By BARRY SHEPPARD Biden has expanded the Trump-era Title 42 policy of expelling any immigrants who cross the border to apply to immigration authorities for asylum.
Biden Launches New Campaign Against Immigrants
Category: Immigration
UPROAR GROWS IN UVALDE, TEXAS, DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY
BY MALIK MIAH and BARRY SHEPPARD What the report did not say was why all the 376 officers failed to carry out their duty May 24. There is only one plausible explanation — racism — because the victims were primarily Latino. Texas is run by an ultra-right racist, sexist Republican administration. Uvalde, a town of 16,000 people, is closer to the Mexican border than the nearest large city, San Antonio. Texas, as well as federal law enforcement, is mobilized against any immigrant asylum seekers who manage to cross the border. They use force when necessary.
Racist U.S. & Dominican Rulers Massively Deport Haitians!
By MARTY GOODMAN Biden has deported 16,200 Haitians since September and 18,100 since he took office. Biden’s campaign promises to “end Trump’s detrimental asylum policies,” restore “the dignity of migrants,” and “uphold their legal right to seek asylum” were lies.
The Hell that is Haiti Webinar
Join us for a special Socialist Action webinar on the latest developments in Haiti. Featuring prominent activists in the Haitian community. Thursday, September 23 at 5:30 pm PT / 7:30 pm CT / 8:30 pm ET. Bring a friend! Click here to join the webinar. Haiti is being torn by a presidential assassination, a deadly earthquake, … Continue reading The Hell that is Haiti Webinar
Biden Continues Trump’s Policies on Refugees
By Barry Sheppard July 6, 2021 Despite promises made during his election campaign, Biden in office is continuing Trump’s policies on refugees fleeing the horrific conditions in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, conditions flowing from U.S. imperialist policies. An article in the June 26 New York Times reported, “Human rights and immigration advocates have assailed the Biden … Continue reading Biden Continues Trump’s Policies on Refugees
Chicago Police Murdered Adam Toledo
By Cristobal Cavazos Thirteen-year old Adam Toledo was shot to death in the Mexican working class neighborhood of Little Village, among the most poverty stricken in Chicago. CPD officer Eric Stillman did this heinous deed on March 29, but a Chicago police cover-up reported otherwise. Months later video footage showed Stillman shooting an unarmed Toledo, … Continue reading Chicago Police Murdered Adam Toledo
Racial Capitalism and the Betrayal of Haiti
The richest Haitians By Yves Engler Domination by multinational corporations and “light skinned” local capitalists — that’s the story of Haiti as illustrated by one recent event. The day after his already paper-thin constitutional legitimacy completely eroded Jovenel Moïse gave significant amounts of Haitian land to a light-skinned oligarch working with Coca-Cola. According to most Haitian constitutional … Continue reading Racial Capitalism and the Betrayal of Haiti
Biden Follows Trump Immigration Policies
Activists Demand Immediate End To Deportations! Reunite Families! By Ann Montague President Biden has been signing numerous Executive Orders. But a closer look shows they contain no immediate solutions. Instead they merely refer issues to a governmental body or create a task force for further study. Meanwhile, Trump’s reactionary policies remain in force. A March … Continue reading Biden Follows Trump Immigration Policies
Immigrants Under Attack: No Human Being Is Illegal! – Thursday Oct 8., 8pm ET / 5pm PT
Web event with immigrant rights activists Lisa Luinenberg and Cristobal Cavazos
COVID-19 Spreads though ICE Detention Centers
By LISA LUINENBERG & LAZARO MONTEVERDE As the COVID-19 pandemic rages across the U.S., immigrants continue to be hard hit. COVID-19 is spreading almost unchecked through detention centers that house immigrants.
COVID-19 se extiende a través de centros de detención ICE
By LISA LUINENBERG & LAZARO MONTEVERDE A medida que la pandemia de COVID-19 se desata en los Estados Unidos, los inmigrantes continúan siendo los más afectados.
The Roots of Trump’s Immigration Policy
Trump’s cruel border policies required no new laws. The laws passed under Clinton and Bush – continued and expanded by “Deporter-In-Chief” Obama – sufficed.
MN Immigrant Rights Activists Protest “Secure Communities” Bill
Gunfire in Tucson
by George ShriverTUCSON, Ariz. —This state has become a symbol of hatred, intolerance, bigotry, and violence—especially after the signing of the Arizona Senate Bill SB 1070 last April, which in effect authorized racial profiling. That law is now going through a lengthy process of court challenges and appeals. And harsh new laws are being prepared … Continue reading Gunfire in Tucson
March 21, 2010 – Grassroots Immigrant Justice Network
Open Letter on Immigrant Rights
To: The Obama Administration LET’S HAVE A DEBATE ABOUT IMMIGRATION REFORM An Open LetterThis letter was initiated by the Grassroots Immigrant Justice Network, a group which was recently formed by leaders in the immigrant rights and labor movements across the country. Initial members include Isabel Garcia, David Silva Villalobos, Carlos Arango, Juan Jose Bocanegra, Nativo … Continue reading Open Letter on Immigrant Rights
Democrats play ‘soft cop’ on immigration reforms
Democrats play ‘soft cop’ on immigration reformsFrom the April issue of Socialist Action newspaperBy MARC ROME and JAMES FRICKEYWhen Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano recently called off a raid on 100 immigrant workers in a Chicago factory, her move was hailed as a significant shift away from the anti-immigrant repression of the Bush years. Less … Continue reading Democrats play ‘soft cop’ on immigration reforms
What’s San Francisco Bay Area SA up to?
By Marc Rome, March 9, 2009Last night I attended a meeting, organized by the Democrats and local pastors, at St. Anthony's church in the heart of San Francisco's Latino community. It featured Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Nancy Pelosi. It was part of Gutierrez's 17 city "Family Unity" tour that is intended to garner support … Continue reading What’s San Francisco Bay Area SA up to?
Interview with Roger Calero Part II
Interview with Roger Calero Part I
Workers Overcome Divisions After Mississippi Raid
by David Bacon/TruthoutLaurel, Mississippi - In the recent raid of the Howard Industries electrical plant in Laurel, Mississippi, 481 workers have been detained for almost two weeks in Jena, Louisiana. Neither they nor their attorneys know when they will be formally charged, deported or released, and Barbara Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Bureau of Immigration and … Continue reading Workers Overcome Divisions After Mississippi Raid
ICE: Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
[by Holbrook Mohr/AP]LAUREL, Miss. — The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern Mississippi town, where federal agents rounded up nearly 600 plant workers suspected of being in the country illegally.One worker caught in Monday's sweep at the Howard Industries transformer plant said fellow workers … Continue reading ICE: Nearly 600 detained in Mississippi plant raid
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Immigrant Rights Are Labor Rights
by Peter Rachleff*Today's critical labor struggles revolve around immigrants' rights, while today's struggles over immigrants' rights are grounded in workplace and labor organizing. Global, national, and local histories have woven these issues tightly together. In the U.S. we are seeing the beginnings of a multifaceted movement which engages these dynamically linked histories.Twenty-five years ago, U.S. … Continue reading Immigrant Rights Are Labor Rights
Mass Upsurge Exposes the Crisis in Leadership in the Immigrant Rights Movement
by James FrickeyDANBURY, Conn.—The lights in Main Street storefronts are back on. The boycott is over. The roar of street protest has diminished to an anxious silence. Nothing is resolved.A month ago, a crowd of 8000 people—almost all immigrant workers from Danbury—surrounded City Hall here to oppose a motion to deputize police as local proxies … Continue reading Mass Upsurge Exposes the Crisis in Leadership in the Immigrant Rights Movement