Comments on: … lets these INS fuckers sleep at night? http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2006/12/27/lets-these-ins-fuckers-sleep-at-night/ A working notebook Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Nate http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2006/12/27/lets-these-ins-fuckers-sleep-at-night/#comment-1129 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:29:53 +0000 http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2006/12/27/lets-these-ins-fuckers-sleep-at-night/#comment-1129 Thanks Az, Angela. I think I'll let the old blood not be on the boil quite so constantly just now, so I'll view the youtube thing later. Word tonight is that they're doing pretty well, all things considered. I think they've been in just short of two weeks. Once there's more clarity it'll be a bit easier, this being in limbo thing is really hard as it feels like it could go on forever. On a related note, closer to where I live there's been a big immigration raid a while back, local folk are doing solidarity stuff. My IWW branch was raising money, among other things. News story's here http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?article_1_108 I saw my middle brother over the holidays, for the first time in a while. He works as a welder in a plant with pretty much all undocumented mexicans. Conditions are bad and pay's low. The boss uses immigration status to keep folks in check, both as a stick and as a carrot - re: the latter, for instance when the INS rolls up they help people hide and they help people get fake social security numbers etc. Nothing new I suppose, but it's a little more prominent on my mind at the moment. Thanks Az, Angela. I think I’ll let the old blood not be on the boil quite so constantly just now, so I’ll view the youtube thing later. Word tonight is that they’re doing pretty well, all things considered. I think they’ve been in just short of two weeks. Once there’s more clarity it’ll be a bit easier, this being in limbo thing is really hard as it feels like it could go on forever. On a related note, closer to where I live there’s been a big immigration raid a while back, local folk are doing solidarity stuff. My IWW branch was raising money, among other things. News story’s here http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?article_1_108

I saw my middle brother over the holidays, for the first time in a while. He works as a welder in a plant with pretty much all undocumented mexicans. Conditions are bad and pay’s low. The boss uses immigration status to keep folks in check, both as a stick and as a carrot - re: the latter, for instance when the INS rolls up they help people hide and they help people get fake social security numbers etc. Nothing new I suppose, but it’s a little more prominent on my mind at the moment.

]]> by: s0metim3s http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2006/12/27/lets-these-ins-fuckers-sleep-at-night/#comment-1128 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:19:09 +0000 http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2006/12/27/lets-these-ins-fuckers-sleep-at-night/#comment-1128 Ditto. Roundups <a href="http://archive.blogsome.com/2006/12/27/rabat-deportations/" rel="nofollow">all over</a> - and if you really want to get your blood boiling, <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=wAqtvXsRdVo" rel="nofollow">watch this</a>. Ditto. Roundups all over - and if you really want to get your blood boiling, watch this.

]]> by: az http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2006/12/27/lets-these-ins-fuckers-sleep-at-night/#comment-1127 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:05:13 +0000 http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2006/12/27/lets-these-ins-fuckers-sleep-at-night/#comment-1127 Ah, crap, Nate. That really sucks. Hope they're okay, and can be gotten out of detention. Ah, crap, Nate. That really sucks. Hope they’re okay, and can be gotten out of detention.

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