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Immigration
Talk of “Border Crisis” Is Misleading. The Real Crisis Is US-Imposed Poverty.
U.S. policies created the poverty that drives people to migrate here, despite the lack of adequate social supports.
A Pick-Up Soccer Group Is Helping Welcome Refugees to New York City
A weekly pickup game in a public park in Queens has become a powerful hub for organizing solidarity with asylum seekers.
Latin American Leaders Reject US-Imposed Migration Policies at Palenque Summit
At the Palenque Summit in Mexico City, Latin American leaders blamed coercive U.S. policies for the migration crisis.
El Paso Residents Say “Border Crisis” Is Manufactured, Reject Militarization
Border militarization, not immigration, is what is making El Paso unsafe, residents say.
“A Cruel Policy”: AOC Asks Biden to Reverse Course on Building Trump Border Wall
The Biden administration announced this week that it’s planning to waive dozens of laws to build Trump’s border wall.
Biden Administration Waives 26 Laws to Speed Construction on Trump’s Border Wall
Biden had once promised there would “not be another foot of wall constructed” under his administration.
Dem-Led Caucuses Slam GOP for Adding Anti-Immigration Agenda to Funding Bill
“It is not appropriate to establish new immigration and border policy” in this way, they said in a joint statement.
Judge Orders Trump Officials to Testify on Family Separation Policy
The suit was filed in 2021 by three families from El Salvador and Guatemala whose kids and parents were separated.
US Intervention and Sanctions Blamed for Rise in US-Mexico Border Crossings
Expanding policing of migrants only causes more hardships, said Fernando García of the Border Network for Human Rights.
Colombian President Says Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela Are Driving Migration
“The scars of history … continue to weigh against humanity,” says Colombian President Gustavo Petro.