1. Black ppl, no matter where we come from, experience racism - and that racism shapes our life chances. In this edition of our meme series, we’re looking @ #BlackImmigrants and how laws & policies have devastating effects on foreign-born Black ppl here in the U.S.
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2. The US Census notes there are around 4.2M Black immigrants in the U.S., & of that number, about 600K are #undocumented. For these Black ppl, living @ the intersection of immigration & race, bias, racism, and criminalization make their experiences uniquely difficult. Examples…
3. After #HurricaneDorian devastated the #Bahamas, Black folks living there found it difficult to seek refuge in the U.S.. Bahamians were denied entry into the U.S. & the current admin. has refused to extend Temporary Protected Status* to the Bahamas.
5. Racism shapes the US legal system and it impacts Black immigrants. Immigration laws are harsh when it comes to Black people - and so is our criminal system.
6. Current policies & their effects on Black immigrants cont…
7. Like US born Black folks, Black immigrants are subject to #racialprofiling and harsher outcomes with immigration processes & the criminal justice system.
8. While rapper 21 Savage’s arrest and detention by ICE made headlines earlier this year, the condition of
Black immigrants here in the U.S. rarely receives such widespread attention.
Black immigrants here in the U.S. rarely receives such widespread attention.
9. The current admin. tries to get Black support by arguing that immigration hurts Black people. But polls reveal that Black voters overwhelmingly oppose the President on immigration.
10. Orgs like @BAJItweet and @UndocuBlack continue to amplify the stories of Black immigrants and expand the national discourse to include Black foreign-born people, because after all, “Immigration is a Black issue” too!
