Restored – Book Website Back
Supporting a book might be a non-classical use of a website, but that is what this website did, and will now once again do. The… Read More »Restored – Book Website Back
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Trump’s Guest Worker Ban Sparks New Focus on Immigrant Push for Labor Overhaul
“Most media coverage has treated the issue as a choice between bringing guest workers in and keeping them out. But there are better options.” By… Read More »Trump’s Guest Worker Ban Sparks New Focus on Immigrant Push for Labor Overhaul
Trump, Asylum, and Honduras’s “Narco-State”
On March 3 the U.S. government formally charged Honduran citizen Geovanny Daniel Fuentes Ramírez “with conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and related weapons offenses… Read More »Trump, Asylum, and Honduras’s “Narco-State”
Trump’s Immigration Suspension Doesn’t Prevent Unemployment or COVID-19 Spread
The new policy wouldn’t have more than a minimal impact on joblessness in the United States, even if immigration actually determined employment levels — and… Read More »Trump’s Immigration Suspension Doesn’t Prevent Unemployment or COVID-19 Spread
Trump, asylum, and the Honduran Drug Traffickers
There doesn’t seem to be much public outrage about the blatant hypocrisy of Trump using the Navy to threaten Maduro while bonding with Hernández on… Read More »Trump, asylum, and the Honduran Drug Traffickers
Anti-Immigrant Policies Are Not Only Cruel, They Also Have an Economic Cost
Legalization and a fair work visa program would raise wages for many U.S.-born workers as well. This wage increase would in itself provide an important… Read More »Anti-Immigrant Policies Are Not Only Cruel, They Also Have an Economic Cost
The Democrats’ Immigration Agenda: Bolder, but Not Bold Enough
By David L. Wilson, MR Online September 23, 2020 The immigration plank in this year’s Democratic Party platform is a reminder that real immigration reform isn’t going to… Read More »The Democrats’ Immigration Agenda: Bolder, but Not Bold Enough
Viewpoint: Vote No on the PSC-CUNY Contract: 7K or Strike
By Jane Guskin, Labor Notes November 7, 2019 The Professional Staff Congress, American Federation of Teachers Local 2334, reached a tentative agreement in October on a… Read More »Viewpoint: Vote No on the PSC-CUNY Contract: 7K or Strike
The Media Step Up MPP Coverage—What’s Next?
Dara Lind, an investigative reporter covering immigration at ProPublica, noted in a tweet on November 22 “how mind-boggling it is that the mass pushback of people to… Read More »The Media Step Up MPP Coverage—What’s Next?
Bernie Sanders’ Immigration Platform
Bernie Sanders’ campaign released the senator’s immigration platform on November 7. The candidates’ immigration plan is easily the most progressive and most detailed presented by any… Read More »Bernie Sanders’ Immigration Platform