“Derechos para todos, como agua para todos, como…para todos”–and here I stopped Gustavo (last name withheld), because I didn’t know what that last word was.…
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“It’s great because the Pandora’s Box is open, and you can’t close it,” says 30-year-old Jerry (who requested that his last name be withheld). The…
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Since 2005, much of the mainstream media has been rife with coverage of what has been called “immigration reform”—a policy debate over what kind of…
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The recent wave of immigrant demonstrations throughout the country indicates a level of political engagement that seems to have caught many people by surprise. However,…
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National immigrant lobbying groups rejoiced earlier this month when members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reportedly reached a tentative agreement to include a guestworker program…
This 2004 survey report was cowritten by me and Sin Yen Ling at Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF). It documented the government’s…
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On January 10, hundreds of brown-skinned men and boys filled Room 310 of 26 Federal Plaza in New York City. The day marked the deadline…