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New Report Unveils Systematic Racism
NNIRR delegates prepare for the U.N. World Conference
By Ji Hyun Lim
Just weeks before the third United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, which will be held in Durban, South Africa, the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) released a report addressing the issue of anti-immigrant racism in the United States.
Entitled From the Borderline to the Colorline, the report is based on a nationwide survey of conditions for immigrant communities conducted by 25 organizations. The report examines everything from work to housing to hate-violence and concludes that “immigration policy continues to reflect deep racial bias.”
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New Priorities in Adoption:
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