15 |
16 |
17 | )
18 | }
19 | }
20 |
21 | export default Notebook
22 |
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1 | import Typography from "typography"
2 | import Wordpress2016 from "typography-theme-wordpress-2016"
3 |
4 | Wordpress2016.overrideThemeStyles = () => {
5 | return {
6 | "a.gatsby-resp-image-link": {
7 | boxShadow: `none`,
8 | },
9 | body: {
10 | color: "var(--textNormal)",
11 | },
12 | }
13 | }
14 |
15 | delete Wordpress2016.googleFonts
16 |
17 | const typography = new Typography(Wordpress2016)
18 |
19 | // Hot reload typography in development.
20 | if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== `production`) {
21 | typography.injectStyles()
22 | }
23 |
24 | export default typography
25 | export const rhythm = typography.rhythm
26 | export const scale = typography.scale
27 |
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1 | import React from "react"
2 | import { graphql } from "gatsby"
3 |
4 | import Layout from "../components/Layout"
5 | import SEO from "../components/Seo"
6 |
7 | class NotFoundPage extends React.Component {
8 | render() {
9 | const { data } = this.props
10 | const siteTitle = data.site.siteMetadata.title
11 |
12 | return (
13 | Not Found
16 |You just hit a route that doesn't exist... the sadness.
17 |
20 |
44 | )
45 | }}
46 | />
47 | )
48 | }
49 |
50 | const bioQuery = graphql`
51 | query BioQuery {
52 | avatar: file(absolutePath: { regex: "/profile-pic.jpg/" }) {
53 | childImageSharp {
54 | fixed(width: 50, height: 50) {
55 | ...GatsbyImageSharpFixed
56 | }
57 | }
58 | }
59 | site {
60 | siteMetadata {
61 | author
62 | social {
63 | twitter
64 | }
65 | }
66 | }
67 | }
68 | `
69 |
70 | export default Bio
71 |
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1 | const path = require(`path`)
2 | const { createFilePath } = require(`gatsby-source-filesystem`)
3 |
4 | exports.createPages = ({ graphql, actions }) => {
5 | const { createPage } = actions
6 |
7 | const blogPost = path.resolve(`./src/templates/blog-post.js`)
8 | return graphql(
9 | `
10 | {
11 | allMdx(
12 | sort: { fields: [frontmatter___date], order: DESC }
13 | limit: 1000
14 | ) {
15 | edges {
16 | node {
17 | id
18 | tableOfContents
19 | parent {
20 | ... on File {
21 | absolutePath
22 | name
23 | sourceInstanceName
24 | }
25 | }
26 | fields {
27 | slug
28 | }
29 | frontmatter {
30 | title
31 | date
32 | }
33 | fileAbsolutePath
34 | }
35 | }
36 | }
37 | }
38 | `
39 | ).then(result => {
40 | if (result.errors) {
41 | throw result.errors
42 | }
43 |
44 | // Create blog posts pages.
