Im/migrants and Refugees

Undocumented students protest policy

Atlanta — With the beginning of a new school year fast approaching, dozens of undocumented students, many wearing their high…

August 8, 2013

Heroic youth hold sit-in for third week

Aug. 5 – “The World is Ours” reads the shirt of Phillip Agnew and his other Dream Defenders, who have…

August 7, 2013

Dream Defenders at Florida’s Capitol: ‘A life-changing experience’

WW reporters Imani Henry and Scott Williams on July 27 asked several Dream Defenders occupying the Florida state Capitol in…

August 7, 2013

‘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