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You see this train wreck?! This was the last of many nights of filling out immigration papers. But we finally got it all together and sent it off.
Jesús and his pregnant wife, Mariana, care for their 1-year-old daughter, Kataleya, at a tent camp in Juárez, Mexico, where they and dozens of other migrants are waiting for an appointment with U.S. immigration officials to request asylum in the U.S. The young family has been living in a two-person camping tent for two months. They are among some 16,000 asylum seekers who are stranded in Juárez following implementation of the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols, which force asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they wait for their immigration proceedings. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
21/10/24. Hong Kong.
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Great turnout yesterday for the immigration reform march. This is one of the pics I took at Teamster City, where the event began with a rally around noon.
My girlfriend (at the time...) in Thailand, who I ran into on the last night of my stay in The Land of Smiles. Seen in Room 2708 of the Raumchitt Plaza Hotel - and I ran into her going back downstairs to the Thermae Bar... (with another freelancer, who I didn't "click" with...) Taken just before I was packing up to go to the airport (at about 0400 local, BTW!) My flight was at 0750, and Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok's airport) is noted for extremely long lines at the exit counter (I have a shot from another trip, to be posted eventually...) of Immigration control. (there's fines for over-staying your visa...) Taken by a Nikon D610 at ISO 400 with a Nikkor 50mm ƒ 1.4 AF-D lens. Exposure is 1/25 sec @ ƒ 2.5.
I make Mon's face unrecognizable at her request, as she's one of Bangkok's "available" ladies... (I do this with any girl in her profession that requests it!) Mon is in what the government had prescribed as "proper mourning attire" for H.M. Rama IX, who had died one week earlier...
I hadn't called Mon, this was just fortune smiling on me... On my next trip, I did try calling her number, but the number I had for her was disconnected...
This Thingy is at the Maritime Museam in Fremantle and depicts "child immigration" to Australia which was common in the 1940s and 50s.
The purpose was to take orphaned children from Britain and use them as slave labour in Australia.
It has been proved that a lot of the children were not orphaned but were surrendered by parents who thought their children would have a better life in another country.
The Catholic and Anglican Churches were at the forefront of this and the children were physically and sexually abused by the Brothers and other administrators.
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The entry for the Lees Family on the Immigation Walls in Fremantle.
Whereas previously they were laser-inscribed on metal, the "El Cheapo" Barnett Liberal Government has made made a packet by producing the most recent entries by screen printing them onto glass.
They still charged as much as the former Labor government intiative, though. (AUD85 an entry!)
We arrived in Australia on February 27, 1957.
Taken at the Tea Party Express rally on Boston Common, April 2010.
"Illegal Immigration
is allowed because:
1. Cheap Labor
2. More House seats/state
3. Democratic Votes
4. Getting Us to accept a National ID
5. Erasing the Borders
6. One World Government"
Statement of support from Zack de la Rocha:
There is nothing criminal about a family’s search for dignified work and housing. There is nothing illegal about the need to alleviate hunger and find peace and security for people in their communities, or find adequate health care. In my mind these are rights that are universal, transnational, and non negotiable. Displaced by corporate globalization and war, the more than 12 million undocumented workers within the U.S. in search of those rights are not only denied the fruits of their labor, but are beaten away from the tree of enormous wealth and services that their sweat has watered for generations.
No amount of hate filled rhetoric, unlawful racist detentions, or tear gas can mask these essential truths that were made so clear by the millions workers themselves. People whose courage in the face of repression, and the potential loss of jobs , continue to pour out from the shadows and into the streets. Not only to heroically defend their rights and dignity, but have also revitalized the historical relevance of May Day, in which migrant workers of years past fought and died for the rights of all workers as they helped established the eight hour work day.
Since the movement lead by the undocumented has re-emerged, the inaction and silence from congress has become deafening. Though the neo-fascist seinsbrenner bill was for the most part defeated, the inability of congress to draft a new more humane and sensible legislative solution has left an extremely repressive and violent vacuum. Most notably the arrogant abuse of power exemplified by Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputized vigilantes. His shame full application of the Homeland Security Departments ill conceived 287g agreements have forced entire communities of workers in Maricopa county to live in constant states fear and terror.
This series of prints designed by Shepard Fairey and Ernesto Yerena originated from photographs taken during the historic 2006 may day march and to me reflect some of that determination and dignity that is driving this most important assertion of workers rights in recent history. I want to thank both of them for they’re work thoughout the years. I also want to thank Marco Amador from Produciones Cimarron for his work and consultation on the project and for his work along side the communities themselves.
¡La Lucha Sigue!
Hopefully see you in the streets.
