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“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”
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Literature/research using "economic refugee" term
- American University International Law Review: unprotected in the U.S. by virtue of an inaccurate label
- Change.org: When an Undocumented Immigrant Is an Economic Refugee
- Huffington Post: Surge in Economic Refugees Will Test Community Resources
- MinnPost.com: Americans living abroad for financial survival
- New York Times: American Evangelical Churches Announce New Policy of Sanctuary for Iraqi Refugees
- PDA: Economic Refugees and Big Petroleum
- The Guardian: Casualties of globalism
- Tikkun Daily: Reagan’s Refugees
- Univision News Tumblr: Call Marco Rubio what you will, just don’t call him an “economic refugee”
- UPROOTED: Refugees of the Global Economy
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“Freedom from poverty is the dream this country holds”
Posted on July 23, 2011 | No CommentsEconomic Refugee T-shirts by Cultura Y Mas. -
Are gas prices starting to climb up again?
Posted on July 20, 2011 | No CommentsGas prices start to climb up again for no apparent real reason. -
Environmentalism, Spirituality and Activism
Posted on June 23, 2011 | No CommentsThe dominant global paradigm is to be rich and abundant in material possessions. This pursuit is leading us away from nature and contributing to the destruction of nature to attain our goals. Do not, however, let the preponderance of bad news deprive you of the will to make positive change. -
A Mexican from L.A. at Netroots Nation 2011
Posted on June 17, 2011 | 1 CommentProject Economic Refugee's day # 3 at Netroots Nation 2011 in Minneapolis. -
Peru Elections: Progressive Candidate Ollanta Humala Projected Winner
Posted on June 5, 2011 | No CommentsLeft-wing candidate Ollanta Humala projected winner of the 2011 Peruvian Presidential elections -
Gas Prices: “No, I can’t move closer to work”.
Posted on May 23, 2011 | No CommentsIt's not just the drivers of extravagant gas guzzlers that are affected by gas prices: as usual, low-income minorities and seniors are actually impacted the most. -
Who’s to blame for high gas prices?
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsNew poll reveals Americans overwhelmingly blame Wall Street speculators and Oil Companies for artificially high gas prices. -
President Obama: “That’s Not How Democracy Works”
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsNothing new in President Obama's speech on immigration in El Paso, TX, May 10, 2011. -
Predictions: President Obama’s Speech on Immigration
Posted on May 9, 2011 | No CommentsWhy does President Obama keep on repeating that he does not have the authority to stop deportations when it is not true? -
Osama now dead: will gas prices fall?
Posted on May 8, 2011 | No CommentsOil prices have been falling in the stock exchange but gasoline prices at the pump have not. What does this mean?