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Multiculturalism Is Here, So Enjoy It, John Francis Burke

Political Science Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

Islam Vs. Liberalism In Europe, Peter O'Brien

Political Science Faculty Research

In the West, Muslims are regarded with anxiety, mistrust, and fear. Many of us choose not to travel to Muslim countries for fear of becoming victims of terrorism. Most westerners worry about the Muslims' firm grip on the spigot of the world's oil reserves. And in 1991 we convinced ourselves that Saddam Hussein represented a threat on par with Hitler.¹

But Muslims cannot really scare us. After all, it took but a few weeks to vanquish fully the "Butcher of Baghdad," who had up until that time the world's fourth largest army. We united in a stalwart international coalition …

Labor News Clippings, 22 Scrapbooks, 1867-1902, Scott Molloy

Special Collections (Miscellaneous)

Clippings from the Providence Journal, Providence Evening Bulletin, Providence Morning Herald, Manufacturers and Farmers' Journal, and Providence Morning Star, 1867-1902. Compiled by Scott Molloy, with the cooperation of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1993. Clippings are grouped by year but do not appear in exact chronological order.

Technical Bulletins: Immigration Reform Update, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The act was intended to further control the influx of illegal aliens into the U. S. through increased border enforcement. The act also prohibits employment of illegal aliens and aliens, such as tourists, who legally enter the country, but are not authorized to be employed here.

Technical Bulletins: Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

On November 6, 1986, the President signed into law immigration reform legislation. The new law (P.L. 99-603, "Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986" ) makes it unlawful for any person knowingly to hire, recruit or refer for a fee any alien not authorized to work. It also requires that employees comply with the employment verification system as outlined by the law.

Interview No. 532, Leonel J. Castillo

Combined Interviews

Biography; circumstances leading to his appointment as INS Commissioner, including anecdotes about high government officials; his work at INS, including opposition to his policies, unannounced visits to INS centers and problems encountered, participation in apprehending the undocumented and conversations with them; bridge demonstration at El Paso-Cd. Juarez in March, 1979; meetings with with Mexican officials; Carter Plan for the Undocumented; criticism of INS policies by Chicano groups; trip to refugee camp in Thailand in 1978; the "Boat People"; the Tortilla Curtain; meetings with Lopez Portillo; Cuban refugees; United Farm Workers Unions with respect to undocumented migration; the KKK incident; Mennonite …

Interview No. 257, Josephine Wong, Grace Got, Herlinda Leong

Combined Interviews

Background; how their grandfather came to Mexico; the Mexican Revolution; schooling in the United States and Hong Kong; their late brother; immigration attorney Wellington Chew; experiences growing up in a Mexican cultural environment.

Interview No. 728, Eloisa Carvalho

Combined Interviews

Biographical information; recollections of old El Paso; work as Assistant to the Probation Officer; her involvement in various political campaigns; problems of senior citizens; improvements in living conditions for Mexican-Americans.

Interview No. 725, Juan J. Gaítan

Combined Interviews

Estuvo en el ejército de Estados Unidos en el Departamento de Aviación por 4 años. Vivió 11 años en Los Angles, CA después de retirarse del ejército. Trabajó en una agencia de General Motors en Los Angeles, CA. Hizo algo de capital y se fue a Del Rio, TX y puso una gasolineriao Posteriormente se dedicó a la política y asumio los puestos de Regidor de la Ciudad y Mayor Interino. Después de seis años en la política le fue propuesto el puesto de investigador del Departamento del Trabajo, el cual acepto (su trabajo actual). Habla de la Depresión, de …

Interview No. 299, National Chicano/Latino Conference On Immigration

Combined Interviews

Proceedings of conference held in San Antonio, Texas.

Interview No. 297, Seminar: Immigration And Public Policy

Combined Interviews

Seminar to discuss immigration and its effects on the press, the law, employment and economy, education, and human services. Held in El Paso, Texas.

Interview No. 402, Luis Velarde

Combined Interviews

Work done by his agency; characteristics of migrants from Mexico in the 1970's.

Interview No. 302, Discussion On Immigration

Combined Interviews

Jose Jaquez Medina (CASA), Agnes Lujan (Comite Contra la represion del gran jurado federal), and Ezequiel Lopez (ATM) discuss repression, discrimination, undocumented workers, unions, and their effect on Chicanos.

Discussion is in Spanish.

Interview No. 412, George Rodríquez, Jr.

Combined Interviews

Biographical background; education; discrimination; work experiences; immigration law and immigration lawyers; El Paso Mayer; Bert Williams; United States-Mexico relations; El Paso-Cd. Juárez economy; South El Paso business; Chicano/Mexican relations; shoplifting; President Echeverría of Mexico and his attitudes on Mexicans leaving Mexico; politics; Mexican American politicians; justice for Mexican Americans in El Paso; the Bicentennial.

Interview No. 172, Armond Jackson

Combined Interviews

Battle for Ciudad Juarez in 1919; agriculture in the Ciudad Juarez-El Paso area; Mexican immigration; bracero and mojado deportations of the 1930's.

See also Interview no. 519

Interview No. 144.3, Felix López Urdiales

Combined Interviews

Datos biográficos; condiciones socioeconómicas en Cd. Juárez a principios del siglo; la Revolución Mexicana; inmigración y los Texas Rangers; experiencias como trabajador migrante en los Estados Unidos.

Biography; early social and economic conditions in Ciudad Juárez; the Mexican Revolution; immigration and the Texas Rangers; experiences as a migrant worker in the United States.

Tape and transcript in Spanish.

Interview No. 157, Cleofas Calleros

Combined Interviews

Early life and migration to El Paso; reenganches and railroad workers; family background; immigration in Juarez-El Paso; beginning of work with U.S. Catholic Conference; Mexican evacuation, 1904-1905; housing in El Paso; Diaz-Taft meeting; wages in El Paso; refugees; World War I (brief); deportations of the 1930s; repatriations back to the United States; the term "Chicano."

Reluctant Revolutionaries: Finnish Iron Miners And The Failure Of Radical Labor And Socialism On The Marquette Iron Range, 1900-1914, Marcus C. Robyns Ca

Book Sections/Chapters

No abstract provided.

The Value Of The Colonies To The Mother Country, Lenora Estelle Stillman

Student and Lippitt Prize essays

A study of the relationship of a colony to its original country, focusing on the importance fair policies in Spain, England and France and questioning whether or not Europeans emigrating to U.S. colonies remain European citizens or can be considered representatives of their countries.

Using Federal Documents To Dispel A Myth About Ellis Island, Rosemary L. Meszaros, Katherine Pennavaria

DLPS Faculty Publications

Government workers at New York’s Ellis Island have been accused of murdering ancestral names to serve their own purposes and prejudices. Despite zero evidence to support this accusation, the myth stubbornly persists. They did not change names. They worked from manifests, which were governed by law.