Immigration Policy

May Day, May Day May Day, May Day

Despite the loud and determined voice of immigrant communities for fair and just immigration reform, we have yet to see an acceptable proposal from Congress.

May 3, 2006 / Saurav Sarkar

My Mother, the Illegal Alien My Mother, the Illegal Alien

As the May Day protests, they evoked memories of an earlier generation of immigrants who lived with the fear of deportation.

May 3, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Media Is the Mensaje The Media Is the Mensaje

Outspoken DJs on Spanish-speaking radio are giving immigrant activists a loud, clear voice.

Apr 27, 2006 / Ed Morales

Immigrants and Us Immigrants and Us

Progressives should join forces with immigrant advocates to create a broad social movement placing the rights of immigrants at the heart of a struggle for economic justice.

Apr 11, 2006 / The Editors

‘We Will Not Be Thrown Away!’ ‘We Will Not Be Thrown Away!’

Young rebels in France are fighting not for change but for the same rights their parents tried to secure during the 1968 student revolution.

Apr 6, 2006 / Feature / Angelique Chrisafis

Moment of Truth Moment of Truth

There is no immigration crisis in the US. But it is time America acknowledged that we need the immigrant workers as much as they need us--and treat them accordingly.

Mar 29, 2006 / Feature / Robert Scheer

Strangers in the Land Strangers in the Land

Human Cargo and The Rights of Others chronicle the plight of refugees and migrants, revealing how seemingly simple moral positions can assume toxic political form.

Mar 23, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin

Showdown on Immigration Showdown on Immigration

After twenty years of inaction, the US Senate is considering sweeping immigration reform. But a push for quick action and the November elections may thwart the current bipartisan c...

Mar 16, 2006 / Feature / Marc Cooper

Hard Times in the Big Easy Hard Times in the Big Easy

The American economy cannot function without migrant labor. The paradox is the country's political culture cannot function without scapegoating immigrants.

Feb 26, 2006 / Column / Gary Younge

The Palestinian Patient The Palestinian Patient

Gate of the Sun follows the odyssey of Palestinians driven to refugee camps in Lebanon by Israeli forces in 1948.

Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh

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