Truthout
Immigration
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Stepping Forward or Chaining Oneself for Justice
A teachers watches the harrowing effects of families that are torn apart by deportation.
Will the Next Labor Movement Come from the South?
Saket Soni of the National Guestworker Alliance talks about how guest workers in New Orleans are re-envisioning possibilities for better working conditions and economic democracy.
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Undocumented Students in US Stuck in Limbo
Every year, 65,000 undocumented youth graduate from US high schools. Brought to the country as children, and with immigration reform stalled in Washington, they are caught in limbo.
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Hewn in Veins of Blood: Divine Law, Nationalism, and the Hierarchy of Oppression
The question of so-called “illegals,” or undocumented immigrants, is most often settled without ever questioning the purpose of those laws.
“Rising Voices for a New Economy” Connects the Dots
Ten immigration reform activists were arrested Monday, April 28, 2014, in front of the White House in an act of civil disobedience.
When This Teacher’s Ethnic Studies Classes Were Banned, His Students Took the District to Court—and Won
The documentary “Precious Knowledge” tells the story of the high school seniors who became activists to save Tucson's ethnic studies classes.
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Feds Quietly Toughen Standards for Immigrant Asylum Seekers
New guidelines make it tougher for asylum seekers to get their cases heard before judges.
Immigrant Advocates and Families Tell President Obama “Not One More”
A group of families and activists fight to reunite Jaime Vasquez and Ardani Rosales with their families.
Young, at Work in the Fields
Most young farm-workers in California are migrants from Mexico. Photographer David Bacon gives a view of their daily lives.
Border Crossings Refocus Immigration Debate on Families
The “Bring Them Home” campaign challenges politicians to act on their promises of immigration reform.