Immigration Policy

United Farm Workers members and supporters march to the capitol building in Sacramento

Biden vs. Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote Biden vs. Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote

In a heated debate over farmworker voting rights, California’s governor refuses to sign a bill to make it easier for workers to win union recognition.

Sep 14, 2022 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

Screens showing surveillance video

DHS Surveillance Increasingly Targets US Citizens DHS Surveillance Increasingly Targets US Citizens

The Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies are highly capable of keeping tabs on all of us—and they often do.

Sep 8, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

NYC Immigrant Rights rally

New York City Welcomes Migrants—and Criminalizes Them New York City Welcomes Migrants—and Criminalizes Them

By busing migrants to New York City, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has revealed the inherent contradictions of sanctuary cities, but not in the way he thinks.

Sep 6, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

Mónica Ramírez

Transforming the Narrative of the Latinx Community Transforming the Narrative of the Latinx Community

A conversation with organizer Mónica Ramírez, the founder of Justice for Migrant Women, on the goals of the Latinx House’s upcoming Raizado Festival.

Aug 25, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro

Haitian migrants reaching out of a boat

Recent Migrant Deaths Highlight the Danger of Deterrence Recent Migrant Deaths Highlight the Danger of Deterrence

Deterrence is a failed strategy for reducing migration—while driving up the number of migrants who die trying to come to the United States.

Aug 17, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

Mourners at the site of the El Paso shooting

3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading 3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading

Racist attacks in which shooters claim to be motivated by environmental concerns are becoming increasingly common, as is the ideology behind them.

Aug 3, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris John waves as he leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions. He is holding a folder and wearing a suit with a green tie.

Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages

While the elderly white men who run Britain’s Conservative Party chose between two deeply depressing choices for new leader, let’s take a minute to reckon just how much ruin the di...

Aug 1, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Weenies

Weenies Weenies

Charles Manchin.

Jul 22, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Edafe Okporo’s Manifesto for the Migrant

Edafe Okporo’s Manifesto for the Migrant Edafe Okporo’s Manifesto for the Migrant

A conversation with the activist and writer about his new book Asylum and the intersections of oppression that face LGBTQ migrants and refugees. 

Jul 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / John Washington

Deadly InHuman Trafficking

Deadly InHuman Trafficking Deadly InHuman Trafficking

On June 26, 53 migrants (aged 13–53 years old) were found dead inside an abandoned trailer in Texas, in the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt.

Jul 12, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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