The trailer for the documentary film "Beyond Borders, The Debate Over Human Migration"

What do you think of this video?

Visit the website to learn more:

http://www.beyondbordersfilm.com/home.php

Georgia's Atlantic Journal-Constitution recently did a survey of all the candidates for U.S. Senate in the state. The paper asked the candidates to summarize their thoughts on immigration reform in 150 words by answering the question:

What should the U.S. do about the millions of illegal immigrants now living in this country?

The candidates answered the question in a variety of ways. Check our their thoughts here:

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/06/30/senatequestion2.html

How would you summarize your thoughts on immigration in 150 words?

If you could formulate the question that was posed to the Candidates, would you have phrased it differently? Why or why not?

"What's your FIRST STEP?" is a video clip prepared by the youth participating in the CIVICUS Youth Assembly 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland (www.civicusyouth.org). The film highlights the first steps that successful youth have made in their lives and combines it with the FIRST STEPS which youth are going to make in their own communities in the near future. We encourage you to watch this video and share with us:

"What is your FIRST STEP" to create a real positive change in your society?

NCLR and the Southern Policy Law Center invite you Behind the Veil: America's Anti-Immigration Network.

"Tall, thin and beautiful foreigners could get their own visa category under legislation moving on Capitol Hill." 

New York Representative Anthony Weiner is promoting legislation that would create a special visa for fashion models. Up to 1000 models a year would be able to come to the country temporarily. This seperate category would resolve the current shortage of models that Weiner seems to be very concerned about. He claims that models need their own visa category to prevent them from having to compete with high tech foreign workers such as doctors and engineers.

What do you think of Representative Weiner's proposal?

How should visa categories be prioritized?

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A recent article in the New York Times details the horrific stories of abuse told by women, often immigrants, who labor as domestic workers. Domestic workers gathered recently to rally and protest these abuses.

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Why do you think these kinds of abuses can still happen in the United States in this modern age?

What can be done to prevent mistreatment of domestic workers, especially immigrant women who feel that they have no way to defend themselves?

 "LA Pasion De La Decision" is a video by Voto Latino and Declare Yourself. It spoofs telenovelas while making an important statement about voting. On their myspace site, the other four episodes are available.

What is the true cost of the war on immigration? A compelling editorial was published in The New York Times on June 3, 2008.

"A nation of immigrants is holding another nation of immigrants in bondage, exploiting its labor while ignoring its suffering, condemning its lawlessness while sealing off a path to living lawfully. The evidence is all around that something pragmatic and welcoming at the American core has been eclipsed, or is slipping away."

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A study recently done by Media Matters highlights how the mainstream media is promoting the current situation the above article describes and also the fears that many Americans have towards immigrants.

"When it comes to immigration, cable news overflows not just with vitriolic rhetoric, but also with a series of myths that feed viewers' resentment and fears, fostering hostility toward immigrants."

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Recent news articles have detailed how the current national immigration debate is affecting college students. In North Carolina, the debate is raging. Previously, North Carolina allowed undocumented students to attend colleges. But the current uproar is challenging the precedents in place. The consequences of these decisions are being felt nationwide.

Click on the links to find out more.

Arkansas Law Bans In-state College Tuition for Undocumented Students
June 2, 2008
http://www.thecabin.net/stories/052708/loc_0527080003.shtml

NC Legislation Would Allow Undocumented Students to Attend Universities
June 2, 2008
http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1088643.html

NC Community College Decision Affects Massachusetts
May 22, 2008
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/22/tuition_aid_to_illegal_immigrants_falters/

Feds Say Colleges May Admit Undocumented Students
May 12, 2008
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1067701.html
 
North Carolina Attorney General Wants to Close Colleges to Undocumented Students
May 8, 2008
http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/1065111.html