
Notes on a Victory for D.C. Domestic Workers
Domestic workers, almost all of whom are women and mostly women of color, are explicitly left out by law in most places in the country. That changes now.
Domestic workers, almost all of whom are women and mostly women of color, are explicitly left out by law in most places in the country. That changes now.
A delegation of farm workers lobbied Congress ahead of the holiday weekend to pass legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for thousands of workers who provide the food for our tables.
Immigrant rights advocates continue to pressure elected officials to make good on their campaign promises for a pathway to citizenship.
Democrats just passed a budget framework that could make millions of immigrant workers less vulnerable to exploitation.
Immigrants played a key role in keeping families and the economy functioning during the pandemic. Congress must ensure these essential workers share in the benefits of recovery.
For countries facing a demographic crisis, immigrants are the answer.
Beyond performing essential labor, we are humans — and, in a pandemic, that should be enough to deserve help.
The GOP front-runner’s calls for violence against his critics are no joke.
We need an audacious immigration proposal that puts people before politics, and that means a concrete, expedient pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers.
The Supreme Court’s decision on Arizona’s immigration laws addresses part of the issue. But let’s name the elephant in the room: Racism.
With this new immigration policy, Obama is galvanizing his reelection prospects and potentially boosting support for many Democratic congressional candidates in November.
Maryland is one of a handful of states helping young undocumented immigrants obtain a college education.
Alabama’s new anti-immigration law includes provisions that serve no purpose other than to intimidate undocumented immigrants and discourage them from getting an education.
The cynically named Secure Communities program threatens to make every cop in the country part of an immigration dragnet.
Women should be able to access victim services, regardless of their immigration status.