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fromOpen Culture
10 hours ago

Albert Einstein Gives a Speech Praising Immigrants' Contributions to America (1939)

There have been many times in American history when celebrations of the country's multi-ethnic, ever-changing demography served as powerful counterweights to narrow, exclusionary, nationalisms. In 1855, for example, the publication of Brooklyn native Walt Whitman's offered a "passionate embrace of equality," writes Song of Myself Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, "the soul of democracy."
World politics
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
11 hours ago

Letters: Put fire safety focus on neighborhoods, not backcountry

Wildfire protection should prioritize neighborhoods, homes, and people through defensible space, ember-resistant materials, and community mitigation rather than distant forest thinning.
#far-right
fromwww.esquire.com
13 hours ago

Pennsylvania Farmers Can't Find Labor. Now, Why Is That?

In Tioga County, where President Donald Trump won 75 percent of the vote in 2024, farmers are losing patience with the White House's promise of a quick solution for farm workers do. Their urgent need is highlighted by stories like those of a multigenerational dairy farm that sold off all its dairy cows because the owner could not find workers and another where a farmer's job listings have received no responses.
Agriculture
#ice
World news
fromPrx
13 hours ago

The World

More than 100,000 attended an anti-immigrant rally in London with Elon Musk speaking; Syria held parliamentary elections after Assad's ouster; a global overfishing agreement began; Hawaiian king tour recalled.
fromwww.theguardian.com
16 hours ago

Record numbers of Americans have applied for UK citizenship because of London's values, says Khan

In an opening salvo ahead of the US president's state visit, Sadiq Khan said he wanted to challenge the idea that London was in turmoil and said that more Americans than ever were seeking to make it their home. He said liberal Americans identified with London because of the city's fundamental values, like adhering to the rule of law, being proud of our diversity and championing the rights of minority communities.
London
fromwww.bbc.com
18 hours ago

Musk's language was abhorrent, says home secretary

Whether you're a hostile state or a hostile billionaire no one gets to mess with British democracy.
UK politics
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Conor McGregor pulls out of Ireland's presidential race

Conor McGregor withdrew from Ireland's presidential race, blaming restrictive nomination rules for preventing a genuine democratic contest.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

South Korea probes rights violations in US factory raid DW 09/15/2025

South Korea will investigate possible human-rights violations after ICE detained over 300 Korean nationals at a Hyundai factory in Georgia.
US politics
fromFortune
1 day ago

After his ICE agents arrested hundreds of South Korean workers, Trump says he doesn't want to 'frighten off' foreign investment in the U.S. | Fortune

Foreign workers sent to the United States are welcome and should not be frightened off to avoid discouraging investment.
Social justice
fromMission Local
1 day ago

How can you mobilize for immigrant rights in S.F.? A resource guide.

A San Francisco resource guide lists legal aid, volunteer opportunities, trainings, and a 24-hour Rapid Response Network hotline for immigrants facing ICE activity and detainment.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Robinson tapping into disquiet in the country, says minister

Tommy Robinson tapped into public disquiet, sparking a large 'Unite the Kingdom' rally, counter-protests, violence, arrests, and ministerial warnings about societal division and immigration.
Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Far-right AfD forecast to make gains as North Rhine-Westphalia goes to polls

AfD is poised to significantly increase local representation in North Rhine-Westphalia, challenging mainstream parties and testing Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

What do the immigration figures for the UK really show?

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that net migration has mainly hovered between 200,000 and 300,000 people a year since 2011. However, since Brexit came into effect on New Year's Eve 2020, there has been a large increase in the number of immigrants. Commentators and critics have called this the Boriswave, as it occurred following the new post-Brexit immigration system introduced by Boris Johnson.
UK politics
#ice-detention
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 days ago

Migrants to be kicked out of the UK on deportation flights 'imminently' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Deportation flights to return migrants to France under a UK-France one-in-one-out treaty will begin imminently, with detention, visa suspensions and military accommodation considered.
#temporary-protected-status
fromSun Sentinel
1 week ago
US politics

