JosephHHerreraHow to Win the Fight for Immigration ReformThe Nation - Oscar Chacon, Amy Shannon and Foreign Policy In FocusChange won’t come to America’s broken immigration system from policymakers. It will come from organizers. This article is a joint publication of …
JosephHHerreraMore Than 100 Immigrant Detainees on Hunger Strike Could Be Force-FedThe Nation - Steven HsiehHunger strikers at Northwest Detention Center in Washington are demanding better prison conditions and an end to deportations. More than 100 immigrant …
JosephHHerreraThis shopping mall's amazing story is the perfect argument for immigration reformverified_publisherSalon - By Kathleen SharpOn a rainy day in South Central Los Angeles, a cold breeze rushes into a building on Grand Avenue and twirls the fiesta lanterns dangling from the rafters. Below, an almond-eyed woman dressed in lace lights candles on a makeshift altar for Our Lady of Guadalupe. A few feet away, a man wearing a …
JosephHHerreraDuring Finals, Students Sat-In on Racism, Walked Out on Apartheid and Shut Down ICEThe Nation - StudentNationFrom Minneapolis to Amherst, the struggle for free tuition, voting rights and racial justice rages on. E-mail questions, tips or proposals to [email …
JosephHHerreraBreaking: Activists blockading Fresno sheriff station to protest record deportationsverified_publisherSalon - By Josh EidelsonImmigration reform activists are currently attempting to physically block a Fresno sheriff station by tying and locking themselves to a ladder, the latest in a series of civil disobedience protests aimed at forcing President Obama to take executive action against deportations. “As the movement …
JosephHHerreraImmigrant families live in fear while Obama breaks a record in deportationsverified_publisherSalon - By Katie McDonoughImmigration officials announced last week that President Obama has deported more than 1.9 million people since first taking office, more than any other previous administration. The escalation of mass deportations under the Obama administration has been met with an outpouring of protest and civil …