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I received an envelope with my immigration documents this week. I realized I am no longer the person the work permit reflects.

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“I know of no rights of race superior to the rights of humanity,” Douglass said. Whiteness, he argued, could not justify the denial of human rights.

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A new newsletter on politics, law, and being undocumented from Jesus Rodriguez.

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This is Alienhood, a newsletter about American democracy through the eyes of an undocumented immigrant. Sign up below to get the first issue in your…

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