Questions grow about Florida labor supply as Trump chips away at immigrant protection programs

fromSun Sentinel
1 week ago
US politics

Questions grow about Florida labor supply as Trump chips away at immigrant protection programs

fromTruthout
3 days ago

Report: Trump Administration Seeking to "Decimate" Asylum Seekers' Rights at UN

The Trump administration is seeking sweeping changes to the rights of asylum seekers that experts say would "decimate" the global refugee system established after World War II, a new report finds. Reuters, citing internal documents from the State Department and an agency spokesperson, finds the administration is proposing a framework in which asylum seekers would be forced to apply for protection in the first country they enter, not a country of their choosing.
US politics
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 days ago

The Compatriots Actors Discuss Their Timely New Film About an Undocumented Gay Man - San Francisco Bay Times

The Compatriots, out September 16 on VOD, is an affable comedy about a serious subject. Closeted high school student Javi (Rafael Silva) is feeling good after pitching a no-hitter, but when he kisses his teammate, Hunter (Denis Shepherd), at the afterparty, things get awkward between these best friends. Five years later, the guys reconnect when Javi has another uncomfortable issue-ICE has raided his workplace and Javi is hiding because he is undocumented.
Film
US politics
fromTruthout
3 days ago

State Department Warns "Foreigners" Not to Mock Kirk's Killing

U.S. officials urged reporting foreigners who praised Charlie Kirk's killing on social media, while GOP figures framed the murder to target immigrants and limit speech.
fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

Morning Docket: 09.12.25 - Above the Law

* "Firms that aren't willing or able to compete with the highest-paying players are instead competing on flexibility." Which is, frankly, the right business strategy. [ Law.com] * A lawyer for the Korean workers rounded up by ICE - throwing the whole U.S.-South Korean economic alliance in turmoil - says they all had legal visas at the time. Because of course that's how this turns out. [ AP]
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Trump Admits 'I Couldn't Care Less' on Fixing This Country

Donald Trump said he "couldn't care less" about fixing the country, blamed radicals on both left and right, and attacked left-wing policies and immigration.
#digital-id
US politics
fromSFGATE
4 days ago

'Systemic attack': Trump firing spree hits San Francisco immigration court

Federal officials fired Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Loi McCleskey, one of several immigration judges dismissed, amid concerns about high asylum grant rates and court delays.
Social justice
fromThe Oaklandside
4 days ago

Culture Makers: Celebrating Oakland immigrants and working on the frontlines

Immigrants enrich Oakland through cultural diversity, small businesses, and community-led legal, health, and arts resources showcased at a local Culture Makers event.
#unaccompanied-minors
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

The Reason the Trump Administration Is So Obsessed With Deporting This One Man

The Supreme Court ruling permits racial profiling of Latino residents by federal immigration enforcement, expanding the Trump administration's mass deportation and city-level militarization efforts.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Licence cancellations of migrant work visas double

Licence revocations for employers sponsoring migrant workers doubled to 1,948 due to exploitation, underpayment and visa abuse, especially in care, hospitality, retail and construction.
#deportation
fromFortune
5 days ago
US politics

Trump says he wants a 'baby boom,' but the CBO sees deaths surpassing births in 2031 and a 320,000 hole in the population from deportations | Fortune

fromFortune
5 days ago
US politics

Trump says he wants a 'baby boom,' but the CBO sees deaths surpassing births in 2031 and a 320,000 hole in the population from deportations | Fortune

#supreme-court
LGBT
fromMission Local
5 days ago

Amid immigration crackdown, Chinatown artists say it's time to flex, not hide

Immigrant artists use contemporary art, protest, and solidarity to confront alienation, visa insecurity, code-switching, and to reframe American identity.
fromKqed
5 days ago

Oakland Latino Merchants Learn Rights as ICE Targets Worksites | KQED

For months, Ledy Ordoñez worried about what she would do if immigration officers arrived at her store in the heart of Oakland 's premier Latino neighborhood. As immigration authorities increasingly target worksites for arrests, hundreds of managers and business owners like Ordoñez have flocked to "Know Your Rights" training events in the Bay Area specifically tailored to the workplace, according to legal aid groups and worker advocates.
US politics
#xenophobia
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago
UK politics

Why this moment of rightwing racism feels so different and how we can resist it

Rising anti-immigrant and xenophobic sentiment in the UK is fueling racism and targeted violence, amplified by rightwing actors and online hate.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
UK politics

Forget Orwell's Two Minute Hate' the immigration debate shows real loathing | John Crace

