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Tag Archives: Immigration
An Immigrant In My Own Country
Reprinted with permission from the Summer #2 2020 issue of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The Prairie Progressive is funded entirely by reader subscription, available primarily in hard copy for $12/yr. Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa … Continue reading
Posted in Labor
Tagged immigrants, Immigration, Iowa labor, labor, Workers comensation
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American Employers Exploit Undocumented Workers For Profit
Contributed by Joel Wells American employers face almost no risk when hiring undocumented workers and pocket higher profits when they do. This affects the economy of every state in the nation, including Iowa. According to the Pew Research Center report … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged American labor force, farm labor, Immigration, undocumented workers, undocumented workers in Iowa
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Obama And Trump On Immigration
By Ralph Scharnau The history of immigration to the United States reveals a long and continuing pattern of fractious immigration debate, laced with myths, xenophobia, racism, sexism, and classism. Over the years, American Indians, women, Catholics, workers, and leftists among … Continue reading
Splitting Migrant Families, How Could This Happen?
Splitting Migrant Families, How Could This Happen? By David Shorr Ever since President Trump started splitting parents and children at our southern border, I’ve been thinking about the last time I was called for jury duty. Jurors were being picked … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Foreign Affairs, Immigration
Tagged Foreign Affairs, human rights, Immigration, refugees
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Veterans Condemn Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy
Veterans For Peace strongly condemns Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy, the imprisonment of children, and criminalization of undocumented immigrants. Our immigration laws and enforcement tactics have long been at a crisis point and we are now witnessing even more draconian … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Veterans
Tagged families belong together, Immigration, veterans, Veterans for Peace
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ICE Raid In Mount Pleasant
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged ICE raids Iowa, Immigration, Mount Pleasant ICE raid
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Fear, Paranoia, Immigration And Christian Values
I am saddened by so many aspects of the responses to the Paris attacks. My heart aches for the dead, and their grieving loved ones. All violence should be condemned. I worry for the Muslims in my personal circles. Orphaned … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged Immigration, Paris attacks, refugees
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Governing Undocumented Iowans
IOWA CITY–Johnson County announced acceptance of applications for a new Community ID program on Wednesday. The county seeks to become more welcoming, and to resolve a practical public safety issue problem—undocumented residents prefer to stay in the shadows. “Johnson County … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged Immigration, Rep. Steve King, Rod Sullivan
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Iowa Forms Sixth LULAC Council
(EDITOR’S NOTE: While some seek to disenfranchise U.S. citizens, others are registering voters. On Aug. 4, the League of Latin American Citizens of Iowa (LULAC) announced formation of its sixth council in Storm Lake in Buena Vista County. Iowa’s other … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged Buena Vista County, Immigration, Immigration in Iowa, Iowa's 4th District, LULAC Iowa
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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Why Do Republicans Begrudge Poor People Food?
Monday, Dr. Charles Goldman and I definitively answer once and for all the perplexing age-old question: “Why do Republicans hate food stamps?” Tuesday, we discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy one year later, and in other climate news, we look … Continue reading
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Tagged climate action events in Iowa, food stamps, Immigration
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