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US politics
fromBon Appetit
20 hours ago

As ICE Enforcement Escalates Nationwide, Sean Sherman and Chefs Push Back

ICE enforcement in Minnesota is disrupting the food supply, decimating businesses, and terrorizing immigrant communities, prompting demands to withdraw federal agents and ban racial profiling.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I followed the law to become a US citizen. That didn't protect me from hate for a 'No ICE' sign.

A Portland small-business owner posted a 'No ICE' sign to protect immigrant staff and patrons, drawing both backlash and supportive community response.
Artificial intelligence
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Declan Lynch: US magazine scales new heights of stupidity in naming 'architects of AI' as person of the year

Time replaced immigrant ironworkers in the iconic 'Lunch Atop a Skyscraper' image with billionaire tech leaders, provoking criticism for erasing working-class history.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
6 months ago

The driver always loses out': This is how immigrants who work for apps survive

Elias, a Cuban immigrant, drives for Lyft, earning uncertain wages while facing the threat of arrest by immigration officials without legal status or protections.
US politics
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fromStreetsblog
6 months ago
NYC politics

Lower East Side Panel Joins Growing Chorus Against Tisch's E-Bike Criminalization - Streetsblog New York City

NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
8 months ago

NYPD's Push To Criminalize Cycling Spells Trouble For Immigrant Workers - Streetsblog New York City

NYPD's new cycling policy threatens immigrant delivery workers with criminal charges for minor traffic violations.
fromStreetsblog
6 months ago
NYC politics

Lower East Side Panel Joins Growing Chorus Against Tisch's E-Bike Criminalization - Streetsblog New York City

NYC politics
fromnyc.streetsblog.org
8 months ago

Council Outrage Over NYPD Bike Criminalization Grows, But Speaker Adams Is In No Rush - Streetsblog New York City

The NYPD's new cycling policy has sparked backlash among progressives who argue it disproportionately affects immigrant workers.
NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
8 months ago

NYPD's Push To Criminalize Cycling Spells Trouble For Immigrant Workers - Streetsblog New York City

NYPD's new cycling policy threatens immigrant delivery workers with criminal charges for minor traffic violations.
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NYC parents
fromPrism
7 months ago

For New York canners, a dime could make all the difference

Canners like Josefa Marín play a critical role in recycling yet face economic challenges that affect their livelihoods.
European startups
fromComputerworld
7 months ago

How US employers can protect immigrant tech workers

Deportation threats to immigrant workers necessitate employer support and legal protections for H-1B visa holders in the tech industry.
fromLos Angeles Times
7 months ago

At a troubled fashion company, workers found community. Then ICE came

Saraí Ortiz reflected on the stark reality of her father's arrest, noting, 'You know this is a possibility all your life, but then when it happens, it plays out differently than what you think.'
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Exploitative' contracts and hazardous conditions: life for some of the immigrants cleaning up wildfire-stricken LA

In Los Angeles, it's often immigrant workers who clean up and rebuild communities after climate disasters such as fires, floods, and hurricanes.
Los Angeles
fromTruthout
9 months ago

Buffalo Is a Union Town - But for Hotel Workers, Union-Busting Runs Rampant

"They're mistreating the workers, especially the immigrants. They should respect the workers that are making the hotel look clean."
NYC politics
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