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Julianne Hing reports at Colorlines that 17,000 non-citizens are on active duty in the armed forces, and 4,000 immigrant veterans have already been deported or are facing deportation because of criminal convictions.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Diaspora: Lawless Judges, Immigrant Soldiers, and Deportee Pardons The Media Consortium 2010

Julianne Hing reports at Colorlines that 17,000 non-citizens are on active duty in the armed forces, and 4,000 immigrant veterans have already been deported or are facing deportation because of criminal convictions.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Diaspora: Lawless Judges, Immigrant Soldiers, and Deportee Pardons The Media Consortium 2010

While the veracity of that claim has been contested by some, Colorlines.com's Jamilah King argues that the rumor nevertheless "raises serious questions around the military's recruitment of Latino youth, the staggering numbers of Latino war causalities, and the Obama administration's often contradictory messages on immigration reform."

The Media Consortium: Weekly Diaspora: What Homeland Security Looks Like After Bin Laden's Death The Media Consortium 2011

Over at Colorlines Olsson explains how being an outsider, a Swede helped rather than hindered him create this film:

Naima Ramos-Chapman: 'The Black Power Mixtape': Who's Telling You Your Stories? Naima Ramos-Chapman 2011

Michelle Chen at the Colorlines Blog points out that excluding undocumented immigrants from the census is usually proposed by nativists who care more about making “a politically invisible population disappear,” than rational policy-making.

Wonk Room » Why Counting Undocumented Immigrants In The 2010 Census Counts For A Lot 2009

While the veracity of that claim has been contested by some, Colorlines.com's Jamilah King argues that the rumor nevertheless "raises serious questions around the military's recruitment of Latino youth, the staggering numbers of Latino war causalities, and the Obama administration's often contradictory messages on immigration reform."

The Media Consortium: Weekly Diaspora: What Homeland Security Looks Like After Bin Laden's Death The Media Consortium 2011

Medea Benjamin of Code Pink told Colorlines that King's uncompromising antiwar stance rings as true as ever today:

Michelle Chen: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Call for Peace as Racial Justice Still Rings Michelle Chen 2011

Medea Benjamin of Code Pink told Colorlines that King's uncompromising antiwar stance rings as true as ever today:

Michelle Chen: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Call for Peace as Racial Justice Still Rings Michelle Chen 2011

A post from one blogger, Amadi, which outlined Siri's inability to find a local reproductive health centre compared with its ability to find a local hardware shop, provoked articles in Colorlines and Ms. Magazine among others as well as a change.org petition The NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation demanded action from Apple.

Siri: not sexist, just useless 2011

Over at Colorlines Olsson explains how being an outsider, a Swede helped rather than hindered him create this film:

Naima Ramos-Chapman: 'The Black Power Mixtape': Who's Telling You Your Stories? Naima Ramos-Chapman 2011