immigrant rights
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First car wash workers’ union in U.S. history wins contract
Southern California car wash workers signed a union contract on Oct. 25, making the employer the first and only unionized…
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‘March to End Corporate Greed’ enlivens Occupy Los Angeles
On Oct. 19 a group of labor unions and immigrant rights groups and other community organizations held a march against…
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Obama administration sets record for deportations
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency announced this week that deportations under Obama were the highest on record.
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Workers, students stay home to protest ‘Juan Crow’ law in Alabama
Latinos across Alabama staged a “sick-out” to protest a harsh anti-immigrant law, shutting down construction sites, chicken processing plants and…
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Fla. State Attorney charges 12-year-old as an adult for murder
Florida State Attorney Angela Corey was most known for being among the right-wing candidates elected in 2008. Now she's gaining…
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Albuquerque speakout denounces police brutality
Activists who have been demanding an external, objective investigation of the police department noted that two-thirds of the victims shot…
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Anti-immigrant laws trample children’s needs
Children whose parents are undocumented have a higher risk of doing poorly in school and face economic challenges later in…
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New Mexico protest resists Gov. Martinez’s anti-immigrant agenda
Over 200 pro-immigrant activists held signs Sept. 1 denouncing the targeting of immigrants by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. and…
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Immigrant rights activists block ICE bus
Around 60 undocumented youth staged a rally and sit-in at the ICE headquarters in Los Angeles Aug. 24 to protest…
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Immigrant youth shut down streets in Chicago
On Aug. 17 immigrant and undocumented youth engaged in militant protest and direct action at a Homeland Security public hearing.
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