I have recently discovered information that would lead me to assume that Texas has contracted with Akal Security to deport immigrant refugees. To public knowledge, only one plane load have been deported. I have a source who works for Akal Security– Brownsville, Texas– he says himself, two other officers, and a nurse are traveling by plane to Central America “twice a week” deporting who they refer to as “inmates.” I am unclear on the sex, or age of these refugees. My source expresses that it’s “an easy job, because the people are no problem.” He seems oblivious to the controversy. A plane is scheduled to deport more refugees this Wednesday, July 23; traveling to Honduras. Why haven’t these deportations been made public? Perhaps they are not legal. Half a week to process a whole flight full of refugees and grant them all a chance at asylum is just too short of time and way too efficient.
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Elizabeth Warren’s 11 Commandments of Progressivism
– “We believe that Wall Street needs stronger rules and tougher enforcement, and we’re willing to fight for it.”
– “We believe in science, and that means that we have a responsibility to protect this Earth.”
– “We believe that the Internet shouldn’t be rigged to benefit big corporations, and that means real net neutrality.”
– “We believe that no one should work full-time and still live in poverty, and that means raising the minimum wage.”
– “We believe that fast-food workers deserve a livable wage, and that means that when they take to the picket line, we are proud to fight alongside them.”
– “We believe that students are entitled to get an education without being crushed by debt.”
– “We believe that after a lifetime of work, people are entitled to retire with dignity, and that means protecting Social Security, Medicare, and pensions.”
– “We believe—I can’t believe I have to say this in 2014—we believe in equal pay for equal work.”
– “We believe that equal means equal, and that’s true in marriage, it’s true in the workplace, it’s true in all of America.”
– “We believe that immigration has made this country strong and vibrant, and that means reform.”
– “And we believe that corporations are not people, that women have a right to their bodies. We will overturn Hobby Lobby and we will fight for it. We will fight for it!”
And the main tenet of conservatives’ philosophy, according to Warren? “I got mine. The rest of you are on your own.”
WWMLKD?
One word: Nigga. This word seems to have lost it’s meaning to the general population over the course of the last couple of decades. It’s become a part of our daily conversations. It has become a word used to symbolize camaraderie, a word glorified by Hip-Hop and Rap music. How can we forget that less than 200 years ago, this word was used to label African American slaves? These slaves were treated horrifically, because of who they were and it was no fault of their own. This word carried so much weight that African Americans accepted themselves as being nothing else but “niggers,” and believed it; they were dehumanized by this word and the god awful message it carried. How can we forget that only 50 years ago this word carried a vile, repugnant, and hateful meaning in our modern America, post civil war? Men and women were discriminated against for being African American and were called this derogatory term with the sole purpose to degrade and insult. But even more importantly, how can we forget the people who devoted their lives to changing the American views and leaving that word with such horrible connotation behind? To say this word non-chalantly brings disrespect to the best activists that America has ever seen. I can not imagine Martin Luther King ever condoning the use of the word or enjoying hearing people say “Martin is my nigga.” I cannot fathom the amount of disrespect and disappointment someone who was involved in civil rights movement might experience in this day and age to hear this word used the way it is, being that they still live today. They fought so hard to get away from this word, to lead the African American race in a new direction, to prove themselves more than this hateful word. They put forth their blood, sweat, and tears into making the African American race recognized as people, not “niggers.” Neal A. Lester, dean of humanities and former chair of the English department at Arizona State University says “The word is inextricably linked with violence and brutality on black psyches and derogatory aspersions cast on black bodies. No degree of appropriating can rid it of that bloodsoaked history.” The next time you might use this word, ask yourself what Martin Luther King would do.
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