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Notes from UALE 2007 immigration workshopsNew analysis and information, "what worked" experiences, new activities and curriculum ideas are in these more or less detailed notes from the 2007 UALE meeting. Use them!10603-19-2007
Top 10 Immigration Myths and Facts2-page handout available through Highlander Center's Immigration Issues page, http://www.highlandercenter.org/r-immigration.asp#background8201-09-2007
Highlander Center's 'Immigration Issues' web pageResources for labor educators on this excellent site include Information on immigration in the South and resources on multi-racial organizing; Spanish/Bilingual Resources on immigration and other issu7701-12-2007
Immigration Policy & Unions: Exclusion vs SolidarityRather than lay down a line, this workshop explores labor's "schizoid" stance on immigration and the real reasons some unions oppose it. An honest, well-researched, thorough workshop. 7102-05-2007
Borderbattles website http://borderbattles.ssrc.org/Fantastic website, courtesy of Ruth Needleman -- one article is attached, there're many more. 7101-12-2007
'Harvest of Empire' by Kim MoodyExcellent, relatively short description of the roots of worker migration in imperialism and the economy; ends with a look at worker centers as a path.6603-26-2007
Immigration Policy and Unions, part 2These are the slides that go with the rap.6602-05-2007
Immigration: The Current DebateSept 06 newsletter features handouts and activities on global migration, reasons workers come here, undocumented immigration, personal experiences, immigration policy and racism, immigrant workers' ri6101-09-2007
Closing the Racial Wealth DivideSummary of Curriculum: This participatory workshop looks at the way US governments have systematically created opportunities for whites to build wealth while blocking (or taking wealth from) African-A5511-06-2006
Immigration Fact SheetHttp://www.nnirr.org/immigration/immigration_faq.html5401-09-2007
Workers Rights CurriculumNOT A DOWNLOAD. This 10-module curriculum on Workers Rights is available online at the UMASS LEP website: www.cpcs.umb.edu/lep/. It is aimed at Massachusetts workers, but could be modified for use in 5101-05-2007
NAFTA's Vicious CycleExplains how NAFTA increased poverty in Mexico and increased emigration to the US. http://www.ips-dc.org/global_econ/rethinking_nafta_oct_2004.pdf4901-09-2007
Vital Beyond Belief- Demographic Econ facts about Hispanic I4703-30-2007
Highlander Reports - Special Issue on ImmigrationArticles include: "Can a Human Being Be Illegal?," "Why Are So Many People Coming to the United States from Mexico?," "Why Don't They Just Play by the Rules? Myths and Facts about U.S. Immigration Pol4101-09-2007
Union Awareness course/The Problem with Immigration Today8-contact hour class (two 4-hour sessions at least a week apart) with a small section on Immigration comparing today's ethnic stereotypes to the stereotypes of the Irish immigrants one about 150 years4010-31-2006
The Growing DivideSummary of Curriculum: This workshop isn’t about immigration, it’s about the US economy and government policies that are increasing inequality. However, its activities and charts are a goldmine fo3611-06-2006
No-Match Talking PointsAFL-CIO's talking points on Homeland Security's "Social Security No-Match Letter" rule3209-07-2007
Globalization for BeginnersSummary of Curriculum: This workshop focuses on the IMF, World Bank, structural adjustment, and neoliberalism. It identifies the governing institutions of the global economy, their corporate agenda, a3211-06-2006
Organizing the UnorganizableIn this seven-page article Ruth Milkman shows why immigrant workers are more eager to organize than non-immigrants, and blames the difficulty of organizing on their casualized, restructured jobs. 3111-06-2006
There is No Line: Immigration Myths and FactsThis 35-slide power point gives an overview of immigration, focusing on Minnesota, and analyzes our broken immigration system. 3011-06-2006
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