Ear to the Ground

After a Tragic Fire, Mexico’s President Feels the Heat

Dawn Paley / Truthdig Apr 7, 2023 Activists call the death of 40 migrants in Juarez a “state crime.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Immigration

Biden May Keep Asylum Out of Reach

Adam Isacson / WOLA Feb 28, 2023 How the Biden administration may keep asylum out of reach after Title 42. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Immigration

Clamping Down on Asylum-Seekers

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 22, 2023 New Biden rule denounced as 'Trump's Asylum Ban Under a Different Name.' Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigration

Racist Conspiracy Theories Take Over Congressional “Border Crisis” Hearings

Steven Monacelli / Texas Observer Feb 8, 2023 Right-Wing Reps promote racist conspiracy theories in 'Border Crisis' hearings. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

News

Young Voters Demand More From President Biden

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Feb 7, 2023 Ahead of the State of The Union, Youth Groups Say Lack of Bold Action Puts Biden Reelection at Risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

US

New Mexico Child Care Workers Get State Investment

Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th News Jan 27, 2023 Predominantly Latina child care workers in New Mexico get the state to Invest in their industry. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Labor

Migrant Workers Win Crucial Labor Protections

Tina Vásquez / Prism Report Jan 27, 2023 The Department of Homeland Security has issued guidance to protect immigrants from deportation and other forms of retaliation during labor disputes. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Immigration

Will California’s Gov. Newsom End Food Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants?

Mark Kreidler / Capital & Main Jan 24, 2023 Gov. Newsom Punts on Addressing Food Insecurity for Some of California’s Most Vulnerable Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

David Bacon / Capital & Main Dec 20, 2022 Some Indigenous immigrant farmworkers in California visit community clinics where they choose to access western or nontraditional medicine. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

News

Being a Farmworker Is a Health Risk

David Bacon / Capital & Main Dec 14, 2022 Field laborers have high rate of illness and injury—and less access to health care. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

World

Migrant Workers in Qatar Face Mass Wage Theft

Rejimon Kuttappan / Open Democracy Dec 9, 2022 The terminated employment and theft of wages and benefits that thousands of migrant workers in Qatar experienced as the virus spread constitute a tragedy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

The Dispossessed

John Washington and Anna-Catherine Brigida / Texas Observer Dec 8, 2022 The Biden administration has neither halted family separations nor compensated past victims of the practice. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )