I had predicted, after Donald Trump’s announcement that he wanted to try to keep Muslims out of the United States, that he might well have … The Seventh Exclusion: Key Moments in Racist U.S. Immigration HistoryRead more
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Who Are You Calling an Immigrant?
I wore the multicolored Aymaran flag of Bolivia to the May Day march in Los Angeles, the same day that Evo Morales, the first indigenous … Who Are You Calling an Immigrant?Read more
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Mass Lynching Against Chinese Immigrants 145 Years Ago Observed
The Chinese community in Los Angeles commemorated the 145th anniversary of a massacre by a white mob, dubbed as the U.S.’s worst mass lynching ever. … Mass Lynching Against Chinese Immigrants 145 Years Ago ObservedRead more
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How Many Presidents Does It Take to Deport 11 Million People?
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was never birthed; it was always birthered. The man who, as his wife told a Vanity Fair reporter back in 1990, … How Many Presidents Does It Take to Deport 11 Million People?Read more
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This is Child Abuse
Olivia López, a longtime social worker, began working at the Karnes County Residential Center in Texas last October but decided to leave her position in … This is Child AbuseRead more
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Federal Judge Condemns For-Profit Texas Detention Centers for Immigrant Families
A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in privately run facilities “deplorable.” The … Federal Judge Condemns For-Profit Texas Detention Centers for Immigrant FamiliesRead more