Archive: Immigration
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WCP: The Oppositional Politics of Race and Class in the Brexit Debate
As debates over when and how Britain will actually leave the European Union go on, echoes of the 2016 campaign continue to ripple through British culture.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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Mayor Bowser Funds $2.5 Million for Immigration Legal Services in Proposed Budget
Last night Mayor Bowser announced that she will allocate $2.5 million for immigration legal services in her proposed budget for this year! "At the budget engagement forums last month, I was moved
Categories: Immigration and Labor Project, Our Staff, Student Leaders
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WCP: The Ghost Of Bisbee
[caption id="attachment_5320" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A film by writer and director Robert Greene.[/caption] Just over 100 years ago in the Arizona copper fields, 1200 striking miners were
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Beyond the Caravan: Why We Must Protect Workers Covered by TPS
Leading up to the U.S. midterm elections, Republicans warned voters about a caravan of migrants traveling north from Central America. In this weeks’ Working-Class Perspective, KI’s Juan L. Belman Guerrero calls our attention to another group of immigrants who have already planted roots in the United States: hundreds of thousands of immigrants covered by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) face the threat of removal from their homes and workplaces if their immigration status is not addressed, which would harm both them and the American economy.
Categories: Our Staff, Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Making America White Again: Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio
The aggressive tactics that Joe Arpaio used against immigrant workers as Maricopa County Sheriff were not only racist, they also reflect class bias. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Mary Romero explains how Trump’s pardon of Arpaio normalizes xenophobia in law enforcement and leaves undocumented workers vulnerable to abuse.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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Shared Values: A Report on AFL-CIO and Catholic Conference Activity in the State Legislatures
The labor movement in the United States shares many values with the Catholic Church, with each supporting living wages for workers, the right to join and form unions, and the defense of our immigrant
Categories: Just Employment Policy, Publications, Reports
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WCP: #SaveTPS: A Working-Class Struggle
Congress must act by the end of this week to save DACA, but they also face a deadline on another program that has helped immigrants from countries struggling with war, disasters, and environmental emergencies – Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, KI’s Jessica F. Chilin-Hernández explains why TPS matters for workers and for her own family.
Categories: Our Staff, Visiting Scholars
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Kalmanovitz Initiative to Help Build New Generation of Women’s Labor Leadership
Georgetown’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor will identify, nurture, train and convene a new generation of diverse, female labor leaders in a collaborative effort with Rutgers
Category: Our Staff
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WCP: Solidarity, Not Division: Understanding London’s East End
There is a troubling stereotype that has gained hold on either side of the Atlantic that portrays working-class people as racist and resentful. Many commentators have incorrectly attributed the woes
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Master of None Lacks Class
Aziz Anzari's Master of None gets a lot of things right. Its attention to racism, sexism, diversity, and the immigrant-family experience make the hilarious new Netflix series feel like a breath of f
Category: Visiting Scholars