A funny look that is also educational. I think it is also important that there was controversy at the time the 14th Amendment was ratified that the immigrant Chinese would be given too many rights.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
A funny look at the 14th Amendment
Akhil Amar says the big idea behind the 14th Amendment is that U.S. citizens are all born with equal rights.
A funny look that is also educational. I think it is also important that there was controversy at the time the 14th Amendment was ratified that the immigrant Chinese would be given too many rights.
A funny look that is also educational. I think it is also important that there was controversy at the time the 14th Amendment was ratified that the immigrant Chinese would be given too many rights.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Connection Between Faith, Human Trafficking, and Immigration
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent first made this point to some friends of mine.
Check out the whole article and a link to the US State Department's 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report on Undocumented.tv here.
According to the US State Department’s 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report, slaves have been found most commonly “in domestic servitude, agriculture, manufacturing, janitorial services, hotel services, construction, health and elder care, hair and nail salons, and strip club dancing.” Many of these also happen to be the most common sectors where employers hire immigrants—documented and undocumented.
Check out the whole article and a link to the US State Department's 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report on Undocumented.tv here.
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