Virginia Immigrant People's Coalition Protests ICE Raids
On May 9th, over three dozen members, leaders, and supporters of the Virginia Immigrant People’s Coalition rallied at the construction site for the new Federal Courthouse in Richmond, VA, to protest a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at the site that resulted in the arrest of 33 workers suspected of being undocumented immigrants. […]
Highlander Supports El Foro Latino 2008
On March 7-8, 2008, Highlander staff members Mónica Hernández and Elandria Williams facilitated workshops at El Foro Latino and Foro Juvenil, the annual statewide immigrant leadership gatherings for adults and young people in North Carolina sponsored by El Pueblo. The two gatherings were held at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC, and […]
Immokalee Workers Launch National Petition Drive
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is launching a national petition campaign to end modern-day slavery and sweatshops in the fields! The petition calls on Burger King and other food industry leaders to work with the CIW to improve the wages and working conditions of the men and women who harvest their tomatoes, and support […]
AFL-CIO on the Exploitation of Immigrant Workers
Check out “Slaves, Sharecroppers, Now Immigrants,” a new post on the AFL-CIO Now Blog by Tula Cornel about the exploitation of immigrant workers.