45 | const posts = result.data.allMdx.edges
46 |
47 | posts.forEach((post, index) => {
48 | const previous = index === posts.length - 1 ? null : posts[index + 1].node
49 | const next = index === 0 ? null : posts[index - 1].node
50 | createPage({
51 | path: `${post.node.fields.slug}`,
52 | component: blogPost,
53 | context: {
54 | slug: post.node.fields.slug,
55 | previous,
56 | next,
57 | absPath: post.node.parent.absolutePath,
58 | tableOfContents: post.node.tableOfContents,
59 | id: post.node.id,
60 | },
61 | })
62 | })
63 | })
64 | }
65 |
66 | exports.onCreateNode = ({ node, actions, getNode }) => {
67 | const { createNodeField } = actions
68 |
69 | if (node.internal.type === `Mdx`) {
70 | const value = createFilePath({ node, getNode })
71 | createNodeField({
72 | name: `slug`,
73 | node,
74 | value,
75 | })
76 | }
77 | }
78 |
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1 | import React from "react"
2 | import { Link } from "gatsby"
3 | import Toggle from "./Toggle"
4 | import Footer from "./Footer"
5 | import { rhythm } from "../utils/typography"
6 |
7 | class Layout extends React.Component {
8 | state = {
9 | theme: null,
10 | }
11 | componentDidMount() {
12 | this.setState({ theme: window.__theme })
13 | window.__onThemeChange = () => {
14 | this.setState({ theme: window.__theme })
15 | }
16 | }
17 | renderTopMenu() {
18 | return (
19 | 34 | {author} 35 | {` `} 36 | 40 | twitter 41 | 42 |
43 |
20 |
54 | )
55 | }
56 | render() {
57 | const { children } = this.props
58 | return (
59 |
21 |
22 | iamprettydamn.cool blog
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 | 
45 | ),
46 | }}
47 | checked={this.state.theme === "dark"}
48 | onChange={e => {
49 | window.__setPreferredTheme(e.target.checked ? "dark" : "light")
50 | }}
51 | />
52 |
53 |
45 | ),
46 | }}
47 | checked={this.state.theme === "dark"}
48 | onChange={e => {
49 | window.__setPreferredTheme(e.target.checked ? "dark" : "light")
50 | }}
51 | />
52 |
68 | {this.renderTopMenu()}
69 | {children}
70 |
73 |
74 | )
75 | }
76 | }
77 |
78 | export default Layout
79 |
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1 | {
2 | "name": "alex-garcia-blog",
3 | "private": true,
4 | "description": "A blog to talk about stuff",
5 | "version": "0.1.0",
6 | "author": "Alex Garcia
16 | {posts.map(({ node }, i) => {
17 | const title = node.frontmatter.title || node.fields.slug
18 | return (
19 |
20 |
27 | )
28 | })}
29 |
30 | )
31 |
32 | const Hi = () => (
33 |
21 |
22 | {title}
23 |
24 |
25 | {formatPostDate(node.frontmatter.date)}
26 |
34 |
35 | 👋🏼
36 | {" "}
37 | I'm Alex, here's some posts I've written. Here's my{" "}
38 |
39 | site
40 | {" "}
41 | with more stuff about me
42 |
43 | )
44 | class BlogIndex extends React.Component {
45 | render() {
46 | const { data } = this.props
47 | const posts = data.allMdx.edges
48 | return (
49 | 52 |
{post.frontmatter.title}
45 | {author} 46 |
53 |
55 | {formatPostDate(post.frontmatter.date)}
54 |{children}
, 58 | wrapper: "article", 59 | }} 60 | > 61 |{this.props.children}
62 | 72 |
-
75 | {previous && previous.frontmatter && previous.frontmatter.title && (
76 |
-
77 | Previous:
78 |
79 | )}
80 |
81 | {next && next.frontmatter && next.frontmatter.title && (
82 | -
83 | Next:
84 |
85 | )}
86 |
172 |
194 | )
195 | }
196 | }
197 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: UCSD Fall Career Fair Companies that work with ICE (2019)
3 | date: "2019-10-02T10:00:00.000Z"
4 | ---
5 |
6 | Today, thousands of UCSD students will be attending the Fall Career Fair at RIMAC Arena, where nearly 190 employers from around the world will be stationed, talking to students, accepting resumes, and handing out free swag branded with their logos.
7 |
8 | But, there is not much discussion about who these companies are and what they stand for. So, I have compiled a list of companies that are attending the Fall Career Fair that are working with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) in some capacity.
9 |
10 | **Note**: If there is anything I should add below, or if there is anything wrong in the information below, please let me know!
11 |
12 | ## Caveats
13 |
14 | Just because a company is listed doesn't mean that they support family separation or that they actively participant in the crisis. But, they do have a working relationship with ICE, the organization that *does* separate children and lives, and in many cases, ICE wouldn't be able to function without tools provided by these companies. Many of these companies have also acknowledge their involvement with ICE and have refused to change their ways in the future.
