Immigrants
Packed house at 3rd annual Vito Marcantonio Forum
October 29, 2014Vito Marcantonio (1902-1954) was a fourteen-term Congressman from East Harlem.
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AFL-CIO’s Gebre pulls for immigrant voters in Denver
October 24, 2014He stressed that Latinos, who make up 14 percent of the eligible voters in the state, were very powerful in determining the outcome of the election.
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Labor journalist blames U.S. policy for child immigrant crisis
August 18, 2014U.S. policies for decades forced kids and many of their parents to flee, because the U.S. made Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador dangerous places.
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Deporter in chief: Not the Obama I voted for
July 30, 2014Obama is even to the right of many Republicans in this crisis. Case in point, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has indicated he supports many of the children being housed in that state.
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Trumka: Humanitarian crisis brought out the best and worst in us
July 16, 2014The AFL-CIO is calling upon President Barack Obama to take action to adjust these failed policies.
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