Public discourse has shifted rapidly to justify widespread, mainstreamed hostility toward immigrants, normalizing dehumanizing language and encouragement of violence.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Plane to purgatory: how Trump's deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo

The Trump administration repeatedly shuttled thousands of immigrants on domestic charter flights, moving many multiple times and disrupting access to counsel and due-process rights.
US politics
fromABA Journal
1 week ago

Wanted: Temporary immigration judges, no experience necessary

The Department of Justice will allow any attorney, including DOD lawyers, to serve as temporary immigration judges to address a roughly 4.1 million-case backlog.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
6 days ago

Berkeley police's surveillance camera system faces mounting opposition

Berkeley seeks to purchase 16 additional Flock Safety surveillance cameras at intersections, prompting privacy and immigration concerns over potential data-sharing with federal agencies.
US politics
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
6 days ago

Geriatric resistance': Berkeley seniors are on front lines fighting for immigrants' rights

Berkeley residents increase advocacy, protests, and sanctuary measures to support immigrants amid intensified federal immigration enforcement and reduced access to services.
Relationships
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Miss Manners: I backed out of their birthday trip. Do I still have to pay?

Honor social and financial commitments by covering agreed costs when canceling, and avoid repeatedly questioning someone's origin since it can feel insensitive.
fromColossal
1 week ago

'No One Knows All It Takes' Invites Community Healing at the Haggerty Museum of Art

A core component of the Colossal-curated exhibition, No One Knows All It Takes, is community participation. Each of the artists- Bryana Bibbs, Raoul Deal, Maria Gaspar, and Swoon ( previously)-is deeply engaged with the people they portray and collaborate with, a commitment that inspires nuanced, insightful projects and a truly communal process. As part of the exhibition at the Haggerty Museum of Art, we've considered how to reflect this mode of working through programming and a participatory project.
Arts
fromTruthout
1 week ago

DOJ Board Says Millions of Immigrants Can Be Jailed During Removal Proceedings

[a]liens who are present in the United States without admission .... must be detained for the duration of their removal proceedings.
US politics
fromAnOther
1 week ago

Invasive Species: Maia Novi's Cult Play About a Mental Breakdown

Her instructors had warned her that if she wanted a real shot at making it as an actress in the US, she'd have to "fix" her accent. Paltrow's voice - crisp, polished, "full of money," as Gatsby says of Daisy's - became the model. "My teachers were like, Gwyneth Paltrow will be your way in," Novi recalls. When she came across the Goop tutorial, something clicked.
Humor
#journalism-funding
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago
UK politics

New home secretary threatens to suspend visas if countries do not take back migrants

UK proposes suspending visas for countries refusing to take back migrants; independent journalism seeks donations to fund on-the-ground, paywall-free reporting.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago
UK politics

Starmer overhauls Home Office to take on Farage over migration

The Independent requests reader donations to fund on-the-ground journalism and maintain free, paywall-free reporting while covering major political stories and investigations.
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

South Korea minister heads to US following Hyundai ICE raid DW 09/08/2025

The South Korean foreign minister, Cho Hyun, is set to travel to the United States on Monday as the fallout continues from an immigration raid on a Hyundai plant in Georgia during which over 300 South Korean workers were detained. On Sunday, the South Korean government said it had finalized negotiations for the workers' release and planned to send a charter plane to bring them back to Seoul.
World news
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

New home secretary hit with immediate crisis as Channel crossings top 30,000

Shabana Mahmood vows firm action after Channel crossings topped 30,000; Labour reshuffled the Home Office amid political fallout and rising support for Reform UK.
#reform-uk
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
UK politics

Brexit didn't solve Britain's woes, but no matter: leaving the ECHR definitely will. Sounds simple, doesn't it? | Polly Toynbee

Nigel Farage's Reform UK exploits immigration rhetoric to boost support, fueling xenophobia, blame for Brexit failures, and calls to quit the ECHR.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
UK politics

Blame migrants, or blame the rich? That's the populist divide in Britain's politics now | Gaby Hinsliff

Labour reshuffles economic team and adopts tougher immigration stance as Reform UK capitalizes on migration concerns, shaping the autumn political battleground.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
UK politics

Brexit didn't solve Britain's woes, but no matter: leaving the ECHR definitely will. Sounds simple, doesn't it? | Polly Toynbee

