U.S. Terrorism Crackdown Snags Visiting Journalists

Confused by tougher enforcement procedures, an increasing number of foreign journalists traveling from Europe and Australia have been detained and refused entry at U.S. airports in recent months, provoking concern and consternation here and abroad. Though the numbers have been small — about 30 — international journalist groups say the incidents raise questions about whether …

Support Grows for Broad Compromise on Immigration Reform

Immigration and labor groups push President Bush to pass sweeping reforms. Eliseo Medina has been on the road a lot lately. As executive vice-president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Medina spends much of his time away from his Los Angeles office, organizing and lobbying at union locals across the country. Originally from Zacatecas, …

Minorities Hammer Construction Unions

In clipped chants that reveal the accents from their native country, a group of Chinese construction workers stand outside New York University’s Bobst Library – as they have for nearly six months – chanting “No Racism, Fair Employment Now.” Through weekly street protests, letter writing, and student-organized teach-ins, the group is trying to pressure NYU …

Leon Lazaroff