immigrant rights
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Pressure on to end deportations under Secure Communities
Carrying signs reading "Stop ripping families apart," 300 people packed a forum in Los Angeles on Aug. 15 to demand…
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Racist immigration policy and environmental degradation
Congress has taken up a bill that could invalidate all environmental laws within 100 miles of any U. S. border…
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Churches join fight for immigrant rights
Religious coalition Greater Birmingham Ministries has joined forces with civil rights groups to fight one of the harshest immigration laws…
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‘States rights’ invoked to justify harsh anti-immigrant measures
Politicians have imposed odious "reforms" on immigrants in the past 10 years. Now, immigrant workers face new challenges.
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Farm workers react to Brown’s veto of pro-union bill
California Governor Jerry Brown, despite claims to support the United Farm Workers union, has vetoed a bill that would make…
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Marchers in Atlanta protest racist anti-immigrant law
On July 2, nearly 15,000 marchers descended on the capitol of Georgia in response to the implementation of the newest…
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Immigrants win victories against Secure Communities
Because of the opposition to Secure Communities, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced June 1 that New York would suspend…
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‘Secure Communities’ rhetoric versus reality
Under the Obama administration, immigrants have been under attack possibly more than ever before.
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Corporate tax scandal exposes anti-immigrant lies
A study revealed that undocumented immigrants paid a total of $11.2 billion in taxes in 2010, while some major banks…
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Georgia passes anti-immigrant bill similar to SB 1070
The Georgia state legislature recently passed a bill that would require employers to use a federal database to make sure…
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