Zack de la Rocha
I am an immigrant. My ancestors left England and Scotland to come to this land to create a better life for themselves and their families. America is a land of immigrants. Ironically, the people’s who this land was inhabited by before “Americans” were Native Americans North and South American descent. I bring up this history not to stir up controversy or animosity, but to simply point out the complexity of who is entitled to live here. Something that is not complex and should not be controversial is the right of all humans to be treated like humans. People coming to America for the same reasons our ancestors did deserve human rights. The United States was created by immigrants and now our country needs immigration reform. I collaborated on this project with my co-worker Ernesto Yerena who shot the photos and helped with the graphics. Zach De La Rocha and Marco Amador provided input and support. All the proceeds from these posters go to creating materials for the May Day marches and donations for immigration reform organizations. Thanks for supporting human rights!
-Shepard Fairey
Artists Who Are Reshaping America’s Immigration Debate
By Angie Drobnic Holan
Published on Sunday, July 1st, 2012
Given the debate recently, it might surprise you to know that illegal immigration from Mexico is actually down.
A report from the Pew Hispanic Center, a respected nonpartisan research group, found that migration from Mexico has come to a virtual standstill, and the number of illegal immigrants in the United States may even be in decline. But you wouldn't know that from the overheated debate, which makes it sound as if immigrants are coming in droves, committing kidnappings and then freeloading on food stamps.
When it comes to issues like Arizona's strict enforcement law, President Barack Obama's DREAM Act order, or arguments about border security, there are plenty of distortions, large and small, that enter the political discourse. PolitiFact, the national politics website of the Tampa Bay Times, has long been tracking and debunking inaccurate statements about immigration. We've found that immigration claims are especially prone to exaggerations and falsehoods. For example, 29 percent of all claims we check earn a False or Pants on Fire. But for immigration, 35 percent do. With that in mind, let’s find the border between truth and fiction.
Decapitated bodies in Arizona?
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled key portions of an Arizona immigration law that was considered one of the nation’s strictest. The court struck down provisions making it a crime for illegal immigrants to seek work and for local officials to jail illegal immigrants for acts that could lead to deportation. But it gave provisional approval to part of the law that required law enforcement officers to check immigration status if they had reasonable suspicions when stopping people for other reasons.
Supporters of the 2010 law said it was necessary because Arizona couldn’t afford the social costs of so much illegal immigration. It's true that illegal immigrants can enroll their children in public schools. When they show up with emergency conditions at hospitals, the hospitals are required to stabilize them.
But the law’s supporters -- including Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer -- went too far with several dramatic but unsubstantiated claims about crime. Brewer said the situation was so bad that law enforcement was finding decapitated bodies. "Our law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert, either buried or just lying out there, that have been beheaded," she said.
It was a powerful story, but it wasn't true.
Medical authorities in Arizona, though, told PolitiFact that in the vast majority of border deaths, the cause was exposure -- extreme heat in summer, extreme cold in winter -- not criminal violence. The remainder of deaths, fewer than 5 percent, were related to the process of human smuggling, such as auto accidents. PolitiFact rated Brewer’s statement Pants on Fire.
Another inaccurate talking point was that Phoenix was "the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world."
We couldn’t find any evidence from law enforcement to prove this statistic. Meanwhile, private security companies told us that Phoenix was nowhere near the top of their lists for kidnappings. These firms were negotiating hostage releases from cities like Mexico City; Caracas, Venezuela; and Tegucigalpa, Honduras. When Arizona Sen. John McCain repeated the erroneous "kidnapping capital" statement in 2010, we rated his statement False.
‘Freeloaders’
Another theme we've seen: that illegal immigrants are freeloaders taking advantage of federal welfare programs. Those types of charges are often repeated in anonymous chain e-mails, on blogs and Facebook. "More than 43 percent of all food stamps are given to illegals," said a typical claim, this one from a Facebook post promoting "10 Illegal Alien Facts."
When PolitiFact researched the numbers, though, we found the claim ridiculously false and rated it Pants on Fire. About 46.4 million people receive food stamps, so 43 percent of that number would be just under 20 million. That significantly exceeds estimates for how many illegal immigrants are in the country. The Pew Hispanic Center put the number at 11.2 million in 2010.
On top of that, most social welfare programs bar illegal immigrants from receiving benefits and require proof of immigration status. That includes food stamps, as well as cash welfare assistance, Medicaid, and even the new health care law. It's true that some children of illegal immigrants qualify for benefits if they were born in the United States and are citizens. (Critics derisively call them "anchor babies.") But there aren't nearly enough of those types of children -- an estimated 4 million -- to account for 43 percent of food stamp recipients.
