Advocates say the new approach could help transform the country’s immigration system.
Immigration
Posted inLaw and Justice
To Build Back Better, Biden Needs to Promptly Staff the Department of Justice
Numerous positions are vacant, threatening progress in a host of areas.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Washington State to Shutter Private Detention Center
Years of unrest at a Tacoma detention facility finally forced state and local officials to take action.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Still Stuck—and Endangered—on the Border
Reversing one Trump policy, Biden has allowed many asylum seekers to enter the United States. By not reversing another, however, many thousands are still being expelled.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Administration ICE Contracts Encourage Forced Labor
A contract signed in April with the detention facility in Port Isabel, Texas, continues $1-a-day wages for those detained.
Posted inWorking in America
Is the Abandonment of Guest Worker COVID Protections a Taste of Things to Come?
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act would likely lead to enormous increases in the number of workers brought to the U.S. by growers.
Posted inThe Alt-Labor Chronicles: America’s Worker Centers
Worker Centers: Where Causes Cohere, and Forge Power
At the crossroads of diverse social movements and worker representation, many centers have become models of intersectionality.
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: The Refugee Cap Debate Shows the Left’s Role in the Biden Coalition
Also, rolling back the corporate tax increase.
Posted inThe Alt-Labor Chronicles: America’s Worker Centers
How the Powerless Win Power
Immigrant workers—particularly the undocumented—are denied basic rights, but through worker centers, they’ve aggregated their strength and bettered their lives.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Why Biden Should Increase the Refugee Resettlement Cap
After Trump’s nativism, Biden has the chance to reclaim U.S. leadership.
