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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Unity Manifesto

The Unity Manifesto

The Unity ManifestoKelvin Rodeo
Published on: 21/06/2026

A 2014 essay on unity, the CNMI guest worker program, and the call to stand with our brothers and sisters.

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