15 |
16 | ## The Companies
17 |
18 | ### Accenture
19 |
20 | Accenture is a management consulting company that, [in 2018](https://www.npr.org/2018/12/11/675923576/customs-border-and-protection-paid-a-firm-13-6-million-to-hire-recruits-it-hired), was given $13.6 million by U.S. Customs And Border Protection to recruit thousands of applicant's to satisfy Trump's "mandate to secure the southern border." They were able to get hire 2 people, then [CBP cancelled the contract](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/05/politics/cbp-terminate-hiring-contract-accenture/index.html).
21 |
22 | ### Amazon
23 |
24 | Amazon is a large tech company that provides clouding hosting for many large organizations. They also [provide many cloud platforms and services](https://mijente.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/WHO%E2%80%99S-BEHIND-ICE_-The-Tech-and-Data-Companies-Fueling-Deportations-_v1.pdf) to many federal immigration and border control agencies. They [host backups](https://fortune.com/2018/10/23/tech-companies-surveillance-ice-immigrants/) of the Department of Homeland Security's database of biometric information, and also [provide cloud support Palantir](https://medium.com/@amazon_employee/im-an-amazon-employee-my-company-shouldn-t-sell-facial-recognition-tech-to-police-36b5fde934ac), a tech company behind much of ICE's "deportation and tracking programs."
25 |
26 | ### Leidos
27 |
28 | Leidos is large defense contracting corporation that, "provide(s) safety and security through cyber security and data analytics techniques applied to cargo, baggage, and vehicle screening (on both the northern and southern borders)" for the Department of Homeland Security ([source](https://www.davisite.org/2018/06/uc-davis-statement-on-chancellor-may-leidos-corp-and-heart-wrenching-political-tactics-for-refugees.html)). Their CFO said that the company was ["positioned for growth"](https://theintercept.com/2016/12/06/defense-companies-trump/) when Trump's administration was set to increase border security spending. They also develop and sell ["Wide Area Surveillance Systems,"](https://investors.leidos.com/news-and-events/news-releases/press-release-details/2012/SAIC-Introduces-Integrated-Wide-Area-Surveillance-System/default.aspx) that are used to "predict, deter, detect, track, identify, classify, respond to, and resolve illegal incursions."
29 |
30 | ### Oracle
31 |
32 | Oracle is a large tech company that provides cloud hosting to many organizations. They have ["multi-million dollar"](https://mijente.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/WHO%E2%80%99S-BEHIND-ICE_-The-Tech-and-Data-Companies-Fueling-Deportations-_v1.pdf) cloud contracts with the Department of Homeland Security, and well as [provide cloud infrastructure](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/19/google-employees-implore-leaders-to-stop-working-with-us-bcp-ice.html) to the Customs and Border Protection agency.
33 |
34 | ### Serco Inc.
35 |
36 | Serco is a service company that caters or large national organizations and governments. [They have lobbied](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/19/serco-immigration-detention-centers-united-states) in the US for migration detention facilities contracts, and "boasted" of their record in detaining migrant families.
37 |
38 | ### ServiceNow
39 |
40 | ServiceNow is a cloud software company that serves large enterprises. The US Customs and Border Protection Agency [uses their services](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/news/google-employees-protest-against-border-agency-scandals/), and [have been subcontracted](https://etc.g2xchange.com/statics/ice-awards-contract-for-servicenow-sms-ppm-licenses-and-discovery-licenses/) by other organizations that work directly with ICE.
41 |
42 | ### Salesforce
43 |
44 | Salesforce is a large tech company that provides CRM systems to large enterprises. The US Customs and Border Protection agency [uses their services](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/news/google-employees-protest-against-border-agency-scandals/), provides their "Salesforce Government Cloud" [product to ICE](https://mijente.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/WHO%E2%80%99S-BEHIND-ICE_-The-Tech-and-Data-Companies-Fueling-Deportations-_v1.pdf), and their CEO has directly refused to sever ties with CBP, despite the urging of hundreds of employees who [signed a petition](https://gizmodo.com/salesforce-ceo-says-they-wont-sever-ties-with-customs-a-1827195457) asking him to do so.
45 |
46 | ## Q&A
47 |
48 | ### What should I do with this information?
