State Department warned ending TPS for immigrants harmful

July 29th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to documents released on Wednesday, July 25, the Trump administration's decision to end temporary protection for immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua could worsen efforts to combat drug trade and gang violence, the U.S. State Department warned last October. The senior Democrat on the...

Trump’s ‘shithole’ remarks and America’s history of immigration

January 19th, 20180 By Amer Zahr It's quite popular these days to declare that Donald Trump's racist views on immigration are "un-American." He only wants White people coming here. "Why can't we have more people from Norway?" He wants to get rid of Latinos and Black people. "Do we really need more Haitians?" He devalues, denigrates and...

Trump administration bars Haitians from U.S. visas for low-skilled work

January 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Haitians will no longer be eligible for U.S. visas given to low-skilled workers, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, bringing an end to a small-scale effort to employ Haitians in the United States after a catastrophic 2010 earthquake. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the change less than...