What’s behind our terrible immigration policy?
The large-scale direction of immigration policy is dictated much more by economic conditions and the necessities of the ruling class for cheap manual labor than by what’s democratic, logical or humane.
The large-scale direction of immigration policy is dictated much more by economic conditions and the necessities of the ruling class for cheap manual labor than by what’s democratic, logical or humane.
by Tim W. ShenkCommittee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Based on a talk given to leaders of the New York State Poor People’s Campaign, February 24, 2021. While the pandemic […]
by Tim W. ShenkCommittee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) I am sitting under Tia Tere’s Christmas tree,her first apartment in this, our new world:my sisters by my side,I wear a […]
by Tim W. Shenk CUSLAR Coordinator CUSLAR was founded in 1965 by Cornell University students and clergy seeking justice after the unjust U.S. military invasion of the Dominican Republic. […]
Por Tim Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Presentación en el foro virtual, “Oye Mi Gente: Foro Público de la Comunidad Latina de la Campaña de la Gente […]
by Tim W. Shenk, CUSLAR Coordinator What does it mean to honor the legacy of organized workers around the world in a time of pandemic and automation? When I lived […]
by Tim W. Shenk, CUSLAR Coordinator Easter is Resurrection, the triumph of the poor living under empire, the final victory of life over death. Today as we face multiple crises, […]
By Kimberly St Fleur “Mommy! Mommy! I see my dad!” Those were some of the words I heard while in El Paso, Texas volunteering at the seventh edition of the […]
By Tim W. Shenk Coordinator, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Excerpted from the opening article of the issue, Making Sanctuary: Claiming and Defending our Human Rights. Access the full […]
Reflections prepared for a presentation at the forum titled, “Everybody’s Got a Right to Live,” hosted by the New York State Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral […]