Cockroach People
Rants and ruminations by a classical liberal with radical Chicano tendencies
Posts Tagged ‘immigrants’
Arizona Law Blocked (sort of)
29 Jul 2010Judge Susan Bolton’s injunction to block some of the most repugnant parts of Arizona Law SB 1070 is a great step, but it is only temporary. It does, at least, show a strong leaning toward the federal government’s position against the law. Unfortunately, the injunction does not provide any good news for day laborers. The [...]
It’s incomprehensible that the Cook County Board voted to approve a resolution that “asks” the county to avoid contracts with the State of Arizona until their famous, vile law requiring brown people to carry papers (yes, I know it does not technically say that) is repealed; yet, according to the Tribune, they approved a resolution [...]
Ronald Reagan: A Latino Leader?
5 May 2010“it makes one wonder about the illegal alien fuss. Are great numbers of our unemployed really victims of the illegal alien invasion, or are those illegal tourists actually doing work our own people won’t do? One thing is certain in this hungry world: No regulation or law should be allowed if it results in [...]
Lantigua, Latinos, & the Changing Landscape of New England.
In: angry white men|corruption|immigrants|latinos|politics|racism
15 Feb 2010Ever since I went on a Student Government trip to Boston back in the early 1990s, I have had a fascination with New England. Growing up in California where everything, save the Catholic Missions, seems brand new, I loved the fact that one can still find three to four hundred year old churches. In addition, [...]
A few years ago, as hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) of us marched for immigration reform, it seemed possible that we would finally get the legislative win we had been hoping for: a pathway to citizenship for the millions of people who have been living among us for many years and in some cases decades. [...]
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The New Caciques
15 Apr 2009A good friend of mine participated in a scheme that robbed four families of the equity in their homes. Shockingly, my friend, let’s call him Alfredo, had no idea that he had done this. Alfredo is certainly no Bernie Madoff. In fact, he his someone I could trust with the keys to my home or [...]
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About this blog
While some people look at cockroaches as disgusting pests, I view them as resilient organisms that predate humans and will likely outlive us as well. People of color, the poor, the downtrodden, and the oppressed, much like cockroaches, are often despised, feared and in some cases have been the objects of extermination.
I started this blog as an attempt to understand the complicated world we live in. Things have changed since the old days of conquest, colonization, and slavery. Anonymous living, consumerism, and mass media have made it difficult to identify the forces that make modern-day oppression possible. Thus, posts here tend to focus on corruption, media, bureaucracy, ethics, economics, law, human rights, etc...in short, I try to take a second-order inquiry into assumptions and systems that some of us take for granted. I also take time to challenge stereotypes that function to place us in a box. Occasionally, I just rant.
Thank your for reading!
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- Bryan J.: Here's a new little bit of investigation I did on the situation in Honduras: http://bit.ly/agslp [...]
- Bryan J.: The Courts are so very active lately in decisions that are contrary to the majority of the public op [...]
- City of Bell’s Public Officials Live High on the Hog!: [...] at the expense of the working class that they serve. This reminds me of the cacique mentality [...]
- Samuel Huntington’s “Arizona Nightmares” - Cockroach People: [...] close to the end of the waves of super, mega marches for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR [...]
- lockim up: if he did his job so well, where is he now? exactly. [...]
- I’m back!
- Arizona Law Blocked (sort of)
- Samuel Huntington’s “Arizona Nightmares”
- Illinoisan Dunces Approve Anti-AZ law, then sign contract with AZ
- Opus Dei Comes to LA: Welcome the new, Latino Archbishop
- Border Security, The Great Chimera
- Ronald Reagan: A Latino Leader?
- Mortgage Fraud, Latino Style: Meet Eliseo Carrillo Jr.
- Marco Rubio, Lesbian Bondage, and the GOP’s Spending Problem
- On Vacation; No posting for another week or so.