Category: Latinx Hub
Resources on Immigration, Race, Labor & U.S.-Latin American Relations
Daniel Kanstroom, Deportation Nation: Outsiders in American History
Their description: “The danger of deportation hangs over the head of virtually every non-citizen in the United States. In the complexities and inconsistencies of immigration law, one can find a reason to deport almost any noncitizen at almost any time. In recent years, the system has been used with unprecedented vigor against millions of deportees. […]
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DAVID BACON, Illegal People: HOW GLOBALIZATION CREATES MIGRATION AND CRIMINALIZES IMMIGRANTS
Their description: “For two decades David Bacon has documented the connections between labor, migration, and the global economy. In Illegal People he explains why our national policy produces even more displacement, migration, immigration raids, and an increasingly divided and polarized society. Arguing for a sea change in how we think, debate, and legislate about and […]
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AVIVA CHOMSKY, “They Take Our Jobs!”: AND 20 OTHER MYTHS ABOUT IMMIGRATION
Their description: “Claims that immigrants take Americans’ jobs, are a drain on the American economy, contribute to poverty and inequality, destroy the social fabric, challenge American identity, and contribute to a host of social ills by their very existence are openly discussed and debated at all levels of society. Chomsky dismantles twenty of the most […]
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The Strange Death Of José De Jesús, Part 2
My thoughts: Tragic & powerful Their description: “We continue our investigation into the death of a man in a U.S. immigration detention center in 2015. José de Jesús turned himself into Border Patrol saying somebody was after him. Three days later, he died by suicide after stuffing a sock down his throat. In part two […]
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The Strange Death Of José De Jesús, Part 1
My thoughts: This podcast underscores the tragedy of our immigration system, while showcasing the passion and skill behind powerful investigative journalism. Their description: “A man dies in a U.S. immigration detention center, under unusual circumstances. He is found unresponsive in his cell, with a sock stuffed down his throat. His death is ruled a suicide, […]
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Vijay Prashad, the director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, talks about his new book, Washington Bullets
My thoughts: If you want to understand coups, read this book. Their description: “Vijay Prashad, the director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, talks about his new book, Washington Bullets.”
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Reece Jones, Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move
Their description: “A major new exploration of the refugee crisis, focusing on how borders are formed and policed Forty thousand people have died trying to cross between countries in the past decade, and yet international borders only continue to harden. The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union; the United States elected a […]
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To Honor Vanessa Guillén, These Two Latina Veterans Are Telling Women Not To Enlist
My thoughts: This is such a horrific injustice it’s very difficult to learn about. Their description: “Latina Veterans Lucy del Gaudio and Pam Campos-Palma are spearheading a campaign demanding justice after the disappearance and killing of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén. Their service experience includes misogyny, discrimination and sexual violence that many women, especially women of […]
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Uprising in Bolivia w/ Ollie Vargas
Their description: “Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas (@OVargas52) from Kawsashun News (@KawsaschunNews) returns to the show to discuss the recent uprisings and calls to restore restore democracy in Bolivia. Support Kawsaschun News: https://www.patreon.com/KawsaschunNews”
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