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Posts Tagged Immigration

Immigrants, We (Don’t Always) Get The Job Done

A few weeks ago, Lin Manuel Miranda released the music video for one of The Hamilton Mixtape’s standout tracks, “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done).”

By Barbara Sostaita • 6 years ago

Texas activists are showing their teeth, not their papers

Following the passage of Texas’ Senate Bill 4 – also known as the “anti sanctuary cities bill” – activists and allies are calling for a Summer of Resistance.

By Juliana Britto Schwartz • 6 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

On Sunday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott passed one of the most punitive anti-immigrant laws in the country, which people are comparing to Arizona’s “Show Me Your Papers” law. Try not to throw things at your computer when you watch this livestream of the governor signing SB 4 and glossing over colonization in his claim that Texas was founded on legal immigration.

By NishaAgarwal • 6 years ago

The Fearless Girl Statue Shows What’s Wrong With How We Define “American Values”

There has been quite a hullabaloo lately about two statues standing on Wall Street: the “Fearless Girl” facing off against an angry bovine.

By Barbara Sostaita • 7 years ago

In Defense of “Bad Hombres”: The Case of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez

On Tuesday, Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez was detained by ICE while dropping his kids off at school.

By Quita Tinsley • 7 years ago

Department of Homeland Security Releases Expanded Deportation Policies

On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued documents revealing the horrifying ways Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration will be implemented.

By My Khanh Ngo • 7 years ago

Feminist Fuck Yeah: First of Its Kind Bail Fund Helps Indigent Immigrants Post Bond

The Trump Administration’s persecution of immigrants has become daily news. But a first of its kind effort in Connecticut is giving me hope.

By Barbara Sostaita • 7 years ago

Four Things You Should Know About Immigration Raids

Almost 700 undocumented people have been detained over the past few days between workplace and neighborhood raids in at least 11 states. As we figure out how to resist Trump’s regime of terror, here are four important things to keep in mind:

Almost 700 undocumented people have been detained over the past few days between workplace and neighborhood raids in at least 11 states. As we figure out how to resist ...