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Migration & Immigration

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Illegal migration from Gaza by sea

by Rami Almeghari June 29, 2023September 27, 2023

"I swear that I am ready to migrate once, twice, and twenty times. Ask me why? That's mainly because I am never able to ensure a good living for my family and myself." 

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You're swamped? Join the club.

by Ko Bragg and Virginia Walcott September 17, 2021September 27, 2023
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The incalculable cost of cheap chicken—and the hidden industry that shoulders it

by Tina Vasquez July 20, 2021September 27, 2023
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The obvious solution to Houston's housing crisis: 'Just cease all evictions'

by Sam Russek December 21, 2020September 27, 2023
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'If I asked my family to get rid of a bumper sticker, they would tell me to quit my job.'

by Iliana Hagenah December 17, 2020September 27, 2023
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The Mutual Musicians Foundation is fighting the gentrification of Jazz in Kansas City

by Zeb Larson December 8, 2020September 27, 2023
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There Goes the Neighborhood: What really caused the decline of 18th & Vine

by Zeb Larson December 8, 2020September 27, 2023
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Doctor who performed hysterectomies on ICE detainees 'operated by a different set of rules' in rural Georgia

by Tina Vasquez, Prism October 19, 2020September 27, 2023
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ICE-detained asylum-seekers on hunger strike amid COVID-19 face solitary confinement

by Frances Madeson September 1, 2020September 27, 2023
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'I hate that thug music.' How 'progressive' music outlets fuel false arrests in the trap scene

by Nicholas Vila Byers August 10, 2020September 27, 2023
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As ICE travel bans target international students, communities resist through care

by Anastasia Kārkliņa July 17, 2020September 27, 2023
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Liberation is a Long Haul: Lessons from Juneteenth

by Jakeya Caruthers June 22, 2020September 27, 2023
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Rebellion on the Coast: Louisiana artists reenact Black armed resistance

by Frances Madeson April 14, 2020September 27, 2023
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'We don't want to die here.' Detained immigrants protest amid pandemic

by Carly Berlin April 6, 2020September 27, 2023
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Through the river: talking art, borders and identity with artist Camila Linaweaver

by Emma Speckman November 27, 2019September 27, 2023
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The myth and reincarnation of John Wilkes Booth

by Kelly Catalfamo October 30, 2019September 27, 2023
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Medical neglect, illegal detention, and retaliation in ICE's Deep South stronghold

by Carly Berlin September 23, 2019September 27, 2023
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The cruel tactic ICE is using to ramp up deportations

by Sammy Hanf August 19, 2019September 27, 2023
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None of Our Memories: Part 2

by Anna Badkhen August 12, 2019September 27, 2023
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None of Our Memories

by Anna Badkhen July 29, 2019September 27, 2023
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Banking on immigrants

by Felicia Arriaga May 27, 2019September 27, 2023
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In Photos: Everyday La Frontera

by Alonso Castillo March 25, 2019September 27, 2023
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Civility Is Not Solidarity: An Editorial Call to Action

by Zaina Alsous June 28, 2018September 27, 2023
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A prison by any other name

by J. Malcolm Garcia November 13, 2017September 27, 2023
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By the Numbers: Enforcing immigration in the Tar Heel state

by Felicia Arriaga September 12, 2017September 27, 2023
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Enough with the tacos: Let's talk about the systematic obliteration of Latinx foodways

by Sandra A. Gutierrez August 15, 2017September 27, 2023
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The massacre men

by David Forbes July 27, 2017September 27, 2023
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The South's immigration detention centers are already hellish, soon they could get even worse

by Camille Pendley July 5, 2017September 27, 2023
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Becoming a safe haven: Baltimore and the arrival of immigrant youth

by Elizabeth Doerr June 25, 2017September 27, 2023
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Southern boxes

by Malorie Marshall Reid June 11, 2017September 27, 2023

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