Tag: refugees
The plight of refugees and migrant workers under COVID
Under the shadow of COVID-19 those living on the margins of society have been further isolated.
From Syria to U.S.-Mexico border, refugees worldwide face hunger & deprivation...
After weeks of warnings, COVID-19 cases are emerging in refugee camps, where social distancing is often impossible and healthcare extremely limited.
The story behind the world’s first private refugee sponsorship program
“There are seven countries right now designing programs based on what they’ve learned about ours.”
Right-wing politicians fear “invasion” of Europe & US by migrants and...
Governments like the U.S. are not changing harmful foreign policies that are driving conflict and persecution.
Migrants will pay the price of Mexico’s tariff deal with Trump
More migrants, less money, extreme violence and a recalcitrant, unpredictable northern neighbor – these are the ingredients of a refugee crisis, not a diplomatic victory.
Data defies Trump’s claims that refugees and asylees burden taxpayers
What is the economic impact of refugees in the near and long term (transition time between needing assistance and adding to the economy)?
Libya’s incoming strongman Haftar will send the oil out to Europe...
The West and the Gulf Arabs have condemned Libya to the strongman.
US and Hungary only two nations to vote no on helping...
"While the vote does not represent a formal withdrawal from the Compact, it does send a signal that the wealthiest country the world intends to abdicate global leadership in working towards the Compact's objectives."
Federal judge blocks Trump’s ‘asylum ban,’ saying President can’t rewrite immigration...
A federal judge in California has temporarily halted Trump’s asylum ban, which attempted to deny asylum to anyone entering the country from outside of a legal port of entry.
Scare-mongering is the only thing Trump and Republicans have got
The solution to the refugee crisis is generous aid to struggling Central American countries, not a Pentagon mobilization.
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States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.