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Dining across the divide: The one thing we bonded over was despising Reform'

Occupation Oncologist Voting record Historically, whatever wasn't Conservative. Her new rule is not Reform or the Conservatives Amuse bouche She is bilingual in English and Tamil, speaks decent French, German and Japanese, a little bit of Spanish, and could pull out ancient Greek and Latin if required
UK politics
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Six Nobel laureates speak out against Trump: The closest analogy is with the Hitler regime'

Trump-era policies threaten U.S. scientific progress, reduce immigrant opportunities, and risk democracy, civility, and sustained support for minorities and research funding.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I'm from an English working-class town. When will society stop looking at us through the rearview mirror? | Beth Steel

East Midlands working-class town confronts economic decline, immigration, and xenophobia, depicted empathetically through a play about a local woman's marriage to a Polish immigrant.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

What are the priorities for the new home secretary, Shabana Mahmood?

Shabana Mahmood becomes first Muslim woman home secretary, facing immigration, national security and policing challenges including reducing Channel crossings and tackling people-smuggling.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

My cultural awakening: Jackie Chan films inspired me to become a kung fu instructor

Films and kung fu training provided an escape identity, confidence and community that transformed a bullied, homesick girl into a committed martial-arts practitioner.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

Do Not Let Preparation for the Next Life Pass You By

Aishe, an undocumented immigrant in Flushing Chinatown, forms a fragile, transitional connection with Skinner amid precarious work and social invisibility.
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

A deadly crash, a divided nation: Why Sikh truckers are now in the crossfire

"There are a lot of negative comments online," said Prahb Singh, a truck driver in Riverside, California, who isn't related to the driver. None of the people named in this story are in the same family; Singh is a common last name among Sikhs. "People are saying: 'Take the towel heads off the streets' and 'Make our roads safe by taking immigrants off the street,'" said Singh, a U.S. citizen who emigrated from India at age 8. "All of this before a judge gives a sentence. It was a mistake by a driver, not the whole community."
US politics
UK politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

UK: Starmer names Lammy new deputy PM in cabinet reshuffle DW 09/05/2025

Cabinet reshuffle followed Angela Rayner's resignation over a tax-error finding; Yvette Cooper became foreign minister, David Lammy appointed deputy prime minister and justice minister.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

DeSantis Opens Deportation Depot' in Florida a Day After Alligator Alcatraz Court Victory to Stay Open

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis opened Deportation Depot at Baker Correctional Institution near Sanderson, a 1,500-capacity migrant detention center.
US politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

California overbilled Medicaid $500 million to provide care for undocumented immigrants - and now Trump is cracking down

Federal Medicaid investigators are reviewing payments in six Democratic-led states to determine whether federal funds covered health care for immigrants without legal status.
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I'm Grindr's CEO. I skip breakfast thanks to Mounjaro, read with my kids, and can't imagine life not in 'founder mode'

If you had told me as a teenager in Soviet Georgia that one day I'd be running an American public tech company - let alone something like Grindr - I couldn't have grasped it. The moment I stepped out of JFK airport, I felt something different - later I realized it was freedom. America gave me not just liberty, but the chance to unleash my potential, pursue my dreams, and come to terms with being gay.
Startup companies
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Yassamin Ansari: Illegal Immigrants Are My 'Constituents'

Rep. Yassamin Ansari said she Googled "constituent" and defended representing undocumented residents as constituents regardless of legal status or voting eligibility.
#nigel-farage
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on Reform's party conference: Trumpism is on the agenda it must be resisted | Editorial

Nigel Farage has shifted UK politics rightward, mainstreamed xenophobic immigration rhetoric, and promotes authoritarian policies modeled on Trumpism.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
UK politics

Did Labour really think it was a good idea to let Farage hijack the summer headlines? | Frances Ryan

Nigel Farage's media-driven campaigning has amplified immigration fears and boosted Reform UK's profile without requiring governing responsibilities or heavy scrutiny.
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 week ago

