Tag: Immigration

by James Murren 20 August 2015 Number of comments0
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Empathy’s View from the Mexican Side of the Fence

Tijuana.  Wednesday Morning.  Looking through the fence/wall into the USA. More empathy:  America’s Bright Light:  http://jamesmurren.com/2011/01/22/americas-bright-light/        Continue Reading

by James Murren 17 April 2015 Number of comments0
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Tecate Border Crossing

we walked into mexico had some food and beer followed by coffee and a hot chocolate we walked back intoContinue Reading

by James Murren 14 May 2014 Number of comments0
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How War Heroes Eat

Tijuana River, On the USA/Mexico Border, Baja California Norte, Mexico. It smells likes sewage. People line up for a mealContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 February 2012 1
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The Migrants Are Coming

For the month of February, a local artist in Oaxaca displayed earthen migrants that seemed to rise up from theContinue Reading

by James Murren 21 February 2012 Number of comments0
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Mexico’s Workers Unite

Mexico City’s zocalo, called Plaza de la Constitucion, has seen many a coming together of activists and protesters, peasants andContinue Reading

by James Murren 22 January 2011 1
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America’s Bright Light

Without giving too much detail, last evening I slept in the home of a family with roots that reach allContinue Reading

by James Murren 14 August 2008 Number of comments0
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White People Need Worry (Really?)

(from New York Times)   Published: August 13, 2008 Filed at 9:23 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) — White people willContinue Reading

by James Murren 02 June 2008 Number of comments0
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Making Pies

“Hola a todos los Latinos y Caribenos que viven en mi comunidad.  Quiero agradecerles por todo lo que hacen.  YoContinue Reading

by James Murren 23 April 2008 Number of comments0
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A Puerto Rican Farmworker

Last week I stood on the back deck of a trailer home and listened to a Puerto Rican family tellContinue Reading

by James Murren 21 March 2008 Number of comments0
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Judas Kissed the Immigrant Casino Worker’s Cheek

And they marched and rallied by the millions across the land, shouting to be heard with the flag of theirContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 March 2008 Number of comments0
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Reflections on the Words of Cesar Chavez

Back in the 60s and 70s Cesar Chavez emerged as a leader among migrant farmworkers in California, and eventually theContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 February 2008 Number of comments0
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The Bridge between Brown and White Hands

The National Apple Harvest Festival in Arendtsville takes place over the next two weekends, October 7-8 and October 14-15.  ManyContinue Reading