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Building Democracy Magazine - February 2007

Wednesday, 31 January 2007

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Which Way Forward: Blacks & Immigrants in America

By the Building Democracy Initiative

This article attempts to provide an initial framework for policy and program decisions about relationships between native-born black people and immigrants. It is occasioned by the growth of anti-immigrant activity and the nascent emergence of a broad-based immigrant rights movement.

Black America Chose

By Devin Burghart

What if you held a protest and nobody came? Ask the anti-immigrant group Choose Black America when they flew into Chicago. With covert financing from a national group tied to white nationalists and logistical support from local Minutemen, it was supposed to be a sneak attack. CBA planned to inflame tensions between African Americans and immigrants. Find out what happened.

The Power of Unity

By Keith Caldwell

Read "The Power of Unity" a poignant speech delivered by Keith Caldwell of the Nashville Peace & Justice Center at the annual convention of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition on November 5, 2006.

The New Battleground

By Justin Massa and Cecelia Abundis

Housing has become a new battleground for the anti-immigrant movement’s attack on civil and human rights. As part of a national strategy to crack down on undocumented immigrants at a local level, nativists have pushed cities and towns across the country to change local laws and regulations in hopes of discouraging undocumented immigrants.

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