Category Archives: Immigration

Nietzsche’s Sister, Racism, Paraguay, and Immigration to Latin America

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

For those who missed it, this is a fascinating story: The year was 1887 when two of the best-known German anti-Semites of the time put down stakes here in Paraguay’s remote jungle with 14 German families screened for their racial … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-Still dealing with the loss to Chile of its only route to the Pacific 140 years ago, Bolivia is set to take its case to the International Court of Justice, a move that Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has said would open … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-Marking the first major protest of the year, over 100,000 Chilean students took to the streets to continue to push for educational reform, an issue that has garnered much support and been a consistent problem for conservative president Sebastian Pinera. … Continue reading →

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Fighting for Immigration Reform in Fourth Grade

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

You know your immigration policy is bad when even fourth graders see problems with it and acknowledge its failure to provide any basic, humane, nuanced flexibility.  

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Around Latin America

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-With Hugo Chávez in Cuba convalescing from further cancer treatment even while his inauguration looms, there is growing tension over whether Chávez will assume power constitutionally or not. Proponents say he does not have to be in the country to … Continue reading →

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The “Disappeared” In the Twenty-First Century

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

While the notion of “the disappeared” in Latin America has existed since at least the 1960s and 1970s, when military regimes kidnapped, murdered, and hid or destroyed the bodies of alleged “subversives,” victims of authoritarian regimes are not the only … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 18, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

-In an issue that could shape the presidential election in the US, a new poll suggests that Florida voters overwhelmingly support President Barack Obama’s announced immigration reform policy. –Workers at Brazil’s GM plant went on a 24-hour strike over reduced … Continue reading →

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On the Long-Term Consequences of Deporting Children Who Are US Citizens

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

I realize I’m not saying anything new when I point out that there are many problems with the narrative on immigration.  The anti-immigration narrative that occupies way too much space in media outlets and in politicians’ talking points  is a … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 12, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

-Brazilian workers building a stadium in the city of Fortaleza voted to continue a strike in an attempt to get better pay and working conditions. While construction company owners say the strike will delay construction, the stadium in the northern state … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

-The Salvadoran government is now providing a pension to ex-rebels who fought against the military dictatorship during the country’s civil war from 1980-1992. More than 2600 rebels over 70 will receive the $50 monthly pension, although the government acknowledges that the pension … Continue reading →

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