#migrant parents

[eretzyisrael]

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[imindi]

I don't think I actually do want to run the shop, okay? That's what my temper has been trying to tell me. I'm trapped. You know what's crazy? Even when I was a kid, I would pray to the blue flame to be good enough to fill my father's shoes someday. Because this place is his dream. But I never once asked what I wanted to do. I think that's because deep down, I knew it didn't matter. Because the only way to repay a sacrifice so big, is by sacrificing your life too.

- Elemental (2023)

[sandinmybed]

can i be fr for a minute?? sending abuse to people online for holding different views than you is not activism and in fact actively hurts your cause. most people are not extreme in their viewpoints, you can give them a new perspective if you're willing to spend some time explaining shit. if someone is saying something you disagree with and you rush in there to condescend to them and call them disgusting and subhuman and dont even TRY to explain calmly why their views are harmful, they're going to shut you out instantly and double down on their views.

most people are simply genuinely ignorant to the issues they're talking about - they just pick their views up from the news and the world around them and express opinions because that's what every person does. if you run in there and tell them they're scum for it, what then? if someone does that to you, are you going to think "maybe i should do some research" or are you going to think "this person is an asshole, im blocking them." a lot of you think you're activists and then refuse to do any kind of actual WORK to support your cause.

[brandinotbroke]

my russian neighbours are BLASTING z-music throughout the whole neighbourhood (yes, the one song from a few months ago that had literal 1939 nazi symbolism in the music video)

there's a retirement home right next to us where people with dementia live, you just don't do that type of shit if you have an ounce of respect for the people around you

i have closed all my windows and can STILL hear it, but I can't do shit afaik because German police doesn't understand russian lyrics and it's not rest time yet

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Florida lawmakers will meet Monday to complete a state takeover of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district and expand a migrant relocation program, key conservative priorities of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of his expected White House run.

Republican leaders of the statehouse, in coordination with DeSantis, have ordered the Legislature to convene in a special session to restructure the Reedy Creek Improvement District, as the Disney government is known.

Lawmakers will also consider a proposal to create a state department focused on migrant relocations, a move that comes after the Governor flew a group of South American migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in protest of federal border policy.

The session continues a focus by DeSantis on social issues including sexual orientation, gender and immigration as the Republican Governor exploits national political fissures on his path to a potential 2024 presidential run.

The meeting is the latest development in a high-profile feud between DeSantis and Disney over the company’s criticism of a law dubbed by critics as “Don’t Say Gay,” which bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and lessons deemed not age appropriate.

The Governor, in going after Disney, displayed a willingness to penalize one of the state’s biggest employers and political donors, reinforcing the combative leadership style that has propelled him to national political stardom and appeals to conservative primary voters.

Lawmakers are expected to create a program to transport immigrants who are in the country illegally to another state if they’ve already been processed by the federal government and if the migrants volunteer.

DeSantis had already used part of a $12 million fund, paid for by taxpayers, to fly about 50 South American migrants from Texas to the Massachusetts resort island of Martha’s Vineyard, bringing widespread condemnation.

Another proposal to be taken up during the session would make it clear the statewide prosecutor has authority to prosecute election fraud in federal and state races.

DeSantis, with statehouse backing, created an election police unit last year to investigate fraud and other crimes to satisfy what has become an important issue to conservative voters following the 2020 election. Some charges resulting from investigations by the election police force have been dropped because of jurisdiction issues.

The squabble between DeSantis and Disney began last year, when the entertainment giant publicly opposed the “Don’t Say Gay” education legislation and said it would pause political donations in the state and support organizations working to oppose the law.

DeSantis and other Republicans moved quickly to criticize the company, calling it a purveyor of “woke” ideologies that are inappropriate for children.

At DeSantis’ request, the GOP-dominated statehouse in April approved legislation to eliminate Disney’s Reedy Creek government by June 2023, beginning a closely watched process that would determine the structure of government that controls the company’s sprawling property.

The creation of the Reedy Creek district was instrumental in Disney’s decision to build near Orlando in the 1960s. Having a separate government allows the company to provide zoning, fire protection, utilities and infrastructure services on its land.

The special session will also adjust language in current laws addressing endorsement deals for college athletes.

