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Favorite quote from the Bible:
“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.”
-Leviticus 19.33-25Support the Project
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
- UPROOTED: Refugees of the Global Economy
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Video Archive
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What is ‘vulture capitalism’?
Posted on January 15, 2012 | No CommentsThe Republican primaries of 2012 gave us a new term: 'vulture capitalism'. -
Occupy LA continues to resist eviction
Posted on November 28, 2011 | No CommentsHaving ignored Occupy LA's list of 10 demands, Los Angeles authorities continue the threat of evicting protestors from City Hall Park. -
The “We’re Broke” Lie
Posted on November 12, 2011 | No CommentsHave you heard the "we're broke" or "there's no money" lines given as justification for corporations not paying taxes or for not hiring? Here's the breakdown as to why those arguments are a lie. -
A defeat for the Tea Party? Russell Pierce loses election
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsIn Arizona, the Tea Party loses a key ally in pushing one of the nation's harshest anti-immigrant agendas. -
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. -
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? -
LGBTQ Film: A documentary on gay Latino youth
Posted on April 4, 2011 | No CommentsSupport the very first feature length documentary on gay Latino culture in Los Angeles. -
From Wisconsin to Arizona: an Assault on American Freedom
Posted on February 24, 2011 | No CommentsConnecting the dots of what Arizona, Wisconsin, immigrants, and the Middle East protests have in common against corporate greed. -
Young Online Organizers Are Accelerating Freedom & Justice So Why Suppress It?
Posted on February 16, 2011 | No CommentsConversation on how the role of online community organizers in Egypt is similar to what is going on here in the United States with Latino promigrant bloggers pushing stories that advocate for justice and social equality. -
Did Wall Street Have a Hand in Egypt’s Unrest?
Posted on February 3, 2011 | No CommentsComparing social unrest in Egypt due in part to wheat crisis to Mexico's own experience with corn under NAFTA.