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Panel: Immigrants are big plus for places like Detroit

May 3, 2011 By John Rummel

Did you know Southeast Michigan is home to 365,000 foreign-born residents, the second largest foreign-born population in the Great Lakes region? Well, it's a big plus for this hard-hit region, experts say.

Workers take back May Day

May 2, 2011 By John Wojcik

Across the country on May 1, tens of thousands of workers, led by the presidents of the nation's largest unions, reclaimed May Day as an American holiday.

May Day demonstrations demand both worker and immigrant rights

April 28, 2011 By John Wojcik

Hundreds of thousands across the nation marching and rallying will be fusing the fight for workers' rights and the fight for immigrant rights.

Black lawmakers fight for immigrant rights

April 28, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Despite the GOP's nationwide push for anti-immigrant laws, Black Democratic lawmakers are denouncing such measures and say their communities support the struggle for immigrant rights.

Latinos, immigrants and labor form strategic alliance

April 20, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

America's 50 million Latinos have become a political and economic force to be reckoned with, especially when they join with immigrants rights groups and labor.