Are Immigrants and Refugees People of Color?
She supports this with a narrative retrospection into the time she became a person of color and with conversations she’s had with immigrants. Read her full ColorLines piece here. Sen explains for RaceWire: As the immigrant rights movement prepares for the next round of fights for legalization and humane immigration regulation, it should take this opportunity to examine the decisions of immigrants to identify (or not) with U.S.-born Blacks, Latinos, Asians and American Indians. In “Are Immigrants and Refugees People of Color,” published in the July issue of ColorLines, I reflect on the resistance I have encountered from immigrants to discuss the role race plays in the lives of their communities. All identities are a little bit forced. Some labels are imposed on us by oppressive social structures. Others we pick up to define ourselves in opposition. I wrote this piece because colleagues and activists asked me about the origins of the “people of color” identity, what it was for and whethe
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- Are undocumented immigrants, or people who are not in possession of valid U.S. immigration documentation, considered refugees?
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- Are illegal immigrants, or people who cross the U.S. border illegally, considered refugees?
