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Immigration
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Mass Deportations Don’t Squelch Hondurans’ Migration Dreams
"Going to the United States is my dream, and I'll do it even if I die in the attempt."
Top Ten Things Congress Should Get Done This Fall (and Beyond)
After a five-week recess, lawmakers return to work on September 8. Congress has a lot on its plate and only a dozen legislative days before the November elections to …
US Slammed for Failure to Fulfill Legal Obligation to Eliminate All Forms of Race Discrimination
A UN Committee has published a scathing denunciation of US failures to honor its treaty commitments to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
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“Illegal Immigration” Is a Policy Used to Exclude and Exploit
Aviva Chomsky explores how prejudice and the exploitation of inexpensive labor increasingly shaped US immigration policy in an excerpt from her book,
Border Songs: Bringing the Immigration Crisis to the Classroom with Music
The current humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border remains hidden from view, leaving many people, including students, completely unaware that thousands of impoverished people have died.
How US Intelligence Distorted Its Own Data on Child Migration
An intelligence center report contradicts claims that violence and poverty in Central American countries are the main forces behind a rise in border crossings, but its assertions are contradicted …
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US Court Sets Precedent by Ruling Guatemalan Domestic Violence Victim Can Seek Asylum
Women fleeing domestic violence and fearing for their lives can now legally seek asylum in the United States.
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Dahr Jamail | Tortured and Raped by Israel, Persecuted by the United States
Rasmea Odeh was arrested and tortured by the Israel Defense Forces in 1969 when she was 22 years old. Today, Odah is on trial in the United States and …
Artesia, New Mexico: Locking up Children from Cold War to War on Immigrants
A new immigrant detention center for children and families is in a place where children once went to school amid a bleak nuclear landscape.
The United States’ Continuing Border Crisis: The Real Story Behind the “Invasion” of the Children
Immigrant rights organizations should be criticizing both Republicans and Democrats for their policies in Central America.