Tag: immigration

SPLC and Latin GRAMMY Award-winning band release song that teaches immigrants their rights

Stuart Mitchell

The SPLC and the Latin GRAMMY Award-winning band Flor De Toloache launched a new song today whose lyrics teach immigrants about the rights they can exercise when interacting with law enforcement and immigration authorities. The single, “El corrido de David y Goliat” – out now on Chulo Records – is available on all digital streaming platforms and for sale on iTunes. The video can be seen on the SPLC’s YouTube channel.  It’s the first release of the Immigrant Songs Initiative, which aims to reach immigrants who have little access to…

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St. Pat’s Pop-Up Pub Refuses To Serve The Irish To Highlight How Refugees Are Treated

Stuart Mitchell

To refocus the current immigration debate from ‘legal status’ to ‘human stories’, Detroit advertising Creative Director Dan Margulis opened the “No Irish Pub”. The bar opened for one day during Detroit’s St. Patrick’s celebrations. It treated the Irish like America used to treat Irish immigrants.  A bouncer, echoing America’s ‘No Irish Need Apply’ legacy, refused entry to people of Irish heritage or anyone wearing green, claiming Irish ancestry for the day.  As you’ll see in the video, the impact was significant. A video documenting the experience was released Sat., March…

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