border control at Brave New Filmshttp://bravenewfilms.org/topics/border-control2008-07-06T20:28:20Z"I voted for the fence, but I voted for a smart fence"http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/33952--i-voted-for-the-fence-but-i-voted-for-a-smart-fence2008-07-06T20:28:20ZDREAMActivist
<object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TVlYffFBc0U&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TVlYffFBc0U&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object>
<a href="/blog/33952--i-voted-for-the-fence-but-i-voted-for-a-smart-fence"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/37045" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a>
<div class="post_content">
<p><p>Yeah, and "I voted for the war, but I voted for a winnable war." </p><p class="MsoNormal">Do Hillary Clinton and other politicians seriously think that no one is smart enough to catch their disingenuous political doublespeak?</p><p class="MsoNormal">What makes a smart fence different from a 'stupid' fence? Well, it is most likely equipped with the latest radar technology that can detect and warn people from 200-300 yards away. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Booming Voice:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>"You are 300 yards near the border of the United States. Refrain from crossing over illegally. Please take this as a warning and retreat or be shot down."</strong> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Oh wait, maybe it would bilingual, so it would repeat in Spanish. In that case, someone needs to give me a translation because me no hablo espanyol.</p><p> </p></p>
</div>
<a href="/blog/33952--i-voted-for-the-fence-but-i-voted-for-a-smart-fence">Continue reading</a>
Clinton and Obama on Immigration, Borders and the DREAM Acthttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30034-clinton-and-obama-on-immigration-borders-and-the-dream-act2008-06-15T21:24:08ZDREAMActivist
<object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dpVbGE1ofG8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dpVbGE1ofG8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object>
<a href="/blog/30034-clinton-and-obama-on-immigration-borders-and-the-dream-act"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32343" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a>
<div class="post_content">
<p><p>I normally do not pay attention to what politicans say in their scripted speeches and any other simulation for mass consumption, but something Barack Obama said sounded strikingly familiar to what I had blogged in the <a href="http://adreamdeferred.bravenewfilms.org/blog/29581-notes-from-underground-2-0-what-do-i-mean-by-underground">final part of "Notes from Underground."</a> </p><p>He brought up the theme of 'Two Americas' while talking about how he wanted to make the DREAM Act a priority. <span>"I do not want two classes of citizens in this country," he said. "I want everybody to prosper." What current immigration policy is doing is creating multitudes of classes but lets try to follow Obama's dichotomy. He obviously cannot break out on national television and speak about "multitudes" of anything -- Most of America would go "huh?" As undocumented students, we are another class of our own. We are honest, educated and cultured Americans who are denied the right to work, drive and face obstacles to higher education. Our daily lives are full of subtle difficulties like not having proper identification to cash cheques, travelling 6 hours by bus to get to a location that is only 2 hours away by car, not being able to take out loans for school or home or even having proper credit. If that does not qualify as creation of a separate class of people, I don't know what does. </span></p><p>It seems like both Democratic candidates for President are pro-immigration and pro-DREAM, or they know their voter base and are courting the Latino voters. Either way, it looks good for DREAMers but we cannot rest on these hopes. For the DREAM Act to come up for debate in 2009 and win, the Democrats need to pick up more seats in the Senate or CHANGE the minds of the anti-DREAMers. We also need to have organization support and do massive campaigning to make our voices head. MAYBE we need to make additional concessions and have tougher requirements. Having a Pro-DREAM declaring President does not make the task at hand any easier. </p></p>
</div>
<a href="/blog/30034-clinton-and-obama-on-immigration-borders-and-the-dream-act">Watch the video</a>
Two Days in Iowa: On Immigrationhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/2092-two-days-in-iowa-on-immigration2008-06-12T21:30:59Zjohnedwards
<object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GYG23KLZJ9I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GYG23KLZJ9I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object>
<a href="/blog/2092-two-days-in-iowa-on-immigration"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/1368" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a>
<div class="post_content">
<p>Senator John Edwards speaks about immigration at community meetings in Iowa on March 9 & 10, 2007.</p>
</div>
<a href="/blog/2092-two-days-in-iowa-on-immigration">Watch the video</a>