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Of América is born of belonging.

Like barbarians in our own land, many of us are daily bombarded with the message of multiple Lords: “You’re on the wrong side of the Walls of Civilization. You don’t belong”. If you’re tired, hungry, feeling overly huddled or simply yearning to breathe free of this video game of a “civilization”, please consider this your camp , a place to think & share, plot & play as we celebrate that we are indeed barbarians, those bearing the mark of Original Borderlessness. As we discuss and debate current events and issues like immigration, race, national security and culture, together we will dream atop the rubble & ruins of the City on a Hill, a mythical City that the fearful and feeble-minded believe is not part Of América, land of loving barbarians who belong.

That said, the time has come for you to decide: either go back behind the withering Walls of “civilization” and wait for us at the gates or press here and be born again by dancing to a barbarian war chant, sung in barbarian languages to the barbarian beats of late truly great barbaro, Ray Barreto. Welcome and enjoy!

Of América is brought to you by Roberto Lovato (robvato@gmail.com), contributing Associate Editor with New America Media. He is also a frequent contributor to The Nation and the Huffington Post and his work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Der Spiegel, Utne Magazine, La Opinion, and other national and international media outlets. Prior to becoming a writer, Roberto was the Executive Director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), then the country’s largest immigrant rights organization.