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I'm Tomás Summers Sandoval and this is my blog. I'm an asociate professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and History at Pomona College, the author of Latinos at the Golden Gate(2013), and a generally nice guy. You can learn more about me at my main website.
Tag Archives: Immigration
Terror on the Border
This Friday (April 20, 2012), the PBS affiliate in San Diego will air the latest episode of “Need to Know” featuring a report on the 2010 homicide of Anastacio Hernandez Rojas. The story will present never-before-seen video suggesting what many … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Politics
Tagged anastasio hernandez rojas, border patrol, borderlands, Chicano, illegal immigrant, Immigration, latino, mexican, murder
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DREAM Act: the silver lining
UPDATE: The DREAM Act did fail cloiture, 55 votes for and 41 against. The DREAM Act goes up for a cloture vote in about an hour from now. It will not meet the 60 vote threshold to move to the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Immigration, News, Personal, Politics
Tagged asian, Chicano, cituzenship, dream, dream act, hispanic, Immigration, justice, latino, students
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DREAM Act: the silver lining
David Hidalgo (1954- ), Louie Pérez (1953- ), Cesar Rosas (1954- ), Conrad Lozano (1951- ), and Steve Berlin (1955- ), collectively known as Los Lobos (East Los Angeles, CA); and Taj Mahal (Massachusetts, 1942-) performing “Highway 51″ (c. 1988).
Posted in Entertainment, Personal
Tagged asian, Chicano, cituzenship, dream, dream act, hispanic, Immigration, justice, latino, students
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In CA, the Latino Future is Now
There’s a great piece in today’s LA Times spotlighting the rift in the CA GOP over a proposed ballot initiative which would do for California what SB 1070 did for Arizona. You can read it here. The Republicans who favor … Continue reading
Posted in History, Immigration, News, Politics
Tagged anti immigrantion, asian, CA politics, california, Chicano, GOP, hispanic, Immigration, latino, mexican, SB 1070
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Latino History Month #2
It’s time for your weekly “Hispanic Heritage Month” history lesson, something with a little more significance and less sponsorship than this. Plus, you get for free what hundreds of students have to pay a high-priced college for, and I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Immigration, News, Personal, Politics
Tagged agriculture, chicana, Chicano, farm workers, hispanic, Immigration, Labor, latina, latino, mexican, race, racism
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Illegal immigrants “are all over my house”
Colin Powell appeared on “Meet the Press” (9/19/10) and spoke about a Republican party he described as “waiting to emerge once again,” a party of moderates who are more balanced in their approach to several issues, including immigration. Here is … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Education, Immigration, News, Politics
Tagged Chicano, colin powell, conservatives, democrats, GOP, hispanic, illegal immigration, Immigration, immigration debate, meet the press, mexican, republicans
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Why Repealing Birthright Citizenship is More Difficult Than You Think
In recent months, the “movement” to repeal jus soli–or “birthright citizenship–seems to be gathering steam. I use the term “movement” cautiously because, at heart, this is really about political posturing by the right. While there are groups of people who … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Immigration, Labor, News, Politics
Tagged 14th amendment, anchor babies, birthright citizenship, Chicano, hispanic, Immigration, jus solis, mexican, migration, race, racism, us history
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Troops to the border
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arm of the Department of Homeland Defense (DHS) is getting some armed assistance with the addition of 1,200 National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexico border. The National Guard’s mission is to fortify … Continue reading
Obama moves on immigration
President Obama made his first official speech today relating to immigration reform. His full remarks can be accessed here. Pundits are already wondering why he would make immigration his next political battle when the Democrats look like they’re in for … Continue reading
Posted in History, Immigration, News, Politics
Tagged 2010 elections, amnesty, border, illegal immigration, Immigration, immigration reform, migration, obama
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White Domination & the South (and now?)
From Defying Dixie: The Radical Roots of Civil Rights, 1919-1950, by Yale historian Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore: “The nation we knew as Dixie survived into the 1950s because it zealously policed its borders. Within those borders, racial oppression reigned supreme, controlling … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Immigration, Politics
Tagged borders, civil rights, Immigration, racism, the south, white supremacy
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