Immigration Raids on Oil-Spill Workers, and Other News From the Gulf

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MoJo reporter Mac McClelland is reporting from the Gulf Coast, tweeting, blogging, and snapping pictures of the BP disaster. Over at her blog, The Rights Stuff, Mac reports on ICE’s crackdown on undocumented oil spill workers. Last week, a BP mole spilled the beans to Mac about what’s really going on behind BP’s beach blockades. Finally, watch Mac on PBS’ Need to Know: