Saturday, May 25, 2013

Settlers are not immigrants--they are occupiers



...«the narrative of nativists and white supremacists who see themselves as the first and only legitimate “immigrants” to a territory given to them by God as a “white nation,” making border enforcement and continued repression “legitimate” and necessary components of any agreement on immigration reform. 

Settlers are not immigrants—they are occupiers. But of course this inconvenient fact is not part of the colonial fantasy that passes as U.S. history nor is it considered by the proponents of the path to citizenship».

Complete article:

MAY DAY AND THE FAILURE OF THE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MOVEMENT