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Undocumented builders face unchecked exploitation amid Trump raids: ‘It’s more work, less pay’
by Michael Sainato 9/7/25 The Guardian
As the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on immigration, undocumented workers in the construction industry claim raids and arrests have emboldened some contractors to cut pay and increase hours. Rogelio, a tile setter, works for various contractors in the the Tucson, Arizona, region. He is undocumented, and did not provide his full name.
Who are the people doing the searching, who are people helping in Texas? We are! The hated ones.
Mexico Answers The Call As Texas Struggles To Save Lives After A Devastating Flood
Mr. Abrego's Account of Torture at CECOT in El Salvador
by Allison Gill 2/7/25 BREAKDOWN
While Mr. Abrego sits in jail in Tennessee pending a hearing over his disposition in a bogus criminal case brought by a politicized Department of Justice, his lawyers have filed a new complaint amending the original one that sought his return to the United States after the government admitted they had sent him to El Salvador in error.
How Immigration Boosts the Economy
NPR This American Life 5 parts 2019
Republicans make wild claims about the dangers of immigration. Here’s the truth
by Robert Reich 12/1/24 The Guardian
Trumpist Republicans are using the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border of the US, as well as a surge of migrants seeking legal asylum, to threaten a government shutdown and no added funds for Ukraine.
Trump's DOJ Wants To Strip Citizenship From More Americans
A staggering Justice Department memo reveals that the Trump administration intends to ramp up denaturalizations — and broaden the criteria that’s used to determine if a naturalized citizen’s citizenship could be stripped away.
Who helps in a roadside emergency?
NPR Autumn Barnes, Ryan Katz 10/07/24
His car stalled and he was filled with dread. Then help came from all around
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find
The murder of Laken Riley took center stage during Thursday night's State of the Union address. Riley was a 22-year-old student who was killed last month at the University of Georgia. The suspect in her murder is a Venezuelan migrant whom officials say was illegally in the U.S.
Caribbean Matters: Racist ICE raids target Dominicans in Puerto Rico
by Denise Oliver Velez 21/6/25 DAILY KOS
Many people who are not Puerto Rican or not familiar with the island’s demographics may not be aware that the largest foreign born, or ancestored group on the island, are Dominicans. Minority Rights Group has an excellent overview of their history and current status, including key factors that come into play in the recent upswing of targeting Dominicans on the island for deportation:
Dominicans in Puerto Rico
Approximately 100,000 Dominicans now live in Puerto Rico, of whom about 30,000 are thought to be undocumented illegal immigrants. Some Dominicans are en route to the USA, using Puerto Rico as a take off point, but most remain, forming a distinct enclave minority on the island.
ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses
Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.
Shrinking Populations, Shifting Economies
by Nigel R. Balrstow 22/5/25 Psychology Today
By the early 2030s, many advanced economies will begin experiencing absolute population declines, not just aging. Japan, South Korea, Italy, Germany, and China are already at or near this tipping point (United Nations, 2022). Japan has lost nearly 3 million people since its population peaked in 2008. South Korea’s fertility rate dropped to an unprecedented 0.72 in 2023, far below the replacement level of 2.1 (Statistics Korea, 2024). China saw its population fall in 2022 for the first time in over 60 years (National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2023).
People detained in LA Ice raids held in deplorable conditions, say lawmakers
by Maanvi Singh and Raima Amjad 17/6/25 The Guardian
California lawmakers who toured a detention facility where people arrested in sweeping immigration raids at workplaces across the Los Angeles area are being held, have reported deteriorating conditions, including a lack of access to clean clothes and towels.
The Martha's Vineyard migrant flight has echoes of a dark past: Reverse Freedom Rides
by Gabrielle Emanuel 20/9/22 npr
In the summer of 1962, after three days on a Greyhound bus, Lela Mae Williams was just an hour from her destination—Hyannis, Mass. She went to the front of the bus and asked the bus driver to pull over. She needed to change into her finest clothes. She had been promised the Kennedy family would be waiting for her.
