Immigrant Rights
Lawsuit charges Border Patrol with harassing Latinos
January 28, 2010The U.S. Border Patrol and law enforcement agencies in northwest Ohio restrain and interrogate Latinos about their immigration status based solely on their Hispanic appearance, a lawsuit filed by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee charges.
Read moreMass. vote shouldn’t dampen immigration reform prospects, leaders say
January 21, 2010National Latino civil rights advocates, labor leaders and immigrant rights supporters say comprehensive immigration reform remains a bipartisan effort despite Tuesday's election results.
Read moreImmigration reform support sweeps country
January 21, 2010Immigrant workers, joined by labor, clergy and civil rights groups, launched a national campaign for immigration reform last week with over 100 vigils, rallies and press events.
Read moreCommunist Party USA: 90 years of activism for socialism, democracy and peace
January 19, 2010The Communist Party USA is celebrating its 90th anniversary. During the past nine decades it has been in the vanguard of the movement for progressive social change. Beginning in the 1920s, Communists have played central roles...
Read moreU.S. grants temporary protected status to Haitians here
January 19, 2010Responding to calls by unions, members of Congress and others, Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano said Haitian undocumented immigrants would be given temporary protected status for 18 months. But others who try to come without papers would...
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