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Immigration
Love and Loathing in North Texas Amid Child Refugee Crisis
A Dallas judge and area charities are striving to house and provide social services to thousands of refugee children.
Retaliation Measures Taken at Texas Migrant Jail Over Hunger Strike
Immigrant detainees at migrant jails in Conroe, Texas, and Tacoma, Washington, are hunger striking.
From Tacoma to Texas, Hunger Strikers Challenge Migrant Jails
A hunger strike at a private GEO Group migrant jail in Tacoma, Washington, has spread to another in Texas.
Immigration Reform Advocates Turn Up Heat on Congress to Act Before Year’s End
A coalition of advocates for immigration reform are pressuring congressional representatives to pass a reform bill.
We Belong Together Campaign Brings Feminism Into Immigration Reform
The We Belong Together campaign is helping to redefine immigration reform as a women's issue.
Utah Vigilante Group Disseminates Deportation Hit List
An anonymous letter, recently distributed to law enforcement agencies and media outlets in Utah, contains a list of the names and addresses of over 1,300 supposedly undocumented immigrants that …
Suing Arizona Is Just the Beginning, Immigrant Rights Groups Say
Under Arizona's SB 1070 law, police officers are allowed to question anyone suspected of being undocumented.
Undocumented Immigrants Pay More in Taxes Than They Receive in Benefits
During their working life, undocumented immigrants in the United States will pay, on average, approximately $80,000 more in taxes per capita than they use in government services, owing to …
Remittances Also Benefit the United States
Tucson, Arizona - The billions of dollars in remittances sent abroad annually from the United States not only benefit the economy of the receiving countries, but also the economic …
Why We Will March in Arizona
The United States currently faces a crisis that it must resolve while preserving its character as a nation of immigrants. This begins with recognizing and respecting the dignity and …