Emile Schepers

Emile Schepers is a veteran civil and immigrant rights activist. Born in South Africa, he has a doctorate in cultural anthropology from Northwestern University. He is active in the struggle for immigrant rights, in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, and a number of other issues. He writes from Northern Virginia.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers

U.S.

Immigration: The multiple dangers of the “SAFE” Act
June 19, 2013 By Emile Schepers
The SAFE Act has harsh features including criminalizing, at the misdemeanor level, the mere act of being in the country without authorization.
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U.S.

GOP votes to prevent “dreamers” from getting a break
June 18, 2013 By Emile Schepers
On June 13, the House of Representatives voted on a mostly partisan line to prevent the Obama administration from giving undocumented immigrants brought here as children a break.
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World

Cuba, Vietnam among 38 countries that reduced hunger
June 18, 2013 By Emile Schepers
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization announced that a total of 38 countries worldwide have already met all or part of the "Millennium Goals" for the reduction of hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
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World

Audit OKs Venezuela election, U.S. response to be seen
June 13, 2013 By Emile Schepers
An audit by the Venezuelan election council found no major discrepancies in the April 14 presidential election.
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World

International labor pushes to free the Cuban Five
June 11, 2013 By Emile Schepers
Major unions in Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean are organizing projects to educate their members and the public on the "Cuban Five."
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World

Why undocumented immigrants keep coming
June 3, 2013 By Emile Schepers
On the night of May 1, 2013, a criminal gang attacked a group of impoverished Central American migrants, who were riding on the top of a freight train passing through Cosoalacaque, in Veracruz, Mexico.
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World

All out for five-day push to free Cuban 5
May 29, 2013 By Emile Schepers
The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 has been organizing events in Washington D.C. and around the country to up pressure to "Free the Five" with the next one coming up starting Friday,...
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U.S.

Health care may be problem in House immigration bill
May 29, 2013 By Emile Schepers
Getting an immigration bill out of the House may be harder than the Senate, mostly because the Republican tea partiers dominate there, and according to media reports, a major stumbling block may be access to health...
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