The Gentle Way of Detainment

The Gentle Way of Detainment

The growing demand in the United States for immigrant--detention beds has led to a new “virtual” form of detainment meant
Prop 187 In Brief

Prop 187 In Brief

Proposition 187 prohibits public schools from admitting and allow- ing the attendance of children who are not citizens or lawfully
EQUAL RIGHTS

EQUAL RIGHTS

The patterns in the New York City apparel industry provide a partial basis on which to explain the paradoxes of
Dominican Republic: The Deportees

Dominican Republic: The Deportees

They arrive from the airport every Wednesday on a government provided bus to the same central downtown destination. Tonight the
Anti-Immigrant Backlash on the "Home Front"

Anti-Immigrant Backlash on the “Home Front”

Whose side are you on? That’s the question that President George W. Bush asked in the aftermath of the 9/11
Landmarks in US Immigration Policy

Landmarks in US Immigration Policy

With varying degrees of success over the past half-century, U.S. and Mexican governments have attempted to manage the flow of
The Diaspora Strikes Back: Reflections on Cultural Remittances

The Diaspora Strikes Back: Reflections on Cultural Remittances

Countries like Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Dominican Republic with huge diaspora populations in the United States are having a
THE STORY OF 50 UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY: Staying Alive

THE STORY OF 50 UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY: Staying Alive

"I'm not just undocumented. I have had to negate my whole identity in order to stay alive." Luciana (Colombia) As
THE NEW SCAPEGOATS

THE NEW SCAPEGOATS

"If I ever met the Immigration Service, even if I knew they were go- ing to send me back to
THE STORY OF 50 UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY: Leaving Home

THE STORY OF 50 UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY: Leaving Home

A series of assumptions, based on a tired American notion of immigration from Latin America, has lingered in the public
From Mexico to New York Labor Joins the Struggle

From Mexico to New York Labor Joins the Struggle

About 10 million current U.S. residents were born in Mexico, and a great many of them regularly send money home,
Deported "Home" to Haiti

Deported “Home” to Haiti

On the second day of his return to Haiti––after living 11 years in the United States––22-year-old Patrick Etienne is overcome