49 |
50 | It depends. If you were planning to talk to these companies at the career fair, I would do some more research on their involvement with ICE, and decide on your own accord if you are comfortable with working with them.
51 |
52 | If you weren't going to talk with them, I'd still take a closer look at the companies you *do* talk to. This isn't a complete list, and there may be other reasons to avoid working with a company.
53 |
54 | ### Why just companies that work with ICE?
55 |
56 | There are many, many reasons to take a closer look at companies that you want to interview for - their working relationship with ICE shouldn't be the only thing. For example, what actions do they take to combat climate change? Which political campaigns do they contribute to, and why? Do they have internal policies to ensure that everyone is paid equally and fairly across roles? What steps do they take to ensure they avoid contributing to gentrification in their local communities?
57 |
58 | But for me, at this time and for this career fair, researching a company's history with immigration officials is what is important to me. I encourage others to make their own lists with issues they care about.
59 |
60 | ### Why only companies that are going to the career fair?
61 |
62 | It shouldn't be! There are many different ways companies interact with the UCSD community. I think we should scrutinize company involvement in all levels - including in student orgs, department sponsorships, and hackathon/event sponsorships.
63 |
64 | ### Who are you?
65 |
66 | I'm Alex 👋! I'm a UCSD student, 5th year, Computer Engineering major, from Revelle College, about to graduate this December. I'm not some outsider, I'm not looking to cancel anyone, and I'm not a part of an organized political group. I'm just someone who cares about what's happening at the border and want to help in any way I can (which, for now, is starting a conversation in my community about what's happening).
67 |
68 | ### Why did you make this list?
69 |
70 | Story time: In 2016, when I was a sophomore, I attended SD Hacks at UCSD - my first hackathon! I had no tech experience, never done a interview, only had a few programming classes under my belt, and I hadn't even met a full-time software engineer in my life.
71 |
72 | In terms of hacking, it was great! I met some really cool people, my team won a prize, and I had a blast.
73 |
74 | But, I did have one sour interaction. There were a few companies/organizations that were tabling all weekend, so during a break from coding, one of my teammates and I went to go talk with one of them (I believe it was SPAWAR, but I could be mis-remembering). The representative there chatted with us for a while, about what they do and who they hire. He then started telling some random stories about his work, and at one point he told us a story about how he was working on a project with a border control agency. That project involved doing something at the US-Mexico border, and he said that they had a physical map of the border, and had little figurines on the map to denote specific groups on the map - their group and people crossing the border. He said that he had the idea of putting sombreros on the figurines that represented the people crossing the border. He then said that his teammate told that him that the joke was offensive, but he still laughed it off and started laughing again with the other SPAWAR representative at the table.
75 |
76 | I laughed along too, because I thought I had no choice. I definitely didn't think he was funny - I thought he was a racist asshole. But, at the time, I thought that this was my only opportunity for a software job, so I laughed along and dealt with his stories, hoping to somehow slip my resume to them.
77 |
78 | The companies that visit UCSD have a lot of power - power that we don't talk about a lot, as a community. Yes, they give students jobs and transform our campus with donations and research collaborations. But for many students, they act as the sole representative of entire industries. I thought that all software companies were full of assholes like that representative from SD Hacks. It wasn't until I joined [Code2040](http://www.code2040.org/), met people from other companies, and worked with other engineers did I realize that what happened back then was totally wrong and was not representative on the entire tech industry.
79 |
80 | Yes, only a small handful of companies at the career fair work with ICE in some capacity. But the longer we say nothing and act complicit in their actions, the more comfortable they get and the longer they spend supporting the atrocities that are being committed at the border.
81 |
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173 |
180 |
181 |
182 | {
185 | this.input = ref
186 | }}
187 | onFocus={this.handleFocus}
188 | onBlur={this.handleBlur}
189 | className="react-toggle-screenreader-only"
190 | type="checkbox"
191 | aria-label="Switch between Dark and Light mode"
192 | />
193 |
174 | {this.getIcon("checked")}
175 |
176 |
177 | {this.getIcon("unchecked")}
178 |
179 |