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Immigrants, allies call for halt to deportations, path to citizenship

January 7, 2013 By Ben Markeson

A coalition of immigrant groups and community allies kicked off a 1,000-mile caravan to Washington, D.C here on Jan. 3, with a press conference at Orlando City Hall.

Unions to aim for labor law, immigration reform

January 3, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Reforming labor law to help balance the scales between workers and bosses in organizing and bargaining, will always be labor's number one legislative priority - until it passes.

People’s World media forum talks immigrant rights

December 6, 2012 By Tony Pecinovsky

"If we are going to advance the rights of all workers we must not let immigration be a wedge to pit worker against worker."

Latinos: integral to the winning electoral coalition

November 16, 2012 By Juan Lopez

Pouring out in record numbers for President Barack Obama, Latinos added a strong voice to the broad labor-led, rainbow coalition that clinched the president's re-election last week.

Today in labor history: Ellis Island closed

November 12, 2012 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1924 Ellis Island closed as immigration entry point. After 1924 the famous island in Jersey City instead served as a detention and deportation center until 1954. After World War 2 Germans soldiers...