Florida was one of the first states to pass a law allowing college athletes to profit off their name, image or likeness, but it doesn’t allow people affiliated with universities to help secure endorsement deals. The proposal would lift that provision to make Florida more competitive with other states that don’t have the restriction.

Lawmakers will also consider a bill to provide more relief money for Hurricane Ian and Nicole recovery efforts.

[eclipseandshadow]

one of our readings for last week talked about how in some cases immigrants from third world countries are recruited/incentivized by first world countries in order to create a new source of exploited labour within that country to reinforce the hierarchy of racial/class systems and i haven't stopped thinking about it

[mchiti]

I know in the midst of a game I might kill the mood, but I'm super sad today. A boat with many migrants on broke up after hitting a rock, near the cost in south italy. 100 migrants drowned and the death toll will rise. europe is a shame, the west is a shame, I feel ashamed for the world I have to live in.

[divinekangaroo]

The research I did into cremations, various metal melting points, the composition of gold teeth/crowns, bone and body behaviours in fire, house fires, vardo construction techniques, heat able to be reached in open fires or house fires versus crematoriums, the process of ‘raking the ashes’ Tommy references, the very moment I realised on my rewatch that Tommy canonically had at least one gold tooth

[wolfspaw]

[eljd2r2]

“Who better than a migrant to jump into the unknown.”

[pinolitas]

oh man I just read this tweet

and it's insannnnne how many latinos I've heard spouting racist shit about the venezuelan migrants arriving on buses here lately I was in an Uber with a puerto Rican driver and all that man could do is complain about how he and everyone else had to work with nothing when they arrived here and the newly arrived migrants today are getting free housing and food like brooo it's a good thing that times are changing and the government is actually helping people

[cartoon2023]

What is the most popular dish of Tunisia ?

[arctic-hands]

I'm serious when I say the United States is actively hostile to children. Constant school shootings our leaders refuse to do anything about. Child Protective Services that overwhelmingly do nothing of the sort. No healthcare. Our education system is abysmal. Very few areas in the public that are safe for children to be in. Large swaths of states making gender affirming care for trans kids a felony. Child marriages are legal in a lot of states. Treating kids like property parents have every right to do whatever they want to, to the point where the U.S. is one of the very few countries that refused to ratify the U.N.'s Convention On The Rights Of The Child explicitly on the basis that treating children like people erodes the rights of American parents. And now states are enacting laws that overturn child labor laws like it's the goddamn Victorian Age. And even before those laws were made, it turns out that migrant children have been working in factories for a lot of companies, including the supposedly socially-minded Ben and Jerry's.

As complicated as adult life is, I would never want to be a kid again, with no say or agency in my life and completely helpless to the whims of the adults around me.

[our-trans-punk-experience]

FAR RIGHT RIOTS

REBLOG THIS PLEASE!!

shit is bad in the UK but obviously it is immensly confusing and I know some people wouldn't want to search up the news given how volatile it is, so here is a timeline of events. warnings for talk of violence, child death, racism, police ect

Monday 29/07: mass stabbing occured in Southport at a kids dance class, three girls died on scene, several others were hospitalised. An at time unnamed 17 y old boy was arrested on suspicion, and a knife was seized. later

Tuesday 30/07: having read false news suggesting that the attacker was a muslim immigrant who had arrived on a small boat, far-right groups with links to the EDL their leader Tommy Robinson took to the internet to imply the attacker was Muslim attacked a mosque in Southport, and after being declared a public disturbance, the police showed up and started trying to disperse them. This very quickly spiralled into a riot in which 39 police were hospitalised. Also on this day, Nigel fucking Farage, leader of far-right party Reform UK tweeted a video in which asked if the police were lying that the attack was not "terror related", furthering belief that the attacker was Muslim

Wednesday 31/07: violent anti immigrant protest continued, and there were mass riots in London. The PM spoke out denouncing the far right rioters as "violent thugs who would feel the full force of the law"

Thursday 01/08 : to try and curb the spread of misinformation, the police released the identity of their suspect - Axel Rudakubana, born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents in hope that the confirmation that he is not a Muslim immigrant would stop the rioting. It has not. PM Starmer released a statement saying that these were "coordinated attacks by the far right. " and that "this is not a protest that got out of hand these are individuals bent on violence"

Friday Night 02/08: Riots started in Sunderland late at night with reports of "serious violence". Starmer announced he had a plan to tackle far right violence.

