Im/migrants and Refugees

‘Dreamers’ sleep in Florida Capitol to fight for justice for Trayvon Martin

By Imani Henry and Scott Williams Tallahassee, Fla., July 28 — They came from all over: Florida, California, New Orleans,…

July 30, 2013

Dream Defenders in Florida Capitol say: ‘This is not temporary’

By Imani Henry and Scott Williams Tallahassee, Fla., July 28 — In response to the freeing of George Zimmerman, the…

July 28, 2013

Statement by Dream Defenders at Florida sit-in for Trayvon Law

Denied food for several hours by Capitol police Dream Defenders say ‘we’re here to stay’ The following statement was released…

July 27, 2013

Immigrants demand a fair Kansas policy

Kansas City, Kan. — More than 700 people and 36 organizations traveled from across the country to Kansas City on June…

July 2, 2013

Silicon Valley 10: Workers 0

The writer is a May 1 Coalition for Worker and Immigrant Rights ­co-coordinator. The momentum for achieving so-called immigration reform…

May 30, 2013

Arpaio guilty of racial profiling

Tucson, Ariz. — In a ruling that came as no surprise to Arizona’s oppressed and terrorized Latino/a community, a federal judge…

May 30, 2013

Sweden’s immigrant communities rebel

Many were shocked at the week of rebellion that began May 19 in the suburb of Husby just outside Stockholm,…

May 29, 2013

San Diego labor demands immigrant rights

More than 550 janitorial workers in San Diego lost their jobs on May 17 as a result of employment audits…

May 25, 2013

Hospitals deport undocumented patients

In 2010, Quelino Ojeda Jiménez was working atop a building at Chicago’s Midway Airport when he fell to the ground…

May 1, 2013

Protesta contra legislación anti-inmigrante en Kansas

Por redacción de Workers World/Mundo Obrero Miembros del Sunflower Community Action, una organización comunitaria pro derechos de inmigrantes y trabajadores/as…

March 20, 2013