immigrant sentiment, underlining the challenge we face in integrating immigrants into our society. By stereotyping newcomers and placing pressure on immigrants to assimilate […]
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 […]
UC Berkeley Poised to Hand Out Scholarships to the Undocumented
Although Obama’s administration has promised that comprehensive immigration reform will be prioritized in his upcoming presidential term, the future of the state of immigration policy in Washington, D.C. is still […]
A Halt in Undocumented Immigration
courtesy of Vinh Tran According to a Pew Hispanic Center report, undocumented immigration to the United States has drastically declined in 2012. The report states that in 2011, 11.1 million […]
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 […]
Empowering Immigrant Community Leaders through Democratic Social Movements
In a country where upper-middle class interests often dominate formal electoral politics, social movements are becoming increasingly more important in empowering voices of immigrants and working-class community members. Facing a […]
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 […]
Are Immigrants Just a Number?
Upon reading Shaun Tan’s The Arrival for a second time, I noticed the purpose of stylistic choices a bit more. After an emotional scene created by the main immigrant character’s meaningful relationships, […]
Immigration Talk 