The national print media are starting to report on the divisive, counterproductive effects of immigration raids and punitive local ordinances. A New York Times editorial and news articles by the Times and Time Magazine are representative, highlighting the harmful effects of these tactics on children, …
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The State of Opportunity
Blogging the national will to expand opportunity in America.
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A Chance to Tell A New Story
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Monday Health Blog Roundup
http://opportunityagenda.typepad.com/the_state_of_opportunity/2008/06/monday-health-b.html• The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee is holding a meeting on disparities in health and health care in the United States. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, June 10 at 10:00 am in the main committee hearing room, 1100 Longworth House Office Building. …
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A Land of Opportunity?
http://opportunityagenda.typepad.com/the_state_of_opportunity/2008/06/a-land-of-oppor.htmlThe recent article about the immigration debate on-line, published earlier this week in Chicago Tribune, sent a jolt of fear down my spine when reading through the comments section of the article. The piece, which is about how the pro-immigration movement has moved onto the Web--thanks in part to …
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Migra Matters
http://migramatters.blogspot.com60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Thursday Immigration Blog Roundup Monday Health Blog Roundup GoogleHealth: Improving Access to Health Care, or Destroying People???s Privacy? Thursday Immigration Blog Roundup
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¿Dónde están mis pantalones?
http://oftenigmatik.wordpress.comLo invisible es esencial a los ojos Not Always Right NYT - Baghdad Bureau NYT - The Lede Racialicious rameniac Rasa Malaysia Sinosplice: Life Stuff Asian People Like Stuff White People Like The Sanctuary The State of Opportunity tv watcher responds Wandering Chopsticks War News Radio Working Immigrants
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Pro Inmigrant
http://proinmigrant.blogspot.comState of Opportunitty discussed Oprah and the "Salt Retention Slavery Hypothesis. http://opportunityagenda.typepad.com/the_state_of_opportunity/2008/04/oprah-and-the-s.html
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Can Racism Kill You? apparently so says Dr Dean Ornish
http://badgals-radio.com/?p=2192particularly when the most significant problems impacting the health of people of color have more to do with institutional racism than personal racism. So a systematic, institutional solution is needed. And as Brian Smedley points out, we’re not talking about a revolution here–even mainstream, bipartisan policy proposals can have a dramatic impact on racism-related health disparities: If we believe – as most Americans do – that the United States should be a place where everyone has a fair chance to achieve their full
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About.com Race Relations
http://racerelations.about.comlaws--particularly when the most significant problems impacting the health of people of color have more to do with institutional racism than personal racism. So a systematic, institutional solution is needed. And as Brian Smedley points out, we're not talking about a revolution here--even mainstream, bipartisan policy proposals can have a dramatic impact on racism-related health disparities:If we believe – as most Americans do – that the United States should be a place where everyone has a fair chance to achieve their full
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Migra Matters
http://migramatters.blogspot.comUnnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? Alan Jenkins on The Tavis Smiley Show Most Connecticut Residents Agree That Undocumented Immigrants Should Have a Path to Citizenship Lakota Secede from the US, Claiming Human Rights Violations A Debate on Housing, Live from the New Orleans City Council
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The Sanctuary
http://thesanctuary.soapblox.net-Peruanista -Pro Inmigrant -Reasonable Republican -Standing Firm -T. Don Hutto -Tancredo Watch -Tejano Insider -Texas Civil Rights Review -The Cyber Hacienda -The Latina(L)it Girl -The Mex Files -The State of Opportunity -The Unapologetic Mexican -U.S. Immigration Weblog -Underground Country -Vivirlatino -War on Racism -Wild Chihuahuas -workingimmigrants -Ya Basta -Yave Begnet -zuky progressive blog roll
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The Sanctuary
http://newamericanetwork.soapblox.net-Peruanista -Pro Inmigrant -Reasonable Republican -Standing Firm -T. Don Hutto -Tancredo Watch -Tejano Insider -Texas Civil Rights Review -The Cyber Hacienda -The Latina(L)it Girl -The Mex Files -The State of Opportunity -The Unapologetic Mexican -U.S. Immigration Weblog -Underground Country -Vivirlatino -War on Racism -Wild Chihuahuas -workingimmigrants -Ya Basta -Yave Begnet -zuky progressive blog roll
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The Sanctuary
http://migramatters.soapblox.net-Peruanista -Pro Inmigrant -Reasonable Republican -Standing Firm -T. Don Hutto -Tancredo Watch -Tejano Insider -Texas Civil Rights Review -The Cyber Hacienda -The Latina(L)it Girl -The Mex Files -The State of Opportunity -The Unapologetic Mexican -U.S. Immigration Weblog -Underground Country -Vivirlatino -War on Racism -Wild Chihuahuas -workingimmigrants -Ya Basta -Yave Begnet Progressive Blog Roll
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Too Sense
http://halfricanrevolution.blogspot.comPrometheus 6 Race Matters RaceWire Racialicious Rawkus Records Scholars And Rogues SOHH-Hip Hop News SoulBounce Spocko's Brain! Viva La Revolucion! Suburban Princess Superspade The Daou Report The Jed Report The State Of Opportunity The Unapologetic Mexican The Washington Post Things Of Max ThinkProgress Topper's Tap Undercover Black Man Waiting For Dorothy Wasted Talent What About Our Daughters Why Am I Not Surprised Why Black Women Are Angry
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