A
documentary exploring the personal, cultural and political impact of
gay men who are making a decision that is at once traditional and
revolutionary: to raise children themselves. Taking us inside four gay
male families, "Daddy & Papa" traces the critical issues that
inevitably intersect with their lives. As fathers, these men must take on numerous challengers: from conservatives to the gay community.
Showing posts with label Immigration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immigration. Show all posts
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Daddy and Papa
We created DADDY AND PAPA, our multiple award-winning PBS film, to inspire complex and engaged discussion about the daily lives, challenges and triumphs of gay dads and their kids. So
as the new session of Congress begins and the debate over DOMA (Defense
of Marriage Act) heats up, we had to wonder, what will be the effects
on children of LGBT couples if same sex marriages are federally
recognized? A federal audit revealed approximately 1100 federal benefits
of marriage, many of which relate to parenting, including joint
parenting rights, joint adoption, status as next-of-kin for hospital
visits and medical decisions, divorce protections such as child support
and visitation, immigration and residency for partners from other
countries and inheritance and wrongful death benefits.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Immigrant Children
Child Migrants Have Been Coming to America Alone Since Ellis Island
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/child-migrant-ellis-island-history
The Immigration Act of 1907 did indeed declare that unaccompanied children under 16 were not permitted to enter in the normal fashion. But it didn't send them packing, either. Instead, the act set up a system in which unaccompanied children—many of whom were orphans—were kept in detention awaiting a special inquiry with immigration inspectors to determine their fate. At these hearings, local missionaries, synagogues, immigrant aid societies, and private citizens would often step in and offer to take guardianship of the child.
Other children journeyed to Ellis Island alone because they had lost their parents, often to war or famine, and had been sponsored by immigrant aid societies and other charities in America.
And of course, many of those kids grew up to work tough jobs, start new businesses and create new jobs, and pass significant amounts of wealth down to some of the very folks clamoring to "send 'em back" today.
Watch: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's Emotional Speech on Child Migrants
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/child-migrant-ellis-island-history
The Immigration Act of 1907 did indeed declare that unaccompanied children under 16 were not permitted to enter in the normal fashion. But it didn't send them packing, either. Instead, the act set up a system in which unaccompanied children—many of whom were orphans—were kept in detention awaiting a special inquiry with immigration inspectors to determine their fate. At these hearings, local missionaries, synagogues, immigrant aid societies, and private citizens would often step in and offer to take guardianship of the child.
Other children journeyed to Ellis Island alone because they had lost their parents, often to war or famine, and had been sponsored by immigrant aid societies and other charities in America.
And of course, many of those kids grew up to work tough jobs, start new businesses and create new jobs, and pass significant amounts of wealth down to some of the very folks clamoring to "send 'em back" today.
Watch: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's Emotional Speech on Child Migrants
"This good nation is great when we open our doors and our hearts to aiding children and diminished when we don't"
Thursday, July 17, 2014
10 Things You Should Know About Hate Groups
Hate groups range in ideology from religious bigotry to
anti-immigration, and from anti-LGBT to white supremacists and racist
skinheads. Most hate groups are short-lived but some, like chapters of
the Ku Klux Klan, are active for decades. The most violent are racist
prison groups.
Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/05/07/10-things-you-should-know-about-hate-groups-154712
Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/05/07/10-things-you-should-know-about-hate-groups-154712
Monday, May 5, 2014
Immigration
Great video about immigration facts. http://www.upworthy.com/this-aint-no-ellis-island-the-top-5-immigration-myths?c=ufb1
Myth 1: "It's easy to gain legal status in the U.S." The reality is that it can take 20 years (largely due to backlogs!).
Myth 2: "Undocumented immigrants don't pay taxes." In 2010, they paid $10.6 billion in state and local taxes.
Myth 3: "Most new immigrants come from Latin America." Yeah, ummm ... no. And, no. And once again, no.
Myth 4: "DREAMers affect the U.S. economy negatively." More like they'd add $329 billion and 1.4 million jobs to the economy by 2030. (FYI, here's who DREAMers are.)
Myth 5: "Most immigrants are undocumented." In fact, two-thirds are documented.
Myth 1: "It's easy to gain legal status in the U.S." The reality is that it can take 20 years (largely due to backlogs!).
Myth 2: "Undocumented immigrants don't pay taxes." In 2010, they paid $10.6 billion in state and local taxes.
Myth 3: "Most new immigrants come from Latin America." Yeah, ummm ... no. And, no. And once again, no.
Myth 4: "DREAMers affect the U.S. economy negatively." More like they'd add $329 billion and 1.4 million jobs to the economy by 2030. (FYI, here's who DREAMers are.)
Myth 5: "Most immigrants are undocumented." In fact, two-thirds are documented.
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