The Fight for Immigrant Rights Is About Elevating Racial Justice, Too

Citation: Sangaramoorthy, Thurka. “The Fight for Immigrant Rights Is About Elevating Racial Justice, Too (OPINION).” Latino Rebels, October 28, 2019, sec. Opinion. https://www.latinorebels.com/2019/10/28/immigrantrightsracialjustice/.

Excerpt: “It has been over a year since the Trump Administration reversed its zero tolerance policy, which called for the prosecution of people caught entering the United States illegally. Yet the battle over criminal prosecution and family separation of undocumented immigrants continues in courtrooms and the streets. This flurry of advocacy and direct action by mainstream immigrant rights groups is vitally necessary, but it has come at an unacknowledged cost. Too many advocates are overlooking the plight of Black immigrants and the crisis of mass incarceration. Placing the national spotlight on the struggles of some over others ignores the diversity of people who are suffering under the current administration’s racist rhetoric and punitive policies.”