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(Video) Torn Apart (Video) Torn Apart

Harsh immigration policies are tearing apart families of color.

 
Punishing Youth With Deportation

A San Francisco policy punishes already vulnerable immigrant students for life.

 
Home Not-So-Sweet Home

Young domestic workers fight for their rights in the informal economy.

 
The Toxic Storm

Column: Four years later, Bush's response to Katrina is still hurting workers.

 
(Video) The Dream Act

A young undocumented activist speaks on her fight to push the Dream Act.

 
Students Organize for the Dream

Undocumented students move past stigma and fear to become part of a growing national network working to pass the Dream Act.

 
(Video) Immigration: New York City

New York City residents share their perspectives on immigration.

 
ICE Took My Dad

As the immigration debate stalls, ICE raids continue.

 
Students Storm the Hill

Youth leaders march on Washington to lobby for affordable education and the DREAM Act.

 
Silence Broken: Cities Profiting From Immigrant Detention

Column: Budget shortfalls have prompted cities to raise revenue by jailing undocumented immigrants.

 
(Video) Wrong Then, Wrong Now?

Today's debate about immigration is nothing new.

 
(Video) Exporting Gangs

Each day thousands of alleged gang members are deported.

 
(Video) Israeli Conscientious Objectors

Israeli students have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in the Israeli army.

 
Families of Incarcerated Youth Facing Debt

Youth Justice Coalition challenge LA's juvenile detention centers to treat families fairly.

 
Youth in Action: Sophya Chum, Immigrant Rights Activist

In ten years of fighting for immigrant and refugee rights, Sophya Chum has learned to make the personal political.

 
Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008

In a year that saw war, violence, human rights abuses and environmental degradation, WireTap also found powerful examples of young people making a real difference.

 
Best WireTap Stories of 2008

Our editors' and readers' favorite stories, columns, blogs and videos of the year!

 
How is Deporting My Brother a Solution to Gang Violence?

Oscar Servellon, 16, was at the front lines of the youth-led protest that shut down San Francisco's ICE offices, but his new political activation hit close to home when his brother was deported back to El Salvador.

 
Chipotle: Not So Hot for Farmworkers

Do farmworkers deserve to be treated as human beings? For Chipotle Mexican Grill, the jury is still out.

 
(Video) America's Next Top Immigrant

Follow seven immigrants as they battle it out for the American Dream.

 
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