Recently passed in the House of Representatives, the “Farmwork Modernization Act” is a re-brand of a bill introduced by the Trump administration. According to Edgar Franks, Political Director of Familias Unidas por la Justicia, this is an expansion of the H2A Act, a false illusion of a pathway to citizenship and a means to break […]
Immigration support tour comes to Wisconsin
Mark your calendar for April 16 and be at the Library Mall at 3:00 to support the National March to Victory, Relay Across America caravan, a 40-state tour organized in Wisconsin by Voces de la Frontera. Organizer Luis Velasquez and Ricardo talk about the demands for legalization for all 11 million undocumented people in the […]
Aviva Chomsky: Biden Central America plan is Continuation of 50 years ...
A longtime activist and student of Central America, Aviva Chomsky, professor of history and the Coordinator of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State University in Massachusetts, has written numerous books on Central America. Her latest article “Will Biden’s Central America plan slow migration — or speed it up?” details the details of […]
From Laotian jungle to U.S. city — a refugee child’s story...
Moving can be quite traumatic for a child — but imagine moving from the jungles of Laos to the U.S. in the 1970’s. That transition is what Dr. Pao Lor, Chair of Applied Leadership for Teaching & Learning at U.W. Green Bay, writes about in his recent book “Modern Jungles: A Hmong Refugee’s Childhood Story […]
Fighting PFAS contamination one state at a time
Pat Elder, founder of MilitaryPoisons.org, has been tracking PFAS chemical contamination for many years. According to Elder, “If you have an Air National Guard Base, you have problems”. These “forever” chemical contaminants were used for fire training exercises, where pits were dug into the ground, filled with jet fuel, lit on fire, and then trainees […]
Saleh: Biden must end support of the Saudi blockade of Yemen
One child in Yemen dies of hunger every 75 seconds, and UNICEF calls Yemen one of the most dangerous places for children. Iman Saleh is one of a number of people from the Yemeni Liberation Movement currently engaged in a hunger strike against U.S. support of a Saudi-led blockade of fuel, medicine, and food in […]
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