Migration Archive

Thousands of students from local schools marched and rallied against HR 4437 in Watsonville.
Students share their feelings on walking-out and anti-immigrant laws, as well as the actions of fellow students, teachers, administrators and police.
After the walkout and march, I went over to Santa Cruz High and spoke to a small group of students.
While calling for an end to war in Iraq, most people were focused on calling attention to HR 4437; one of many anti-immigrant bills making its way through Congress.
As one person pointed out at the Beach Flats Park rally, HR 4437 has been a serious wake-up call for many people.
The encuentro provided a time and space to become informed and fightback against the border, racism, capitalism and empire.
Genetic Diversity of Maize
NAFTA has forced millions of subsistence farmers to migrate to other parts of Mexico and the US. Before NAFTA went into effect in 1994, Mexican farmers had been protected from the inexpensive, low quality, and mass-produced corn grown in the US.