Kamala Harris tells migrants, “Do not come”
Pedro Ríos | Issue: June July 2021
One wonders what difference there is between Biden’s policies on immigration and Trump’s extremely restrictive, racist and punitive policies.
June July 2021
Volume 48, Number 3
Cover Story
Voter suppression and Latinos
From the Editors | Issue: June July 2021
Although more people than ever before voted in the recent presidential elections, the struggle for democracy and fairness is far from over.
Central America: Climate Change Refugees
Luz Melissa Cortes | Issue: June July 2021
Global warming is affecting human life worldwide. Climate change has affected migration and created climate refugees.
Zooming to the border for human rights report
| Issue: June July 2021
This report aims to highlight the voices of 27 grassroots activists, lawyers, social workers, and volunteers who live and work in the region.
Between upheavals and hope: Migrants test Chile’s ethical scaffolding
Maxine Lowy | Issue: June July 2021
The Piñera government has become one of the continent’s harshest in its approach to immigration issues.
E-Verify attacks all workers
Antonio Margarito Diaz | Issue: June July 2021
Native-born persons and immigrants will suffer racism, humiliation, and job discrimination as a direct result of E-Verify.
Celebrating Joseph Edwards’ life – April 9, 1968 to April 28, 2021
Gloria Meneses-Sandoval | Issue: June July 2021
The issue of homelessness is a part of the landscape in so many communities. The government has to do more to help people who are living on the streets.
During a pandemic housing is a matter of life and death
| Issue: June July 2021
Tenants in rent-controlled units have been under attack long before COVID-19. The struggle for housing is a struggle for survival and basic needs.
We can stop the rise of a police state!
Originally published from the Editors, People’s Tribune | Issue: June July 2021
The people have the power to demand that this country’s resources be used to construct a new society that cares for its people, instead of for repression.
In praise of long lines
Elena Herrada | Issue: June July 2021
Revolution and redemption can be fomented in the long lines of the state. It’s a sweet life in Detroitistan if you know where to look.
Children’s Day
From the editors | Issue: June July 2021
June 13 is Children’s Day in the United States. This day is about recognizing the importance of children in society and promoting their wellbeing.
Remembering Albert “Beto” Medrano Rojas
Maria Estrada | Issue: June July 2021
Al was a lifelong activist and international community leader who fought for labor rights, the poor, indigenous rights and the plight of migrants.
Migrant children in Fort Bliss
Joshua Rubin with Witness at the Border Facebook Post | Issue: June July 2021
We are hiding children in the desert again. In tents, on the grounds of a fort that once established dominance over the local indigenous peoples.
Make Juneteenth your Liberation Day
Magdaleno Leno Rose-Avila | Issue: June July 2021
Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, or Juneteenth Independence Day, is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
The Death Walk
Vincent Rangel | Issue: June July 2021
We should understand, most migrant families come for a better life and a better way of raising their kids.