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Guest Workers are U.S. Slave Labor
George Bush talked this week about guest workers. It sounds so nice, so hospitable.
Deepa Fernandes tells a different story in her new book Targeted: Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration. Peruvians and Bolivians invited to rebuild New Orleans went home broke and in debt. You’re welcome. Come again. In discussions with African American activists in New Orleans the workers are told, This is the new slavery.
Again, these stories have the power to convince the average American that the slippery rules made by their government are not in the best interest of human beings–that is, if you can convince them that the so-called guest workers are human beings. With white supremicists setting the immigration agenda, we have a few obstacles to deal with before we get to the point of basic humanity with some people. It is possible. I am thinking of Morgan Spurlock’s television show 30 Days during one episode of which a firm anti-immigration activist (a Cuban immigrant Minuteman, no less) lived with an illegal immigrant family from Mexico for 30 days. He may not have left his nagging anti-immigration views behind, but he certainly embraced the humanity of his hosts.
This is another wrenching story from Democracy Now yesterday. And there is a new shocking story today. Democracy Now is Fascism Watch Now. This story of immigration, the story of media consolidation, and the story of outsourcing the military make up the most important hour you can spend this week to stay informed about what happens when corporations rule the world. The wake up calls are sounding all around us.
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