Spring 2023 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Monthly News Digest and News Alert!

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Under Biden Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S., Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in the U.S. are the Direct Result of Washington’s Foreign Policy

In This Issue:

1) A record number of migrants have died crossing the US-Mexico border (Pg 1)

2) Italy migrant boat shipwreck: More than 100 people feared dead (Pg 2)

3) Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S. (Pg 3)

4) Anti-Asian hate crimes in the US are the direct result of Washington’s foreign policy (Pg 10)

5) After being falsely accused of spying for China, Sherry Chen wins significant settlement (Pg 12)

6) Updates, Please Support NISN! Subscribe the Newsletter! (Pg 14)

 

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1/28: Anti-Asian hate crimes in the US are the direct result of Washington’s foreign policy

Bradley Blankenship - Russia Today

The racist stabbing attack in Bloomington is what you get when politicians try to out-hawk each other on China.....

Link to the Article:

http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0851


2/25: Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.

Arriving in record numbers, they’re ending up in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws — including in factories that make products for well-known brands like Cheetos and Fruit of the Loom.

Hannah Dreier and Photographs By Kirsten Luce - New York Times

Hannah traveled to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia for this story and spoke to more than 100 migrant child workers in 20 states.

It was almost midnight in Grand Rapids, Mich., but inside the factory everything was bright. A conveyor belt carried bags of Cheerios past a cluster of young workers. One was 15-year-old Carolina Yoc, who came to the United States on her own last year to live with a relative she had never met.

About every 10 seconds, she stuffed a sealed plastic bag of cereal into a passing yellow carton. It could be dangerous work, with fast-moving pulleys and gears that had torn off fingers and ripped open a woman’s scalp.

The factory was full of underage workers like Carolina, who had crossed the Southern border by themselves and were now spending late hours bent over hazardous machinery, in violation of child labor laws. At nearby plants, other children were tending giant ovens to make Chewy and Nature Valley granola bars and packing bags of Lucky Charms and Cheetos — all of them working for the processing giant Hearthside Food Solutions, which would ship these products around the country.....
 

Link to the Article:

Part One: http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0879

Part Two: http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0887

Part Three: http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0896

Part Four: http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0900


3/24: Bronx parents and teachers protest AOC military recruitment fair

Workers World New York bureau

Dozens of Bronx public school parents, teachers, students and community activists gathered on March 20, the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, to oppose a military recruitment fair, hosted by U.S. House Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Adriano Espaillat, at Renaissance High School in the Bronx. The grassroots Bronx Anti-War Coalition organized the demonstration.....

Link to the Article: http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0906

 

"Vaccine and Sactions" "疫苗与制裁" A New China-US Joint Production Documentary by Lee Siu Hin

www.VaccineAndSanctions.org

A 61-minute joint China-U.S. production, written and directed by Chinese-American community activist Lee Siu Hin; a new documentary based on our two books “Capitalism on a Ventilator” and “SANCTIONS: A Wrecking ball in a Global Economy”. A production of China-US Solidarity Network, with AiXSiXiang from China and International Action Center from U.S.

The film interviewed Sara Flounders, Margaret Flowers and Lee Siu Hin on U.S. failure to fight against the pandemic, how U.S-led vaccine imperialism and sanctions had blocked the life–saving vaccines to billions of people around the World. When “Capitalism on a Ventilator” was published in September 2020, it was immediately banned by the American online retailer Amazon; it was not until March 2021 that after the Chinese media reported the censorship, Amazon backed-off and put the book back to their site within 24 hours.

In addition, the film included different authors from the "Sanctions" book, to discuss the negative impact of US sanctions on different countries in the world, they criticize the U.S.-led Western power imposing sanctions on more than 40 countries with one-third of the population around the world, resulting in a serious global humanitarian crisis . And activists demand we can learn from China’s successful fight against the COVID, and their vaccine diplomacy, international solidarity that had benefited hundreds of millions of people across the World.

This documentary does not accept any government or corporate sponsorship; it’s entirely a grassroots initiative, with self-funded out-of-the pocket, and passing the bucket donations from all over the world; and the generous helps from friends to complete the production. Most of the documentary was filmed on my personal broken but durable Huawei Pad, which is currently not available for sale in the US due to sanctions.

