[IMC-Boston-Dispatch] 10/04: 21 Myths About Immigration with Aviva Chomsky

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"21 Myths About Immigration" with Aviva Chomsky (Thurs. October 4th - 7pm)

"21 Myths About Immigration"
with Aviva Chomsky

They Take Our Jobs: And 20 Other Myths About Immigration

With walls being built on our borders and heated debate on the Immigration Reform Bill, immigration have become a "hot topic" in the mainstream media.  However, to fully understand the complex topic, we must understand immigration within the context of our nation's history. 

According to Aviva Chomsky the current immigration debate is "rife with myths, stereotypes and unquestioned assumptions."  She suggests that many opinions about immigration are based on a distorted and sanitized version of American history that is reinforced by textbooks, politicians and the media-and rarely questioned.  Chomsky illustrates how a legacy of racial and ethnic discrimination has long-fueled social, economic and legal inequality in the United States.

Additionally, Chomsky suggests that today immigration is structured by a complex global web that depends upon an economic system privileging few at the expense of many. As long as resources as unequally distributed in the world, she notes, people will look to escape regions deliberately kept poor and violent, and seek freedom where the world's wealth has been concentrated.

Please come to learn from each other and share stories of how current immigration policy has impacted the Jamaica Plain community. Chomsky's books will be available for purchase.

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Our Speakers
Aviva Chomsky is professor of history and coordinator of Latin American Studies at Salem State College. The daughter of noted activist and linguist Noam Chomsky, Aviva is the author of several books including Linked Labor Histories: New England and Columbia. She has been active in Latin American solidarity and immigrants' rights issues from more than 25 years. Aviva Chomsky lives in Salem, MA. 

       
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