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Trafficked Into Tragedy: Abuse of Immigrant Workers In Afghanistan and Iraq
On every military base in Iraq and Afghanistan exists an economy sustained by immigrant workers. For transportation, construction, food services, security and more, the United States government relies on …

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“Voluntary” Work Program Run in Private Detention Centers Pays Detained Immigrants $1 a Day
In private prisons around the country, immigrants languishing in detention centers are being put to work by profit-making companies like the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) for far below …

“Carwasheros” Cleaning Up L.A.’s Carwash Industry
The Los Angeles area is notorious for the plethora of cars that clog its roads and highways. Less known, however, are the rampant labor violations prevalent in LAu2019s carwash …

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Migration and Racism: A Southern European Perspective
The Mediterranean has become a hotbed of human trafficking and carnage resulting from desperate attempts by people from Africa and most particularly sub-Saharan and North Africa to flee famine, …

The Face of “Reasonable Suspicion”: Arizona’s Freedom Summer Continues
Iconic images are usually reserved for momentous occasions and as such, Arizona, the land of political extremism, is also beginning to produce similar imagery.

Immigration, Racism and the Supreme Court
In a victory for those who support a humane immigration policy, the Court overturned three sections of SB 1070: Arizona cannot criminalize unlawful presence in the United States, or …

The 1% Connection: Mexico and the United States, Crony Capitalism and the Exploitation of Labor Through NAFTA
Slim obtained (with some other backers) a monopoly on the telephone system in Mexico, guaranteed for years

Are Stereotypes About Southern Europeans Fueling Austerity Rhetoric?
You donu2019t have to be an ultra-conservative to fear seeing America turn into one of those Mediterranean lands. No doubt itu2019s a prospect that disturbs plenty of Americans across …

Appreciating Undocumented Americans
Obama repeatedly uses the phrase illegal immigrants. It evokes a conceptual frame in which undocumented Americans are understood first and foremost as criminals.

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Building a Strong Defense Against Immigration Audits
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, investigates employers, requiring I-9 audits to determine whether workers have the correct papers to work in the U.S. The agency tells …