2021-07-14: News Headlines

adapted from Damany Fisher, Ph.D (2021-07-14). Afro-Latino Presence in Early California – Negro Bar, Sacramento County. indybay.org Afro-Latinos migrated to California in significant numbers. By 1790, they made up nearly 20 percent of California's population, or one out of every five residents. More importantly, the concept of "race" had far less significance in California than in the United States. While European-born Spaniards controlled California society, Afro-Latinos and mestizos did manage to gain political and economic influence during the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history. Established in 1849, Negro Bar, today's Sacramento County is a singular remnant of a golden legacy.

John Parker (2021-07-14). US Crimes in Guatemala: The Hypocrisy of Biden-Harris Anti-Migrant Policy. orinocotribune.com By John Parker — Jul 11, 2021 | The Biden administration began the month of June with further evidence of its policy of keeping to the Trump-era status quo, this time with immigration/migration policy. Vice President Kamala Harris was sent to Guatemala and Mexico to deliver a most disrespectful message: "Don't come to the US." | Here are some of her words that were caught on video: "I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the US/Mexican border—do not come, do not come" (while shaking her head for emphasis). | "The US will continue to enforce our l…

Joris Leverink (2021-07-14). Spadework: Multidirectional Kung Fu Class Struggle. roarmag.org In this episode, we consider the role of organized labor in the crisis of neoliberalism with labor organizer, campaigner, trainer and migrant rights activist, Valery Alzaga. Drawing on decades of experiences within the global world of organized labor, this episode takes us through Valery's journey in order to elaborate the difficulty trade unions have had in adapting to a world no longer defined by…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-14). Thai activists condemn cancellation of COVID testing facility for migrant workers. peoplesdispatch.org According to reports, the government's move may leave over 30,000 high-risk expatriate workers in the capital region, mostly from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, without any assistance…

WSWS (2021-07-14). The nationalist diatribe of a Left Party leader— a review of the new book by Sahra Wagenknecht. wsws.org Wagenknecht venomously fulminates against "cosmopolitanism" and cultural openness while promoting protectionism and a strong state, and denouncing migrants and refugees.

Zachary Reimer (2021-07-14). Imperialism, Migrant Labor, and the Nation: The Canadian Example. mronline.org By centering "human capital" and providing more pathways to work and residency for higher-skilled migrants, despite lower-skilled migrant workers having a far greater desire to temporarily migrate and permanently settle, Canada is able to continually reap the benefits of both high-skilled and low-skilled labor without having to socially reproduce either. | July 14, 2021…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-14). Families of blast victims protest as crisis worsens in Lebanon and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at protests by families of the victims of the 2020 Beirut Port blast, the condition of migrant workers in Thailand during the pandemic, and more…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-14). Lithuania Concludes Its Subject To "Hybrid Aggression" Deploys Military To Protect Its Border. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 13th, the Lithuanian parliament adopted a resolution calling the recent spike in irregular migration via Belarus "hybrid aggression". | The document states that the organised movement of migrants is aimed at destabilising the situation in Lithuania. | According to the ruling conservative Homeland Union (TS-LKD), the resolution was initiated by the ruling majority in the parliament in cooperation with leaders of the majority of opposition groups and was backed by 56 lawmakers, with…

teleSUR (2021-07-13). AMLO Doubles Down in Defense of Cuba: Blockade Main Cause. telesurenglish.net "No one should be surrounded; they must be fully free; one should not act in this way because it violates human rights and is contrary to universal brotherhood. It is my position that there should be no interference, that the principles of non-intervention, self-determination or peaceful conflict resolution are respected," the head of state, known as AMLO, said.

Eduardo Nava Hernández (2021-07-13). México — øY después de la consulta? globalizacion.ca Como ya se ha estado divulgando profusamente, los ciudadanos mexicanos estamos siendo convocados a una nueva cita con las mesas de votación para el próximo 1 de agosto. Se efectuará en esa fecha, por primera vez en nuestra historia de…

_____ (2021-07-13). Amid Extreme Heat, Humanitarian Group Reports Dozens of Migrant Deaths in Arizona Desert. commondreams.org If the filibuster can't be done away with or turned into a "Jimmy Stewart filibuster," then Congress has the obligation to Act on the "Nuclear Option."

Staff (2021-07-13). Over 160 unmarked graves found on island where infamous residential school branded 'Canada's Alcatraz' stood — indigenous group. rt.com In the fourth such discovery in recent months, a Canadian indigenous group has said it has found over 160 "undocumented and unmarked" graves on Penelakut Island, which once housed a residential school dubbed 'Canada's Alcatraz'. | Representatives of the Penelakut tribe confirmed that the graves had been found on the "grounds and foreshore" of the territory, previously known as Kuper Island, located in the strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the western province of British Columbia on the mainland. | In a statement to "neighboring tribes and organizations" on July 8, the tribe's Chief Joan Brown and…

WSWS (2021-07-13). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Nurses strikes loom in Canada, Dominican Republic; Miners continue strike in Mexico; and Health workers to begin strike in Bolivia…

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