The zero-sum argument that pits black Americans against undocumented workers is a false premise
March 18, 2010 Comments OffHenry Fernandez, Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress contributed to this article At the heart of this specious challenge to fairness for all U.S. workers is the idea that blacks resent undocumented Latino immigrants for taking away jobs that would rightfully belong to them. Restrictionist opponents to immigration reform seize on this line of [...]
Continue reading …Looking forward to 9/11/11 requires a renewed focus on restoring the civil rights of American Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, and South Asian communities. Simply put, this means an end to most of what used to be called the “War on Terror.” The institutions responsible for most of the action in the “War On Terror” are the [...]
Continue reading …By Priya Murthy, Policy Director, South Asian Americans Leading Together When family, friends, and community members heard that I was an immigration lawyer, often I would be asked, “How can I bring my mother over to the United States?” or “When will I get my green card? I’ve been on an H-1B visa for years,” [...]
Continue reading …Originally posted on Imagine 2050 Last September in Chicago I saw a play called “Amor de Lejos,” which is Spanish for “love from afar.” It was performed by a theater company of high school students and offered a few short, but vivid slices from the grueling lives of day laborers from Mexico and Central America [...]
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