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In 1840, California's Mexican authorities deported 46 Americans and Britons who had settled in the territory illegally.
Immigrant advocates are scrambling after new Executive Orders.
"I am quite frankly stunned and overwhelmed with emotion"
Pres. Trump: "Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders"
The immigration and citizenship laws that prevail in the 21st century United States, reflect Eurocentric racial hierarchies and help create and reproduce a white-majority nation.
In these uncertain political times, art is necessary, as art can be uplifting, informative, and even transformative. “Visions From the Inside” challenges the anti-immigrant sentiment that long existed before the 2016 presidential election.
City Council Approves Motion Backing Mayor and LAPD Chief
The walls that have been constructed to divide — make them ours. Turn them into productive forces, dream them and tear them down.
As Donald Trump takes office this month, one of the first questions on the table will be how he will deliver on his promise to deport the unauthorized immigrants living in this country and to “put an end to illegal immigration.”
During his campaign, Donald Trump promised to take away billions in federal dollars from jurisdictions who challenge his deportation plans by becoming “sanctuary cities.” But what is a “sanctuary city” and can the federal government punish them?
Durante su campaña, Donald Trump prometió quitar miles de millones en dólares federales de las jurisdicciones que desafían sus planes de deportación. Pero, ¿tendra el gobierno federal poder para castigar a estas ciudades?
Echoing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, we might say that the manacles of criminalization cripple many of today’s immigrants.