Vaccine and Sanctions Reader

Chinese: https://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/VaccineAndSanctions/VaccineandSanctionsReader-Final-Chinese02172023.pdf

English: https://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/VaccineAndSanctions/VaccineandSanctionsReader-Final-English02172023.pdf

Spanish: https://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/VaccineAndSanctions/VaccineandSanctionsReader-Final-Spanish02172023.pdf

Vacunas y Sanciones (2/16/2023)
Un diálogo entre los activistas comunitarios
de China y EE.UU.

Un documental de producción conjunta China-EE.UU.
Red de Solidaridad China-EE.UU.
Centro de Acción Internacional
AiSiXiang

Imagínalo
hace 3 años
alguien creería que una enfermedad
podría matar a más de un millón de personas en Estados Unidos
y unos millones más en todo el mundo

hace 3 años
alguien creería
que la respuesta anti-COVID de los Estados Unidos
podría ser un fracaso total
y que el país
se negaría a compartir sus vacunas
con los países en desarrollo de todo el mundo

www.VaccineAndSanctions.org


Vaccine and Sanctions Video

Chinese/English Substitute

https://youtu.be/pgfnO5Q7Q8U

Spanish/English Substitute

https://youtu.be/4OgtUwT49m4

Preview with Chinese/English Substitute

https://youtu.be/kdidQm2-jic

 

For more information:

"Vaccine and Sactions" "疫苗与制裁" A New China-US Joint Production Documentary by Lee Siu Hin
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0905

Vaccine and Sanctions Reader Spanish Edition - Vacunas y Sanciones Un documental de producción conjunta China-EE.UU Directed by Lee Siu Hin 李小轩
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0907

 

 


More Recent Immigrant Justice News..

2/28: Italy migrant boat shipwreck: More than 100 people feared dead
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0903



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Useful Immigrant Resources on Detention and Deportation

 

Useful Handouts and Know Your Immigrant Rights When Marches
 
 
Immigrant Marches / Marchas de los Inmigrantes
(By ACLU)

Immigrants and their supporters are participating in marches all over the country to protest proposed national legislation and to seek justice for immigrants. The materials available here provide important information about the rights and risks involved for anyone who is planning to participate in the ongoing marches.

If government agents question you, it is important to understand your rights. You should be careful in the way you speak when approached by the police, FBI, or INS. If you give answers, they can be used against you in a criminal, immigration, or civil case.

The ACLU's publications below provide effective and useful guidance in several languages for many situations. The brochures apprise you of your legal rights, recommend how to preserve those rights, and provide guidance on how to interact with officials.

IMMIGRATION
Know Your Rights When Encountering Law Enforcement
| Conozca Sus Derechos Frente A Los Agentes Del Orden Público

ACLU of Massachusetts - Your Rights And Responsibilities If You Are Contacted By The Authorities English | Spanish | Chinese

ACLU of Massachusetts - What to do if stopped and questioned about your immigration status on the street, the subway, or the bus
| Que hacer si Usted es interrogado en el tren o autobus acerca de su estatus inmigratorio

ACLU of South Carolina - How To Deal With A 287(g)
| Como Lidiar Con Una 287(g)

ACLU of Southern California - What to Do If Immigration Agents or Police Stop You While on Foot, in Your Car, or Come to Your Home
| Qué Hacer Si Agentes de Inmigración o la Policía lo Paran Mientras Va Caminando, lo Detienen en su Auto o Vienen a su Hogar

ACLU of Washington - Brochure for Iraqis: What to Do If the FBI or Police Contact You for Questioning English | Arabic

ACLU of Washington - Your Rights at Checkpoints at Ferry Terminals
| Sus Derechos en Puestos de Control en las Terminales de Transbordadores

LABOR / FREE SPEECH
Immigrant Protests - What Every Worker Should Know:
| Manifestaciones de los Inmigrantes - Lo Que Todo Trabajador Debe Saber

PROTESTERS
ACLU of Florida Brochure - The Rights of Protesters
| Los Derechos de los Manifestantes

STUDENTS
Washington State - Student Walkouts and Political Speech at School
| Huelgas Estudiantiles y Expresión Política en las Escuelas

California Students: Public School Walk-outs and Free Speech
| Estudiantes de California: Marchas o Huelgas y La Libertad de Expresión en las Escuelas Públicas

 


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