immigration – Page 70 – People's World

Poem: “Brown at the Brown Borders”

July 30, 2014 By Christopher D. Sims

"Brown at the borders are sons and daughters of parents who have escaped violence, wars, weapons, and endless tears..."

Dallas opts to take immigrant children

July 9, 2014

Up to 2,000 immigrant children will be cared for in Dallas under a plan announced by County Judge Clay Jenkins at the Texas Democratic Party Convention June 28.

Groups file suit demanding legal representation for child deportees

July 9, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Each year, the government initiates immigration court proceedings against thousands of children, some of whom have lived in the U.S. for years.

Republicans use child refugees to block immigration reform

July 2, 2014 By Emile Schepers

The arrival in South Texas alone of over 50,000 child refugees without immigration papers has been seized on by Republicans to block immigration reform.

Children fleeing violence and poverty

June 30, 2014 By Rossana Cambron

Displaced children as young as 13 are leaving their homes in Central America in greater numbers than ever before due to violence from wars involving the cartels, gang initiations and or extortion.