Category Immigrant rights

AFL-CIO opposes guest workers

The nation’s largest labor organization today criticized plans to expand guest worker programs for immigrants seeking to come to the United States, parting company with longtime Senate Democratic allies who pushed successfully to include them in broad-based immigration legislation. “Guest…

Prog blogs and the movement(s)

Daniel Rivera-Franqui emails It’s no wonder why the “progressive” blogs are silent on both the antiwar and immmigration marches: Maybe they rely on the mainstream media! U.S. media black out immigrant protests Oddly, mainstream media is giving the immigration rights…

L.A. Times says 40,000 walked out

Nearly 40,000 students from across Southern California staged walkouts to protest proposed immigration legislation Monday, blocking traffic on four freeways and leaving educators concerned about how much longer the issue will disrupt schools. Nativo Lopez of MAPA said on KPFK…

Oh, the students booed the mayor

At the student walkout today, thousands walked to City Hall. L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came out to speak to them. He uttered a fewԚ  bland words of support then said “when your parents protested, they went back to school after…