Uvalda, GA, is a town of only 530 people, mostly white, that’s tucked away in southeastern Georgia. The small town relies almost completely on farming, boasting a tight-knit, faith-based sense of community, which is nothing unusual.
However, a good deal of hype has
This week the anti-immigrant group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) announced the launch of its new blog, Immigration Reform.
The blog’s mission is focused on “redefining the meaning of
The film UNDIVIDED presents a fresh perspective on the issue of immigration. The 30 minute documentary invites viewers into three very different communities located in Tucson, Arizona; Washington D.C.; and Oakland, California.
The Center for New Community, a national civil rights organization, released a satirical tabloid today titled, The Borderline.
As many of us know, immigrants are often exploited in the workplace, but many of us aren’t privy to the severe impunity, even physical violence, that their supervisors sometimes display.
By Lupita Aguila Arteaga, Washington, DC
Photo Credit: Rúben Castilla Herrera
The GLAHR offices were filled with native Georgians and people from all corners of the country. Some were working on art work and banners for the march, others were folding fliers and participating in “Know Your Rights” workshops, and some were sent to the streets to document which businesses would remain open or be closing in support of the call for non-compliance (no work/no shopping).
If the huevos and frijoles didn’t wake me up, the sentiment of solidarity and resistance felt in that room was
Just under three months ago, an article exposing John Tanton as the white nationalist founder of the modern day anti-immigrant movement appeared on the front page of a Sunday edition of The New York Times.
Soon after, Tanton’s name quietly disappeared from the board of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR),
The anti-immigrant group Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a new report titled, “Birthright Citizenship for Children of Foreign Diplomats? Limiting Language in the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause Has No Practical Effect.” The report claims that all sides of the immigration debate agree that children of foreign diplomats born in the United States should not receive US citizenship. The report is another attempt by anti-immigrant groups to change the 14th Amendment in an attempt to limit immigration to the United States.
PART 1: By Lupita Aguila Arteaga, Washington, DC
Photo Credits: Rúben Castilla Herrera
As thousands of people traveled to vacation hot spots for the Fourth of July weekend, a group of five from Washington, DC, ventured on a twelve hour drive to Atlanta, GA, to support and participate in a massive July 2nd march against the state’s anti-immigrant law, House Bill 87.
