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Issue: 181

April 27, 2006

Guest Commentary

African-Americans, Economic Well-Being, and Immigration

By Chaka A. K. Uzondu Guest Commentator

“IMMIGRATION HARMS BLACK AMERICA,” was the name of a document that recently found its way into my email box. The fundamental issue that this document raised was that immigration posed a threat to the economic well-being of African-Americans. It is a concern that reverberates in African-American communities. Yet, while the concern for African-American well-being is…

"IMMIGRATION HARMS BLACK AMERICA," was the name of a document that recently found its way into my email box. The fundamental issue that this document raised…

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Commentary

Think Piece – Your Huddled Masses are my Wretched Refuse: Enter the Golden Door to Subjugation

By Jason Miller Guest Commentator

Were she a sentient being, Lady Liberty would drop her torch in disgust, bow her head in shame, and erupt with tears. Portrayed as the gatekeeper to freedom and opportunity, the sad reality is that her beacon of hope has drawn many into the predatory system of American Capitalism, providing the White wealthy elite of…

Were she a sentient being, Lady Liberty would drop her torch in disgust, bow her head in shame, and erupt with tears. Portrayed as the gatekeeper…

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