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A Rising Share of the U.S. Black Population Is Foreign Born

Posted on April 14, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Monica Anderson A record 3.8 million black immigrants live in the United States today, more than four times the number in 1980, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Black immigrants now account for … Continue reading →

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Free Jose Antonio Vargas!!!

Posted on July 15, 2014 by The Soul Brother

#487742229 / gettyimages.com The government bided its time to detain Mr. Vargas. Its reprehensible since the issue affects my Black and Brown brothers and sisters Congress ignores and delays the issue. It is long overdue for the American government to … Continue reading →

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The Winners in Immigration Control: Private Prisons

Posted on August 28, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Aubrey Pringle What if immigration reform advocates used financial arguments to make their case? Ask 10 individuals how they feel about the immigration debate, and you’ll get a range of responses combining humanitarian, employment, population, or economic concerns. You … Continue reading →

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If You’ve Ever Traveled to a “Suspicious” Country, This Secret Program May Target You

Posted on August 22, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Nick Baumann A previously unknown Bush administration program continued under President Barack Obama grants the FBI and other national security agencies broad authority to delay or squash the immigration applications of people from Muslim countries, according to documents obtained … Continue reading →

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Five Real Issues Facing The People Of New York City That Dont Involve Anthony Weiners Sex Life

Posted on July 26, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Rebecca Leber Ever since reports emerged linking former Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner (D) to another sex scandal, news media have opted to heavily recycle stories about Weiner’s sex life. One story printed in the … Continue reading →

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Fortress White America

Posted on July 23, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Richard Kim Remember the days after the 2012 election when it looked like Republicans would finally be persuaded, if only by self-interest, to support immigration reform? Brit Hume of Fox News blamed Mitt Romney’s loss on his abysmal showing among … Continue reading →

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Being Legal Doesn’t End Poverty

Posted on July 22, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Jennifer Medina Those pressing for change in the country’s immigration system like to say that creating a path to citizenship will bring the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants “out of the shadows.” It is taken as a given that … Continue reading →

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Ugly Opposition to Immigration Reform Comes Back to Capitol Hill

Posted on July 19, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By George Zornick If there’s one media failing in the immigration debate, it is that many mainstream reporters hedge around the fact that at least some conservative opposition to the bill is based in cultural and even racial animus towards … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to my American dream

Posted on July 17, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Tiffanie Drayton On the day of college graduation, I told my friends and family the news: I was leaving the country I had lived in since childhood. “I just need a change,” I told them, but they knew there … Continue reading →

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Pope’s Mass at Lampedusa

Posted on July 10, 2013 by The Soul Brother
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