Hey, wasn't Tuesday "Alamo Day"?

Seems to have been a lot of interesting immigration news of late. First, the news that immigrants do *not* raise crime rates--in fact, they're less likely to commit crimes than those of us born in the States. Then, the next day, the release of a study showing that immigration has a positive impact on jobs and wages for native-born Americans.

Hopefully this work will put an end to anti-immigrant bullshit like Texas putting immigrants into concentration camps and trying to cut off entitlements to children who are U.S. citizens. Or Massachusetts (Massachusetts?)stranding children without anyone to take care of them.

The idea of PK waiting at school for me to pick him up, and my being physically restrained from doing so, is horrifying. Thinking of that happening if his father weren't around, and with the threat of being sent thousands of miles away without even being able to make arrangements for his care. . . . Jesus. What kind of country are we?

Some organization websites worth exploring, bookmarking, passing on:

Detention Watch Network
New York State Defenders Association Immigrant Defense Project
MAPA (Mexican American Political Association)
Hermandad Mexicana

Feel free to link to other organizations in comments--especially if you know of any that are particularly focused on the issue of separating American-born children from their immigrant parents.