‘Obama Is Trying to Vanish Us’
As the number of deportations under President Obama approaches 2 million, hundreds have gathered at the U.S.-Mexico border this week to support a group of undocumented youths and families seeking re-entry into the United States.
As the number of deportations under President Obama approaches 2 million, hundreds have gathered at the U.S.-Mexico border this week to support a group of undocumented youths and families seeking re-entry into the United States.
And as a hunger strike with as many as 750 participants at prison in Washington state enters its sixth day, Seattle activist and undocumented immigrant Maru Mora Villalpando speaks to “Democracy Now!” on Thursday.
‘Democracy Now!’:
— Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.
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