immigrant rights
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Farmworkers protest Burger King, demand better wages
On Aug. 25, a over 100 protesters held a march and rally in front of a Dania Beach, Fla. Burger…
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Elvira Arellano and the struggle for immigrant rights
On Aug. 19, Elvira Arellano was arrested by Immigrant and Customs Enforcement agents in Los Angeles. Arellano is a well-known…
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Los Angeles protest condemns deportation of Elvira Arellano
Several thousand immigrants and their supporters took to the streets in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 25 to demand full…
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Anti-immigrant racists drowned out by protest
Anti-racists shouted down a march of anti-immigrant racists on Aug. 18 as they tried to march through downtown Seattle. Seattle…
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A brief history: Filipino immigrants in the United States
The writer is a member of the Echo Park Community Coalition and the Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in…
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Protesters defeat anti-immigrant Minutemen
On Aug. 4, over 70 people turned out at the Mexican consulate in Chicago for a militant counter-protest against the…
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Hazelton, Pa. anti-immigrant law declared unconstitutional
On July 26, U.S. district court judge James Munley declared a year-old Hazelton, Pa., anti-immigrant ordinance unconstitutional. The city passed…
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Federal court sends Palestinian activist to prison
On July 12, a federal judge in Chicago sentenced Palestinian community organizer Muhammad Salah to 21 months in federal prison,…
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Boston Muslim leader faces criminal immigration charges
Respected Imam Muhammad Masood is facing 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines after being formally charged on July…
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Thousands protest Waukegan, Ill. anti-immigrant law
On July 16, over 4,000 demonstrators, mostly immigrants and their allies staged a militant protest on the steps of city…
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