Topic: immigration
Untying the Knots: Marriage Equality and the Struggle for Civil Rights
While conservatives are coordinated in their assault on queers, people of color, women, low-income people, and immigrants, many of us under attack are divided, in part because we have learned and internalized the prejudice, mistrust, and hatred that the rightwing … Continue reading
Racism, sexism and Canadian immigration
Melca Salvador may be deported any day now. Her crime: giving birth to a son five years ago on Canadian soil. Her punishment: the impossible choice between an impoverished life for him in the Philippines, or leaving him with strangers … Continue reading
Playing With Children’s Lives A Tried and Tested Tactic for Australian Government
“I regard this as one of the most disturbing practices I’ve come across”, Australia’s Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock told media at the time. He was referring to an incident last 7 October which never … Continue reading
Lucky Country?
In 1788 down Sydney Cove, The first boat people land Said “sorry boys, our gain’s your loss, We’re gonna steal your land” (Kev Carmody, Thou Shalt Not Steal) Recent news about the Curtin and Port Hedland “Immigration Reception and Processing … Continue reading