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2008-10-30T03:30:36Z

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National Commission on ICE Misconduct - Boston, Mass.

2008-11-19T02:47:53Z

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This video is a series of clips from a recent hearing organized by the National Commission on ICE Misconduct and Violations of 4th Amendment rights.

http://www.icemisconduct.org

On April 7, 2008 a recently formed national commission examining raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents held its second regional hearing in the Massachusetts State House.

The hearing in Boston is part of a series of regional public meetings that the commission is holding to explore the execution, implications and ramifications of workplace immigration enforcement on local communities. The commission will also look into claims that ICE has engaged in violations of the 4th amendment. After a thorough investigation, the commission will produce a public report that highlights its findings and makes recommendations about how the system should be reformed.

Music: Buzzsonic - Swear To God

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National Commission on Ice Misconduct - John Kerry

2008-11-19T02:47:52Z

This video contains John Kerry's full speech at a recent hearing organized by the National Commission on ICE Misconduct and Violations of 4th Amendment rights.

http://www.icemisconduct.org

On April 7, 2008 a recently formed national commission examining raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents held its second regional hearing in the Massachusetts State House.

Music: Buzzsonic - Swear To God

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America blasted on Rights of Non-Citizen Migrants

2008-03-11T09:34:05Z

U.N. investigator Jorge Bustamante was unimpressed by America's overuse of substandard detention facilties with an inadequate appeals process and called for other alternative on what he calls "non-citizen migrants" in detention.

No PERSON shall be denied the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness without due process of law -- Without doubt, our most basic and fundamental rights belong to all persons and not just American citizens. It is NOT alright to hold people, especially children, in detention for years without trial, to ignore pleas from their families and communities, to overlook their basic medical needs. Why are we wasting so much money and resources on rounding up people? Is this an extension of the military-prison-industrial complex? I tend to think so. We should be building more schools, and yet, we are building more detention centers and prisons. What purpose does it serve other than to pour money into the coffers of private businesses? (See this blog post on how detention centers make more profit than prisons). I hope to do more research on this soon.

Bustamante had made similar claims in a similar report last year (see here). He noted the increased racism and xenophobia in the United State post-9-11, especially against people of Middle-Eastern and South-East Asian descent. With the economy in a state of recession, immigrants, especially migrant workers, are not being seen in a favorable light.

The United States has countered his reports with assertions that this country has the most fair and liberal immigration laws. While that may be true till further investigation, it does nothing to counter claims of migrant rights abuses. We can do much better in our treatment of immigrants, of people who look "different" from the norm, of young children who were simply brought here by their parents. We can start with passing the DREAM Act so that we can stop punishing innocent children and young adults for the crimes committed by their parents. Under what law is it just and fair for undocumented students to "do the time" for crimes and misdemeanors they did not commit?

Apparently, the United States arrogantly sees it fit to ignore its human rights abuses, while pointing fingers at human rights conditions in other countries. We must lead by example if we want to preserve respect for human rights and for ourselves.

The UN report can be accessed here.

West Coast Customs (WCC411 Webisode_1)

2008-11-19T02:32:03Z

I made this WCC411 first Webisode for West Coast Customs and the producers that filmed their new first season TLC series, Street Customs. It was my first time filming and editing with a green screen. Filming throughout their new Corona shop was so cool and working with Meagan was a treat- she's awesome.

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WARNING -- "THIS IS ILLEGAL"

2008-10-19T21:31:13Z

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