Point Austin: They Died in Your City

Austin is built by workers subject to institutionalized injustice

"...too timeless a tale. Guthrie was writing about migrant farmworkers subject to casual exploitation as laborers and arbitrary deportation..."

June 19, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Hitting the Budget Barbells

The annual city budget workouts begin, and you're all invited

"...own problems is alive and well in Austin. Moreover, undocumented workers contribute to the state economy far in excess..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Feet on the Ground

If May Day has a meaning, it's one we build together

"...most immigrants. It remains impossible to understand how forcing undocumented workers even further into the shadows will have any..."

May 7, 2010 News Column by Michael King

In Search of a New Agenda

What to look for in the 80th session of the Texas Legislature

"...and other GOP legislators have filed several bills targeting undocumented workers and their children. Most of the proposed legislation..."

Jan. 12, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Bush's vague guest-worker scheme gets mixed local reviews

"...good first attempt at providing legal recognition to these workers," said Eliza May, executive director of the Greater Austin..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Page Two: Ego and Conscience

As citizens with the right to vote, we are responsible for what our government does

"...these same people support a massive federal campaign against undocumented immigrants that would cost several fortunes. Given that the..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Immigration Update

Congress not making immigration legislation progress; and local immigrant rights organizers gather to call attention to those separated from their families via detention or deportation

"...days later, in upstate New York, ICE arrested 34 undocumented workers at a tomato greenhouse, just weeks after they..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...been quite a week in the realm of the undocumented: After the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Kennedy-McCain bill..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: Stepping on Your Punchline

When free speech becomes hate speech

"...correct" synonyms for "illegal immigrants" or "illegal aliens" or "undocumented workers" – asked his listeners, "Whatever happened to the..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Cross-Border Craziness

Temporary injunction blocks feds' plan to use 'no match' Social Security letters, Senate authorizes construction of large chunk of border wall, and more

"...proposal would likely impose hardships on businesses and their workers. Employ­ers would incur new costs to comply with the..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Naked City

"...charges that "the misguided rule violates the law and workers' rights, imposes burdensome obligations on employers, and will cause..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...forum this weekend to address "A Living Wage for Workers." Several grassroots groups are sponsoring the event, to be..."

March 6, 1998 News Feature

One Court, Three Decisions

SCOTUS rules on three Texas cases impacting abortion, affirmative action, and immigration

"...some of Texas' most vulnerable – low-income women, immigrant workers, and students. In rulings to celebrate, justices upheld the..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Breaking the Chains

Slavery may be illegal, but it's not eradicated

"...do the inherent vulnerabilities of language and destitution that undocumented workers crossing the border generally bring with them. The..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Postmarks

Don't Shelve Smart Growth

"...unjust bosses today in Austin are sucking profit from workers who have only the power they can barely muster..."

July 2, 1999 Column

Generic Ensemble Company's Carmen

This devised work shares the name of Bizet's opera, but it has its own story to tell, one that's modern, irreverent and funny

"...agents come prowling for someone who's supplying papers to undocumented workers, and where one of them falls under Carmen's..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Review: Most Beautiful Island

Poverty and immigration power this taut thriller

"...Ana Asensio heads to a grimy New York of undocumented workers and lousy cash-in-hand employment. In the lead role..."

March 14, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Tapestry Dance’s One Step at a Time

The rhythm tap company’s production offers not just wonderful dance but perhaps the most necessary commentary of this electoral season

"...both forthright and forceful, addressing head-on issues polarizing Americans: undocumented workers, climate change, racial identity, LGBT rights. But even..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

American Nightmare

"...gun control; zero Wall Street regulation; internment camps for undocumented workers; corporate personhood; the failed war on drugs; 22%..."

June 17, 2016 Postmarks

Headlines

"...hypocrisy because the supposedly anti-immigrant Patrick has previously hired undocumented workers for his sports bar. However, both Staples and..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature

'Austin Is a Place (You Are Here)'

Theatre en Bloc sparks a conversation about the city's growth on the gateway to the Eastside

"...residents, ranging from longtime Eastsiders to City Council members, undocumented workers and homeless men and women to city planners...."

April 19, 2013 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Depressing Politics of Reform

"...Doggett also say nothing about Texas' large number of undocumented workers who contribute to the high percentage of uninsured..."

April 20, 2010 Postmarks

Election Day Slam

GOP House races go negative (again) before today's run-offs

"...to produce paperwork to prove that he doesn't employ undocumented workers. But she showed remarkable chutzpah for claiming she..."

April 13, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

T. Don Hutto: Lipstick on a Doberman

WilCo commissioners voted to renew the T. Don Hutto contract, apparently because it's good for children

"...alleged sexual assault by a guard and employment of undocumented workers at the center. The new court perspective did..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Utilize Your Angst

"...their demolition and construction crews, which largely consist of undocumented workers. We can thank our lackadaisical city government that..."

April 5, 2008 Postmarks

Laws Draws Criticism for Racial Slur

Mustang Ridge mayor pro tem and water company GM refers to possible immigrant detention center as "holding pen for ________"

"...Enforcement's hell-bent trajectory to deport an estimated 12 million undocumented workers as mandated by U.S. Department of Homeland Security.)..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Page Two: Down the Drain

Even if it were possible, what would getting rid of all illegal immigration cost us?

"...followed by the government's pressuring employers not to hire undocumented workers, while militantly pursuing and deporting anyone without the..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Central America and Mexico in brothels catering primarily to undocumented workers. The indictments allege that the prostitution ring began..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• Amid multiplying stories of lightning INS raids on undocumented workers and their families, reportedly in retaliation for recent..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

James K. Polk: The Catheterizer

"...least $206 billion over five years to deport all undocumented workers. The annual $41.2 billion cost exceeds the entire..."

April 7, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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