Before the month of May ends and the celebrations of old that marked May Day as International Workers' Day fade deeper into our historical memory, I wanted to share a speech I gave (as amended) to the Ithaca area for the 2007 May Day Immigrants Rights Rally. A more substantial discussion of 'neoliberal nativism' can be found in my forthcoming article in Race, Gender and Class (2008, 15:1-2).
I. “Workers of the World… UNITE!”