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Revisiting The Unity Manifesto: Justice for the Foreign Workers of the CNMI

Revisiting The Unity Manifesto: Justice for the Foreign Workers of the CNMI

Revisiting The Unity Manifesto: Justice for the Foreign Workers of the CNMIKelvin Rodeo
Published on: 30/07/2026

Explore a passage from The Unity Manifesto and the urgent call for immigration reform to rectify a horrible human rights situation in the CNMI that has lasted for decades. Relevant now more than ever despite being written over a decade ago.

ImmigrationCNMI HistoryCivic EngagementCommentary & OpinionCNMI PoliticsCNMI CultureImmigrant LaborEssays & AcademiaHuman Rights
The Northern Mariana Islands Labor Stabilization Act

The Northern Mariana Islands Labor Stabilization Act

The Northern Mariana Islands Labor Stabilization ActKelvin Rodeo
Published on: 23/07/2026

H.R. 9787 raises a larger question than labor policy alone. As Congress considers extending the CW program and changing birthright citizenship in the territories, we examine federalization, belonging, and how the Commonwealth's future should look.

ImmigrationCNMI HistoryCommentary & OpinionCNMI PoliticsImmigrant LaborEssays & AcademiaHuman Rights
Why the CNMI Changes the Birthright Citizenship Debate

Why the CNMI Changes the Birthright Citizenship Debate

Why the CNMI Changes the Birthright Citizenship DebateKelvin Rodeo
Published on: 22/07/2026

As Congress debates birthright citizenship and the Ban Birth Tourism Act, the CNMI's immigration history offers lessons America cannot afford to ignore. A look at federalization, the CW-1 program, and why unintended consequences still matter.

ImmigrationCNMI HistoryCommentary & OpinionImmigrant LaborEssays & AcademiaHuman Rights
H.R. 9724, The End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act

H.R. 9724, The End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act

H.R. 9724, The End Birthright Citizenship for Territories ActKelvin Rodeo
Published on: 21/07/2026

Congress is considering ending birthright citizenship in the U.S. territories. As someone born on Saipan to two OFWs, I explain why this proposal threatens the CNMI, violates the Covenant, and risks dividing the very community it claims to protect.

ImmigrationCNMI HistoryCommentary & Opinion

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