Saturday 03/08: New far right mob action started in Manchester, Bristol, Hull, Belfast, Stoke, and Nottingham. Nottingham saw the first counterprotest, and as I write this, clashes between antifacist protestors and the far right is on going. The racists are setting fire to migrant housing buildings and attacking both police and counterprotestors countrywide. Dispersal orders have been issued for every city centre and major town centre across the UK.

Sunday 04/08: a "nick em quick" approach is to be used against the rioters in a hope to remove the far right mob from the street as soon as possible. There have been over 100 arrests. There are no plans to bring in the army, say ministers. There is a current attack on a migrant housing building in Rotherham.

I will keep posting updates as this unfolds so watch this space. This is obviously terrifying, so I want you to focus on actionable points.

stop the spread of misinformation. i can cite all my sources on a different post if you would like, but know that i visited ten different news sites, and also watched all the live news coverage to make this post. if you see any new information, fact check it. if you see someone spreading misinformation anywhere, DO SOMETHING. call them out and correct them and if they don't fix it, report them.

take care of any of your friends who aren't white, or if you aren't white, consider not going anywhere alone. racists don't discriminate in their discrimination. they are violent, deranged, and several are armed.

unless you are attending a counterprotest, stay the fuck out of town and city centres!!!!

STAY SAFE OUT THERE!! always in solidarity

[undocumented-economics]

Transnational Motherhood: Working Mothers Parenting from Abroad

To cross international borders outside of legally sanctioned channels often involves a great deal of risk in the U.S., due to border enforcement agencies use of "prevention through deterrence". The aforementioned policy involves the reduced policing of particular areas of the U.S./Mexico border where crossing itself poses a mortal threat to those who attempt it, relying upon the threat offered by the landscape to police crossings in that area. In combination with other factors such as social or economic conditions in their hometowns or countries or concerns of being physically absent from their child's life, individuals with children are frequently faced with the dilemma of whether to bring their children with them on these dangerous treks. This has lead to a new form of parenting enabled by the communication technologies of the past century: transnational motherhood.

Transnational motherhood, as the name might imply, refers to the strategies utilized by mothers, such as the "ongoing emotional care of, provision of financial support to, and communication with children" (Hondagneu-Sotelo, 1997, P. 1), to parent across international borders. In order to provide income to support families and lifestyles, many mothers take part in the dangerous trek over the border to seek work, leaving their children in the care of grandmothers or other female members of the family. While transnational mothers can be found in any corner of the labor market where undocumented workers prevail, many of these women enter the sphere of domestic work. In a study conducted by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Ernestine Avila in 1997, 40% of immigrant domestic workers with children had at least one child "back at home" in a foreign country. Assuming that this study is representative of the greater population of undocumented domestic workers, this number has likely increased since the time of the study. Ironically undocumented mothers working in the domestic industry are subverting the "cult of domesticity" which constitutes the perceived ideal of American motherhood while working to uphold that ideal for others.

While transnational motherhood allows for them to become breadwinners for their families and children, it makes it difficult for said mothers to fulfill the duties of emotional care and daily support for their children expected of them. As one transnational mother puts it, "'You can't give love through money'" (Hondagneu-Sotelo, 1997, P. 564), and therefore, transnational mothers have attempted to utilize modern technology, from telephones to video chatting applications, in order to supplement for their physical absence. Still, many transnational mothers "worry about some of the negative effects on their children" and simultaneously "experience the absence of domestic family life as a deeply personal loss" (Hondagneu-Sotelo, 1997, P. 562).

Sources:

Heffron, Laurie Cook, Karin Wachter, and Esmeralda J. Rubalcava Hernandez. 2022. “‘Mi Corazón Se Partió En Dos’: Transnational Motherhood at the Intersection of Migration and Violence.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (October). doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013404.

Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette, and Ernestine Avila. 1997. “‘I'm Here, but I'm There’: The Meanings of Latina Transnational Motherhood .” Gender and Society 11 (5): 548–71. doi:https://www.jstor.org/stable/190339.