EP54 \ How do we Define American? Pt 2 + Pride/Stonewall Uprising • June 16th
On this episode, we continue our conversation on the history of US intervention in democracies abroad, focusing on some more specific cases in Central America, how these policies relate to the conditions causing instability and violence in these countries today, and some examples the realities faced by undocumented Americans and their families.
For Pride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which the very first Gay Pride Parades commemorated, we also spend some time discussing this history and who has historically been left out of the conversation in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, and some of the ways these issues overlap.
On Stonewall uprising & Gay Pride History
The Stonewall You Know Is a Myth. And That’s O.K. | NYT Celebrating Pride
Produded by Shane O'Neill - Published on May 31, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jnzOMxb14&feature=youtu.be
Detention by the numbers - Freedom for Immigrants
https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/detention-statistics
Immigration detention is the profit-driven government practice of incarcerating human beings while they wait for a decision on their immigration status or future deportation[...] Since 1983, prison corporations have been selling immigration detention as the only possible state response to migration worldwide. Human rights violations have led to nearly 200 reported deaths in U.S. immigration detention since 2003, when the government began tracking deaths in detention.
(accessed June 16th, 2019)
How many people are detained in private immigrant prisons?
According to federal government data, over 60 percent of people are held in privately-run immigrant prisons. For example, GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic together detain approximately 15,000 people in immigration detention per day.
Who profits from immigration detention?
According to federal government data, GEO Group receives more taxpayer dollars for immigration detention than any other ICE contractor. In FY 2017, GEO Group received $184 million, followed by Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic that received $135 million for immigration detention related service obligations.
Is it more cost effective to detain people in privately-run immigrant prisons?
No. According to federal government data, it costs $149.58 taxpayer dollars to detain one person for one day in a privately-run immigrant prisons, as opposed to $98.27 in a municipal-run immigrant jail.
REVEAL - from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Trans national migration - Apr 6, 2019
https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/trans-national-migration/
Karla’s Story-
"I Love America" - JUNE 11, 2019 - THE CUT on Tuesdays
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/the-cut-on-tuesdays/wbhagr/i-love-america
Honduras - US History
Brother of Honduran President Is Arrested for Cocaine Trafficking as Migrants Flee Violent Drug War
Democracy Now; Guest Dana Frank - NOVEMBER 28, 2018
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/28/brother_of_honduran_president_is_arrested
“In Honduras, ‘We’re Supporting the Axe Murderers’ ” - DANA FRANK - 11.24.2018
The United States has long danced with dictators in Central America. US support for Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is no different.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/11/long-honduran-night-dana-frank-us-honduras-juan-orlando-hernandez
Adapted from book, “The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror, and the Aftermath of the Coup”
“How US policy in Honduras set the stage for today’s migration”
Updated October 25, 2018 - original article published October 31, 2016
The Conversation; Academic rigor, journalistic flair
https://theconversation.com/how-us-policy-in-honduras-set-the-stage-for-todays-migration-65935
Central American
Define American - UndocuJoy
#UndocuJoy combats victimizing representations of people who are undocumented by flooding the media with authentic images of happiness. We encourage undocumented Americans to share their authentic moments of joy, and allies are encouraged to spread their message.
https://defineamerican.com/undocujoy/
Written & Narrated by Yosimar Reyes
Guide to Difficult Conversations - Define American
https://defineamerican.com/conversation/
Facts Matter - Define American
https://defineamerican.com/factsmatter/
https://s3.amazonaws.com/i-src.defineamerican.com/2019/01/190131-FactsMatter.pdf
Immigrants and Immigration: A Guide for Entertainment Professionals - 2019 - Define American -
https://defineamerican.com/guide/
https://s3.amazonaws.com/i-src.defineamerican.com/2019/01/190125-2019-Media-Reference-Guide.pdf
Portraits From a Caravan
A look at some of the people hoping to get into the United States.
Photographs by Russell MonkText by Jose Antonio Vargas - Dec. 29, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/opinion/portraits-from-a-caravan.html
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America - Full Documentary - 2012 - Juan Gonzales
https://youtu.be/UyncOYTZfHE?t=3296 (Nicuarugua)
Explores the political events, social conditions and U.S. government actions that led millions of Latinos to leave their homelands and move to America, based on book of same title.
2 speakers unidentified in audo clip - Robert White - Former US Embassador to El Salvador & Melvin Goodman, Former CIA Division Chief
More Resources:
“For the Last Time, Here's the Real Link Between Immigration and Crime” - TANVI MISRA FEB 6, 2019
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/02/crime-immigration-city-migrants-refugees-state-of-the-union/582001/
In the State of the Union, President Trump again argued for a border wall by suggesting that immigration leads to higher crime. Research suggests otherwise.
The core of Trump’s argument is that a wall is needed because there’s a flood of immigrants illegally crossing the border, driving up crime and violence in cities nationwide. It’s such a foundational assertion that even foes of the president often don’t pause to think critically about it any longer; instead, they get tied up debating logistical and cost-related points. So [here] are some big questions related to claims typically made around crime and immigration—responses to which come from numerous peer-reviewed studies, working papers, analyses, and government data CityLab has sifted through[… Undocumented] iimmigration is the lowest it has been in over a decade.
Sure, individual immigrants commit crimes. But a review of available research (a study of studies, if you will) does not support the claim that migrants are more likely to engage in criminal behavior than native-born Americans. In fact, researchers have often observed the opposite relationship [...] Sure, individual immigrants commit crimes. But a review of available research (a study of studies, if you will) does not support the claim that migrants are more likely to engage in criminal behavior than native-born Americans. In fact, researchers have often observed the opposite relationship.
”Urban crime rates and the changing face of immigration: Evidence across four decades”
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice - Volume 15, 2017
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15377938.2016.1261057
ABSTRACT
Research has shown little support for the enduring proposition that increases in immigration are associated with increases in crime. Although classical criminological and neoclassical economic theories would predict immigration to increase crime, most empirical research shows quite the opposite. We investigate the immigration-crime relationship among metropolitan areas over a 40 year period from 1970 to 2010. Our goal is to describe the ongoing and changing association between immigration and a broad range of violent and property crimes. Our results indicate that immigration is consistently linked to decreases in violent (e.g., murder) and property (e.g., burglary) crime throughout the time period.
Authors - Robert Adelman, Lesley Williams Reid, Gail Markle, Saskia Weiss & Charles Jaret
Pages 52-77 | Received 13 Jul 2015, Accepted 29 Sep 2016, Accepted author version posted online: 21 Nov 2016, Published online: 18 Dec 2016
Immigration Courts: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Published on Apr 1, 2018 - America’s dysfunctional immigration court system forces many children to appear in court alone. That’s as ridiculous in real life as it would be on a courtroom television show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fB0GBwJ2QA
“US policies at the root of massive demonstrations in Honduras”
Posted onJune 6, 2019 - School of Americas Watch
http://www.soaw.org/us-policies-at-the-root-of-massive-demonstrations-in-honduras/
The Historical Oppression of Transgender People within the LGBTQ Movement
By Leela Ginelle, PQ Monthly
https://proudqueer.com/pqmonthly/pqmonthly-august-2014/historical-oppression-transgender-people-within-lgbtq-movement
MAKING GAYHISTORY —THE PODCAST
Bringing the voices of queer history to life through intimate conversations with LGBTQ champions, heroes, and witnesses to history.
Episode 01 — Sylvia Rivera
https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/episode-1-1/