North American immigrant issues
US Supreme Court to review Arizona immigration law
By Kevin Kearney, December 13, 2011
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will review a lower court decision striking down provisions of an Arizona anti-immigrant law.
Texas student’s suicide highlights desperate plight of undocumented immigrants
By Ali Ismail, December 8, 2011
The death of Joaquin Luna is a tragic consequence of the nationwide crackdown on immigrants being carried out by both big business parties and the Obama administration.
Draconian anti-immigrant law stokes fear among Alabama’s undocumented population
By Ali Ismail, October 10, 2011
A federal judge’s decision last week to allow several aspects of Alabama’s draconian new anti-immigration law to go into effect is having a devastating impact on the state’s immigrant families.
US House Judiciary Committee approves bill to abolish visa lottery
By Ali Ismail, August 9, 2011
The measure approved by the House panel would eliminate a 16-year-old program that provides a legal route to permanent resident status for some 55,000 immigrants each year.
Alabama adopts extreme anti-immigrant legislation
By Daniel Sharp, June 13, 2011
Alabama’s new legislation goes beyond the racist and anti-democratic measures passed by Arizona last year.
Georgia governor signs anti-immigrant bill
By Ed Hightower, May 26, 2011
On May 13, Georgia became the latest state to pass a police state “immigration reform” bill.
Atlanta, Georgia rally opposes anti-immigrant bill
By Kranti Kumara, May 4, 2011
At a May Day rally in Atlanta, Georgia protesters demonstrated against government efforts to persecute undocumented workers and students.
Obama administration escalates assault on undocumented workers
By Michael Stapleton, March 9, 2011
The mass firing of undocumented fast food workers at the Chipotle chain in Minnesota is another demonstration of the stepped-up war on immigrant workers under Obama.
Obama Administration boasts of increased repression of immigrants
By Josué Olmos, October 12, 2010
The US Department of Homeland Security announced that the Obama Administration deported a record number of undocumented immigrants in fiscal year 2010.
Police killing of immigrant worker sparks protests in Los Angeles
By Rafael Azul, September 8, 2010
Eyewitnesses report that the worker, Manuel Jamines, was unarmed when he was shot and killed by police. Protests were met by a sharp police response, including the arrest of four individuals.
US arrests 370 immigrants in Midwest raids
By Tom Eley, August 31, 2010
A large-scale US Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation resulted in the arrest of 370 immigrants in ten Midwestern states last week.
Obama signs law to militarize US-Mexico border
By Bill Van Auken, August 14, 2010
In a further calculated turn to the right, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation aimed at militarizing the US-Mexico border and stepping up the persecution of undocumented workers.
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