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This week on Uprising —

* Dissecting the Senate Immigration Reform Bill – is it really a path to citizenship for most undocumented immigrants?
* A look at the racial wealth gap in the US, its historical origins, and the current reality
* Empire Notes by Rahul Mahajan on the massacre in Haditha
* The Black Commentator looking back on history.

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Dissecting the Senate Immigration Reform Bill

GUEST: Catherine Tactaquin, Executive Director of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

The Senate version of immigration reform legislation finally passed late last week. According to the New York Times, the bill as passed will give most undocumented immigrants an opportunity to become citizens. Now, SB 2611 has to be reconciled with the draconian House billl, HR 4437, which was passed last December. The Senate bill, which has come to be known as the McCain-Kennedy bill, after it’s key authors, was passed with votes from 23 Republicans, one Independent and 38 Democrats. James Sensenbrenner, the archietect of HR 4437, has denounced SB 2611, saying that it offers immigrants amnesty. But the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the leading national immigrants-rights organization, has expressed outrage and disappointment at the Senate bill, saying it will “foster racial segregation and discrimination.”

For more information, visit www.nnirr.org

Empire Notes on Haditha

GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade

Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on Haditha.

Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org.

The Color of Wealth

GUEST: Meizhu Lui, the Executive Director of United for a Fair Economy, and the lead author of The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the US Racial Divide

For every dollar owned by the average white family in the United States, the average family of color has less than a dime. The United States has always had a serious racial wealth gap. Now, five researchers from the group, United for a Fair Economy, have tried to answer the question, “why do people of color have so little wealth?” They’ve co-written a book called The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the US Racial Divide,” in which they lay out how for centuries, people of color have been barred by laws and by discrimination from participating in government wealth-building programs that benefit white Americans. The book examines the histories of five major racial groups in the US: Native Americans, Latino Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and European Americans. It is the first book to demonstrate the decisive influence of government policies on Americans’ net worth. “The Color of Wealth” also make the case that until government policy tackles disparities in wealth, not just income, the United States will never have racial or economic justice.

Black Commentator

Glen Ford, co-publisher of The Black Commentator

The Black Commentator is an online political magazine bringing you commentary, analysis and investigation from a black perspective. Today’s commentary is by Glen Ford.

The Black Commentator is online at www.blackcommentator.com.

Sonali’s Subversive Thought for the Day:

“I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.” — Desmond Tutu