Haitians At Sea: Asylum Denied

Haitians At Sea: Asylum Denied

On November 20, at the first of several congressional hearings on U.S. policy toward Haitian refugees, Rep. Charles B. Rangel ...
The U.S. Economic Agenda: A Sweatshop Model of Development

The U.S. Economic Agenda: A Sweatshop Model of Development

Over the past decade, U.S.AID has worked hard to promote Haiti as a low-wage site for U.S. companies fleeing offshore ...
One in Every 40 Colombians, a Refugee

One in Every 40 Colombians, a Refugee

The local priest was first to challenge the dark- ness in Guintar by stringing Christmas lights from the church steeple ...
Barrio Nelson Mandela

Barrio Nelson Mandela

The sky above the Barrio Nelson Mandela on a recent afternoon is a whirl of blue and black dots: blue ...
The Rondas: Community-based resistance or an arm of the military?

The Rondas: Community-based resistance or an arm of the military?

  Some proponents of refugee resettlement argue that peasant defense patrols-rondas campesinas-are the answer to the security concerns of returning ...
The Brasiguayos: People in Search of a Country

The Brasiguayos: People in Search of a Country

A few miles outside Amambai, near the Brazilian border with Paraguay, hundreds of people remain camped at the side of ...
CRACKDOWN ON SANCTUARY The Underground Railroad Surfaces

CRACKDOWN ON SANCTUARY The Underground Railroad Surfaces

Editorial note: Since this article was written, Stacy Merkt was convicted on all three felony counts. Sentencing is scheduled for ...
An Exile's Return

An Exile’s Return

In a certain way, those who died won this war, while those who survived still seem to be living a ...