{"id":120,"date":"2017-02-22T00:12:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T00:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amybhatt.com\/?p=120"},"modified":"2018-11-21T16:23:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:23:27","slug":"why-the-tech-industry-needs-a-day-without-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amybhatt.com\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"Why the Tech Industry Needs a Day without Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you missed it, check out Sareeta Amrute and my article about why Huffington Post <\/em>about the need for cross-immigrant group solidarity in the face of the Trump administration’s increasing restrictions on immigration. Here is an excerpt and you can read the full article here:<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Whether addressing asylum seekers or knowledge workers, these immigration restrictions make one thing clear: all immigrants are vulnerable, regardless of education level, background, country of origin, or religion. For years, the United States<\/a>, European countries<\/a> and Australia<\/a> have prioritized \u201cskilled\u201d professionals over \u201cunskilled\u201d workers. These divisions obscure the underlying commonality that immigrants face as outsiders, regardless of their status. Now, these pretensions have fallen away.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Beyond joining the groundswell of outrage<\/a> condemning the administration\u2019s attack on immigration<\/a>, tech workers and the companies that employ them need to recognize and make common cause with all immigrants, as well as with the movement for black lives<\/a>, and the movement to protect indigenous sovereignty<\/a>. This means thinking historically<\/a>, standing up when low-income immigrants<\/a> are attacked and finding solidarity across immigration status.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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