Flying to Bali? This App Is Now Mandatory for All Visitors

Passengers flying into Bali and a host of other Indonesian destinations are now required to complete a digital arrivals declaration via the All Indonesia app. As of September 1, 2025, international visitors traveling to Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Banten, Juanda Airport in East Java, or I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali must download the new app to submit streamlined immigration, customs, health, and quarantine declarations. The form can be completed up to three days before departure.
World news
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Trump's domestic troop deployments aren't about crime they're about intimidation | Moira Donegan

Federal deployment to Chicago is politically motivated to assert Trump's authority, intimidate opposition voters, and target immigrants rather than address actual crime.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Jenrick calls for asylum seekers to be held in camps in Reform UK criticism

Robert Jenrick supports detaining asylum seekers in rudimentary prison-like camps and criticizes Reform UK's immigration and deportation proposals.
US politics
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Immigrants, women, and Black people are exiting the workforce

Immigrant workforce in the U.S. fell by over 1.2 million between January and June 2025, causing labor shortages amid intensified immigration enforcement.
fromKqed
1 week ago

Military Lawyers Called Up to Relieve a Shortfall in Immigration Judges | KQED

As part of its aggressive immigration policy, the Trump administration has moved fast to increase the rate of arrests of undocumented immigration, and scale up detention space and deportations. But the rapid pace of arrests has contributed to the millions of cases backlogged at the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review, which houses immigration courts. At the same time, in the last nine months, EOIR has lost over 100 judges to firings and voluntary resignations, down from about 700 judges at the start of the year.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Democrats push Homeland Security Department on DACA recipients

Senators ask DHS to clarify statements implying DACA recipients lack deportation protection, citing guidance that deferred action authorizes presence and exempts recipients from unlawful status.
UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

What does the falling birthrate mean for the British economy?

England and Wales' fertility rate fell to 1.41 in 2024, below replacement level, implying long-term population decline with significant economic and political consequences.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Starmer considers digital ID cards in small boats crackdown

Keir Starmer is considering introducing digital ID cards to tackle small-boat Channel crossings, with the government exploring a rollout though not confirming compulsion.
#labor-force
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Boomers protest Trump; where are millennials?

Parents, grandparents and others their age lined El Camino Real during Monday's 17×17 Labor Day rally - as in previous anti-Trump protests. But where were the younger people? At the protest, aiming to line up 17,000 people for 17 miles of El Camino Real in a safe, civil and welcoming environment, elders seemed to far outnumber teens and people in their 20s. Kristina Schmidt, 63, a bookkeeper from San Jose, said she was in attendance to defend several causes such as gay marriage, immigration and Medicaid.
US politics
fromAnOther
2 weeks ago

One Photographer's Sensuous Portrait of Life in New York

working as the library manager at the International Center of Photography, overseeing projects for Dashwood, and producing zines through her publishing house, Matarile Ediciones. Spending her days poring over others' work, some titles have shaped her idea of what makes a photo book truly remarkable - from Carmen Winant's My Birth, with its tactile documentation of women in labour, to Nobuyoshi Araki's Winter Journey, which sequences his wife's final days in hospital and their honeymoon in a moving, elegiac rhythm.
Photography
World news
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

3 reasons wealthy Americans are moving to New Zealand

High-net-worth Americans are pursuing New Zealand's relaxed "active investor plus" golden visa, investing millions for residency and perceived political and financial safety.
US politics
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

ICE raids are keeping workers from their jobs-and businesses are suffering

Immigration enforcement fears are keeping immigrants from work, reducing business, restricting worker rights, and harming California's economy.
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

I moved to the US for the American dream, then decided to leave it behind. It's too painful to stay.

My great-grandfather and I were both 24 when we arrived in America. He landed at Ellis Island in 1912 with nothing but a suitcase, his savings, and the belief that America would offer a better life. I touched down at JFK airport in 2022, ready for the adventure I'd waited most of my life for. We know little about my great-grandfather's time in America, but we know he brought his fortunes back to Ireland after 20 years doing industrial work in Philadelphia.
New York City
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Voting for Brexit, stopping the small boats none of it will ever appease those who wage war on immigration | Nesrine Malik

Immigration remains an escalating political crisis, with borders militarized and restrictions intensifying despite previous promises to resolve the issue.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

I never thought my race would be under scrutiny here. After the March for Australia protests, how do I feel safe? | Jafrin Kabir

A long-term immigrant experiences racial hostility in Australia, feeling unsafe and excluded despite contributing professionally and socially.
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