Blogosphere: March 2008 Archives
Damn Mexicans linked to two hilarious Wonkette posts about the Department of Homeland Security that I thought would be good Tuesday reading.
The first article describes outgoing USCIS director, Emilio Gonzalo, whining about a New York Times article on the horrible backlogs that have resulted during his tenure. I love it that they call him a dumb blogger, and I also love all the comments that were published on the USCIS blog. In addition to the comments Wonkette pointed out, here are a few more happy USCIS customers:
The first article describes outgoing USCIS director, Emilio Gonzalo, whining about a New York Times article on the horrible backlogs that have resulted during his tenure. I love it that they call him a dumb blogger, and I also love all the comments that were published on the USCIS blog. In addition to the comments Wonkette pointed out, here are a few more happy USCIS customers:
Continue reading Homeland Security Hilarity: I Poop On You!.
Over the weekend, I was emailed by Roberto Lovato about the death of a musical genius, Israel "Cachao" Lopez. I hope he doesn't mind if I respectfully quote his email, because I think it describes perfectly why a tribute to "Cachao" is so important:After reading the mediocrity and ignorance of the press obituaries about Cachao, I found myself frustrated at how the big media devalues the life the dead with the same ferocity with which it devalues the living, as in the case of undocumented among us.
So, I decided to write and share my own tribute (below) in the knowledge that, if we do not celebrate our own, if we do not make their light brighter in this still troubled country, nobody will. Cachao's accomplishments were of the first order, deserving of much more than the "mambo guy" sidebars slapped sloppily onto the pages of most media.
Continue reading A Tribute to the Creator of Mambo.
I just put up my first post on immigration for the MTV Street Team. If you're a regular reader of this blog you'll know a lot of the information I put out there but I figure it's a good introductory post on the subject.
In lighter news, Breakthrough has released a new trailer for it's ICED Video Game. I wrote about it sometime ago, and symsess, who does our pro-migrant round-ups, at American Humanity wrote a review on the game. Without further ado, the trailer...
Image: Nepean District Historical SocietyThe mainstream progressive blogosphere has been frighteningly silent lately, as a major migration battle looms over the U.S. Capitol. Grassroots migrant rights organizations across the nation are mobilizing in opposition to the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act:
Call your representative TODAY and demand that they reject the SAVE Act!
Pressure is mounting in the Democratic-led House of Representatives to act on the SAVE Act (HR 4088), an enforcement and deportation-only bill introduced and sponsored by more than 140 Democratic and Republican opponents of humane immigration reform.
[Click here] to reach your representative.
- MIRA Coalition (the link is mine)
A epic battle is being waged against anti-migrant Democrats in Congress, and it's important that the blogosphere makes sure the pro-migrant side, the side of justice, comes out in front of this.
