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Bush speech falls flat: Border militarization dubbed lousy policy
May 19, 2006If President Bush thought he could mobilize his conservative base with anti-immigrant fear-mongering while still appearing “compassionate,” his efforts fell flat. In his May 15 speech the president promised to send 6,000 National Guard troops to...
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May 16, 2006IFCO profits from immigrant labor Re “Movement presses on in wake of raids, arrests” (PWW 4/29-5/5): I am a former employee from IFCO Systems – Valley Crating Inc. in Ohio. I witnessed how these people are...
Read moreIllinois lawmakers seek Bush impeachment
May 12, 2006CHICAGO — Last month Illinois state Rep. Karen Yarbrough (D) introduced into the General Assembly House Joint Resolution 125, calling for procedures of impeachment to begin against President George W. Bush for violating his oath of...
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May 12, 2006“When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way, But now these days are gone and I’m not so self assured, Now I find I’ve changed my mind,...
Read moreS Se Puede means We Shall Overcome
May 12, 2006May 1, a day of worker celebration, began in the United States around the struggle for the eight-hour day. Now it is honored across the world, but largely ignored in the United States. How fitting then...
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