Stories tagged "immigrants"

A focus on meritocracy and individualism camouflages actual structural inequalities in American society that also work against undocumented students.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday against three Latino voters who wanted to change the way council members are elected in Farmers Branch, a Dallas suburb that has been trying to oust illegal immigrants from the city.

This just came in regarding illegal immigrants and the meatpacking plant. No mention about the working conditions for these immigrants, but after having read Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, I can just imagine the filth and abuse these people suffer ev

Thanks to the immigration issue, many Latinos think of Democrats as the good guys and Republicans as the bad guys. It's an attitude that spells trouble for John McCain.

Australia may reduce its quota of immigrant workers if the global financial crisis raises unemployment, a minister says.

With less work to go around, the lives of day laborers have become a test of wits, patience and hope.

While the study suggests many girls have exceptional talent in math, they are rarely identified in the U.S., because culture discourages girls and boys from excelling.

A study found that girls who are nonwhite, from immigrant backgrounds or live in urban areas are less likely to be physically active than boys, unlike children in suburban areas.

Federal agents detained more than 300 suspected illegal immigrants Tuesday in a raid at a chicken processing plant that has been under investigation for months.

The number of immigrants coming to the United States slowed substantially in 2007, with the nation's foreign-born population growing by only 511,000, compared with about a million a year since 2000, according to Census figures released today. In 14 states