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Category Archives: Refugees
The Erosion of US Asylum Protections
It’s been a bad year for international “rule of law.” The escalating war in Ukraine and the wretched failure of the United Nations (UN) to respond to the horror in Gaza deserve the attention they have received, but other international … Continue reading
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Posted in Immigrants, Immigration, Latin America, Refugees, Section
Tagged allies, asylum processing, experts, political asylum, refugees, US immigration policy
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Ukrainian Refugees and National(ist) Politics in Eastern Europe
In an article in our last issue (November-December Public i), I used the case of Hungary—its positive reception of Ukrainian refugees, alongside its negative role in hindering EU political and material support of Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression—to … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, Immigrants, International, International, Poland, Politics, Refugees, Section, Ukraine
Tagged Eastern Europe, Immigrants, migrant politics, refugees, Ukraine War, Ukrainian refugees
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Ukraine, Hungarian Refugee Politics, and the Future of Migrants in the EU
The February 24, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine unleashed, in addition to death, destruction, and hardship on the Ukrainian people as a whole, a wave of refugees not seen in Europe since World War II. Over six million Ukrainians were … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, International, International, Politics, Refugees, Section, Ukraine
Tagged Hungary, migrant politics, migration, Ukraine War, Ukrainian refugees
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Progressive Dilemmas on Ukraine
The Left has tangled itself in knots over how to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Early statements, such as by CodePink and Black Alliance for Peace, while putatively opposing war, laid emphasis on US and Western responsibility, NATO’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Politics, Refugees, Ukraine, War
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The Border We Build Every Day: Guatemala in Champaign-Urbana
The border mechanisms that capture headlines—the roundups, the cages, and the deportations—deserve attention, but this human sorting isn’t confined to the moment or space of the frontier crossing. It is part of the food we buy, the clothes we wear, … Continue reading
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Posted in Foreign Policy, Immigrants, Immigration, Indigenous, Refugees, Violence
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Counting the Costs of War
“The refugee crisis” is a big and scary concept, but to many of us it is just that, conceptual. However, a September 2020 study has found that between 37 and 59 million people from 12 different countries have been displaced … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, military, Refugees, War, World-wide death and suffering
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Opposition to the Proposed ICE Dwight Detention Center Continues.
Efforts to halt the construction of a 1200-bed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dwight, Illinois continue at both the state and local level. The proposed facility would be built and operated by the Virginia-based, for-profit prison company … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Human Rights, incarceration, Refugees
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It’s Not an Immigration Crisis, It’s a Global Labor Tragedy
An underclass of “undocumented” workers in the U.S., sweatshops in Asia, child miners in Africa, contract ironworkers in Dubai … we live in a world of globalized labor exploitation. This doesn’t just mean a world where workers in many countries … Continue reading
For a World Without Borders
Speech by Tariq Khan at the UIUC Ayuda Rally at Anniversary Plaza, November 29, 2018. UIUC Ayuda was a student group/campaign to raise awareness about and material support for the Central American caravans made up of people seeking asylum. I … Continue reading
Posted in Alt-Right, bigotry, Immigration, Indigenous, Land, Refugees, University of Illinois
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After Four Months in Detention, 8 Year-Old Girl Reunited With Family in C-U
This eight-year-old girl (on the right in the photo) traveled 4,000 miles and spent four months in detention to get a hug from her mother. They were reunited last week at Willard Airport in Champaign. The news reports about children … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Refugees
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Des-Ordenes Presidenciales
Comenzamos con lo que en gran medida ha estado ausente en los llamados por los derechos de los inmigrantes: estamos asentados en tierras ocupadas como resultado de políticas de remoción y / o genocidio de los pueblos Nativo Americanos. En … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Refugees
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Executive Dis-order?
We begin with what has largely been absent in the calls for immigrant rights: we sit on occupied land as a result of removal policies and/or genocide of Native Americans. In a dramatic surge that sent shockwaves through immigrant communities … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Refugees
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“Anti-Refugeeism without Refugees” in Eastern Europe
Analysts of post-World War II, post-Holocaust Eastern Europe coined the term “Anti-Semitism without Jews” to characterize the uncanny persistence of prejudice in countries mostly cleansed of any actual Jewish presence. The category of “Jew” took on a symbolic character, incorporating … Continue reading
Posted in International, Politics, Refugees
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Activists Among Us: Claire Szoke
By Julie Laut Claire Szoke is an activist among us who has worked tirelessly on behalf of social justice issues for over forty years. She is currently the co-chair of Central Illinois Jobs With Justice, part-time director at the Channing-Murray … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, International, Refugees, Women
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The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Problem of Categories
The Syrian refugee crisis is ultimately a problem about categories, not numbers. Yes, the numbers are overwhelming. But, unfortunately, after years of tragic stories about the 11 million displaced by the Syrian war, international sympathy is waning even as the … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Refugees, Syria
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