Immigration Policy

US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they meet at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 20.

In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans In Its Rush to Waive Visas for Israeli Visitors, the Biden Administration Has Insulted and Betrayed Arab Americans

The repeated promise by US officials that Israel would never get a visa waiver until it stopped discriminating against Arab American visitors turned out to be worthless.

Sep 29, 2023 / James Zogby

“Succession” for suckers: While Lachlan Murdoch (left) gets the fancy title, Rupert retains the ultimate power.

Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game

Announcing his exit, the right-wing baron mixes public populism and private elitism.

Sep 25, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Immigrant Pride

Immigrant Pride Immigrant Pride

Guatemalan immigrants: life, work, joy. Sunset Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Sep 20, 2023 / OppArt / Harry Mena

Seven members of the Cumales/Suarez family (kids aged 13, 12, 8, and 3 years, and one a month old) from Venezuela arrive from Texas at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal early Wednesday, September 6, 2023.

Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City. Don’t Listen to Eric Adams. Immigrants Make New York City.

New York City needs immigrants, writes the city’s comptroller. Look at the numbers: The city lost more than 400,000 residents between 2020 and 2022.

Sep 13, 2023 / Brad Lander

National Domestic Workers Alliance

Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed? Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed?

Around 90 percent of domestic workers in Massachusetts did not seek help when their rights were violated. "If we have a law that nobody knows, that means nobody is using it."

Sep 6, 2023 / StudentNation / Nicholas Miller

Port-au-Prince residents evacuate the city in a truck

The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti

After more than a century bleeding the country, installing and abetting corrupt dictators, and suppressing democracy, the US government now advises Americans to flee.

Sep 1, 2023 / Amy Wilentz

Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform

Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform Only a Social Movement Can Win Real Immigration Reform

Activists marched for three days straight, demanding that Congress finally change the immigration registry date.

Sep 1, 2023 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

Texas Governor: Border Murderer

Texas Governor: Border Murderer Texas Governor: Border Murderer

Greg Abbott’s razor-wire barrier kills immigrants.

Aug 28, 2023 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Hundreds of migrants are seen outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan early Wednesday, August 2, 2023

“We Have to Wait. There’s Nothing Else We Can Do.” “We Have to Wait. There’s Nothing Else We Can Do.”

What it was like for the migrants forced to sleep on the street in New York City.

Aug 9, 2023 / Mara Marques Cavallaro

A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum

A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum

US-Mexico border, El Paso, Tex. December 2022.

Aug 9, 2023 / OppArt / Laurie Smith

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