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Feminization of Immigration

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

April 16, 2009 - 4:36pm

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My mother used to say that children take you places you didn’t know you wanted to go. For me, it’s required classes. Who knew political policy could be so enthralling?


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Bobby Jindal: Taking Us Backwards

By Aziza Ahmed

March 11, 2009 - 8:00am

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When I think about the often traumatic health experiences we South Asian women have, I stop feeling the love for Jindal.

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In Wake of Massive Immigration Raids, Agriprocessors VP Arrested

By Emily Douglas

October 30, 2008 - 2:26pm

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Lynda Waddington reports that Sholom Rubashkin, former chief executive officer and vice president at Agriprocessors, was arrested on a criminal complaint that alleges he conspired in immigration-related offenses.

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Nativists Orgs Inaccurately Blast Immigrants for Strain on US Infrastructure

By Emily Douglas

July 15, 2008 - 1:31pm

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Long commute? Plenty of anti-immigrant organizations want you to blame strain on U.S. resources -- not to mention traffic -- on immigrants, but they're wrong.

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Roundup: PEPFAR Vote Looming, WaPo Reviews Colorado Personhood Amendment

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 14, 2008 - 11:01am

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Vote on US AIDS policy imminent, Awarding pro-choice crusader Dr. Henry Morgentaler the Order of Canada has put focus on abortion debate, Washington Post considers the Colorado 'personhood' amendment.

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Shattered and Strengthened: Postville Church Cares For Immigrant Families

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

June 13, 2008 - 7:00am

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In the four weeks since the May 12 federal immigration raids at Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa, St. Bridget's Church has been a refuge for the plant's undocumented workers.

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Workers Tell Stories of Sexual Abuse at Iowa Plant

By Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

June 3, 2008 - 7:00am

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More than two weeks have passed since the federal government launched an immigration raid -- the largest single-site raid in American history -- against Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa, and more stories of abuse continue to surface.

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Immigrant Workers Tell of Abuses at Iowa Plant

By Emily Douglas

May 23, 2008 - 10:32am

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Federal immigration officials raided a slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa, last week, and as advocates have interviewed immigrant workers at the processing plant, stories of quid pro quo sexual abuse have emerged.

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Woman Gives Birth, In Danger of Being Deported

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

May 19, 2008 - 6:54pm

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A woman gives birth at a hospital, falls into a coma and awakens to find that she's in danger of being deported - and she's in the United States legally.

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Can I Get A May Day for Immigrant Women's Health?

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

May 1, 2008 - 5:03pm

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May Day has become a day to publicly recognize and stand up for the rights of immigrants in the United States. But the reproductive health of immigrant women must be included in this message.


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