Another claim is that illegal immigrants dominate public housing run by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department, or HUD. "Nearly 60 percent of all occupants of HUD properties in the U.S. are illegals," the Facebook post said. That statement too earned a Pants on Fire, because it would require half of all illegal immigrants in the country to live in that housing. And again, HUD requires proof of legal status.
Frank Sharry, executive director of the pro-immigration group America's Voice, said that these kinds of anonymous attacks aren't typical of the public's views of illegal immigrants, but they are out there. "Polling shows that attitudes toward immigration are improving. But the people who don’t like it are really nasty," he said. "The haters have gotten more intense."
Immigration mural in an alley in Pilsen. Pilsen is a community in Chicago with a large population of Mexican and other Latin American immigrants. On Chicagoist chicagoist.com/2014/04/21/around_town_off_the_grid.php#ph...
(6 February 1914) - EDMONTON IMPORTS - CRACKERJACK CATCHER Roy Lemieux, All the Way from Rhode Island, is Classy Player Special Dispatch to The Herald EDMONTON, February 6, 1914 - There was an important addition to the Edmonton professional baseball team of 1914 yesterday when Deacon White received a letter from Roy Lemieux accepting terms with the local team. Lemieux hails from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and has had considerable experience in class A and class B baseball. He is a catcher and is expected to prove a crackerjack in this circuit. He is a native of the same town as Foot Ruell, and was signed up on the recommendation of last summer's Edmonton shortstop. He is only 24 (he was really 26) years old, and Deacon White believes he has a find. Three years ago he was given a tryout in the Eastern league, now the International, but was passed up on account of weak hitting. That season he played in the New England league and the following year he was in the Connecticut league. Last summer he was out of the game with the exception of Saturday and Sunday games with semi-pro outfits. Big league scouts have looked the kid over every year, but he has always been passed up on account, of his hitting. - Lemieux Shines - In the New England league he batted .240, and this should be good for a .270 or .280 mark in the W.C.L. circuit. Lemieux shines as a fielder and catcher, however, and it was his work in this department which attracted the attention, of the scouts. As a catcher he was just about the pick of the league, his throwing to bases being far above the ordinary. Lemieux also possesses all kinds of speed, being very fast on the paths. LINK - www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-roy-lemieux-all...
(22 April 1913) - Message on postcard is written in French - translation goes something like this - My ancient crowd (he is referring to the front of the postcard showing the Vancouver Beavers baseball team - he had just been let go from the team). How is Fritz, Albert, Bina (Albina), Rose (Rosanna) and Flora? (his brothers and sisters). Lemieux (this was Roy Lemieux the catcher on the 1914 Edmonton Eskimos team also from Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is he gone - did he leave? Joe (his brother Joseph) - did he come to Woonsocket last month? My respect to everyone. I will write a long letter later. Good Bye
LINK to a photo of the 1914 Edmonton Eskimos baseball team - www.attheplate.com/wcbl/1914_1g.html - LINK to Roy Lemieux baseball stats - www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lemieu... LINK to a newspaper article - Roy Lemieux - All the Way from Rhode Island - is a Classy Player - www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-roy-lemieux-all...
Roere "Roy" Desire Lemieux
(b. 30 April 1887 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States - d. 3 February 1936 at age 48 in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA) - he is buried in Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA - Occupation in 1917 - Fireman in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Ulric Joseph "Foot" Ruell / Ruel
(b. 21 June 1886 in Bonsecours, Shefford, Québec, Canada - d. 18 June 1959 (aged 72) in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA)
Ulderic Joseph Ovila Ruel, son of Pierre Ruel and Marie Nancy Couture, was baptized on 23 Jun 1886 at Notre Dame de Bon Secours, Stukely Nord, Shefford, Québec, Canada. He was one of thirteen children. His family immigrated to the United States in 1896, and settled in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts. "Ulric" was a member of the varsity football and baseball teams during his freshman year at Notre Dame University. He then played professional baseball with the Holyoke team in the Connecticut League. In 1913 & 1914 he played for the Edmonton team in the Western Canadian League. Ulric served in World War I as a cook with the Second Cavalry, and was overseas for fifteen months. In 1920, he married Anna O'Brien, daughter of Patrick and Ellen O'Brien, in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. Ulric was a member of the Holyoke Lodge of Elks, where he served as steward for many years. He died at the age of 72 and was interred in Saint Jerome Cemetery in Holyoke on 22 Jun 1959. His survivors included his wife, two siblings (Henry and Odia), and a grandson.
LINK to his newspaper obituary (part one) - www.newspapers.com/article/transcript-telegram-obituary-f... - (part two) - www.newspapers.com/article/transcript-telegram-obituary-f...
The immigration officer's personal parking spot in Guatamala, after crossing the border by boat and bus from Mexico.
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/