CUNY Academic Commons

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I have to say I agree with the sentiment given regarding proof when applying for asylum, where the onus should be on the government to provide proof that a person is lying/dangerous or otherwise unfit to receive asylum, not the other way around. A lot of politicians have made the argument that this sort of investigation would be both an exhaustive…[Read more]

I read the second article.

• What is the relationship between capitalism, migration and labor? Is that a relationship that can be fair?

At least in a fully capitalist and industrially efficient society, no. Money isn’t really a material form of wealth, the intrinsic value of a dollar does not come from it the dollar itself, but the people who…[Read more]

1. What do you think of the decision of some undocumented activists to no longer tell their stories on social media. Do “we”(the public, the media, etc) have a “right” to stories? How can we think about immigrant rights without stories? Are stories a good pathway to rights? Why or why not?

I think Stories are an important part of every rights…[Read more]

• Who or what inspires you?
• Why do you think so many people are complacent with how the US deals with immigration?
• Do you think the system is dysfunctional or was it designed to do such horrible things to people?

1. Why/How/When was this program or category created in the US? Is it an active program/category or is it expired/never activated?

The Asylum process in the United States as we know it today was created in the wake of WW2, in compliance with guidelines put in place by the United Nations defining refugees, which was finally agreed to and put in…[Read more]