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Tag Archives: immigration
Immigration Now and Then: The Elusiveness of the American Dream
Both my mother and father left Vietnam in April 1975, a time known to expatriates as “Black April,” the month Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong. Their homeland had been torn asunder by years of bitter … Continue reading
2012: A Year of Victories and Challenges
I joined the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs this past September, taking over for retiring executive director David Strauss, who had served as the organization’s leader for the last 11 years. I was faced with the challenge of learning about … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP, Children in the Fields Campaign, Health & Safety Programs
Tagged agriculture injuries, American Farms, Child Labor, Children in the Fields Campaign, Chipotle, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, H.R. 4297, Hazardous Orders, Heat Stress, immigration, national farmworker jobs program, pesticides, Sequestration, U.S. Department of Labor, wage theft, Workforce Development, Workforce Investment Act
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SB 1070: Legal is Not Always Moral
On June 25, 2012 the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling of Senate Bill 1070, choosing to uphold one significant section of the law Arizona passed two years ago to create new penalties against undocumented persons in that state. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, DREAM Act, immigration, SB 1070, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Unitarian Universalist Association
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The American Dream and Immigrant Youth
Young people, of whatever background, who do well in high school, have many options in front of them. Usually, those options begin with selecting the college or university that best meets their needs, hopes, and desires. In the U.S., a … Continue reading
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Tagged DREAM Act, Education, financial aid, immigration
Not In My Name
I just read an item that states the Obama Administration’s Department of Homeland Security initiated deportations of nearly 400,000 people over the last fiscal year, the largest number in history. I suspect many people across the country will read that … Continue reading
Forty Years of Hope
Just over a week ago, we celebrated the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs’ 40th Anniversary. We did so in the middle of our annual national conference in Arlington, Virginia. Both events were attended by over 360 people, all committed to … Continue reading
